How Architech Gave Back During Digital For Good 2020
While every business needs to turn a profit, the most successful companies also transcend the bottom line by serving the community in ways that reflect their higher purpose.
Maximizing Value Through Usability Testing
If digital transformation is done correctly, there are five words the people behind such initiatives should never have to hear: “Why doesn’t this thing work?” The “thing” could be a mobile app offered to customers, a content management system used by employees on the back
The Evolving Role of the CMO
We sat down with Michelle Flynn, Client Partner at Architech, and Craig Lund, President of Marketing Talent Inc. to get their perspectives on how our digital and data-driven world has redefined the role of the Chief Marketing Officer.
Is Conversation Design Right For You(r) Users?
We need to ensure that a conversation interface will actually be easier to use for our audience, taking into consideration their context of use and accessibility needs.
Conversing About Conversation
Conversation design (also called voice design, voice user interface (VUI) design, or conversation user interface design (CUI)) is building experiences where a user interacts with an Artificial Intelligence (AI) agent to complete tasks.
The “Design Principles Checklist”; our way of ensuring human(e)-centred design
The ethical tech debate is becoming an increasingly essential topic in the design and tech community today. The establishment of The Center for Humane Technology…
Understanding The Role UX Has In Cloud Development
Challenges of Integrated UX Conversations like “Hey, have you used this new app? It’s amazing!” are quite common these days. Every day we are using various applications spanning across different platforms. User experience design (UX) is revamping the application with an aim to ensure customer
UX Design and Research: The Science Behind the Process
As designers, we spend a lot of time coming up with solutions that will move people to action. In this blog, we exploring transferable skills that can be leveraged in the design strategy process to streamline the research process and strengthen client work.
Don’t Let Page Speed Negatively Impact Your Conversions
In case you haven’t heard, these days more people search the Internet with a mobile device than a desktop. What does this mean for organizations like yours?
Behind the Re-Brand
We recently hit CTRL+ALT+REFRESH on our brand and logo. Take a behind the scenes look at the different elements that went into the process.
The Benefits of Hands-On Clients
We believe that by involving the client early and often, we end up with a better outcome and allows us to create the right product, faster.
Tag, You’re It!
Reinventing the Online Experience
Space Toaster vs. Underwater Blender
While a quick Google search will pull up hundreds of team development activities for you to choose from, here are four activities tried and tested by the Architech team
The New dotCMS UI: If not now, then when?
The new dotCMS 4.0 intuitive interface means your team can be more efficient and productive.
Accelerating Your Enterprise Content Publishing Capabilities
Join our webinar on April 20th, from 2:00pm to 3:00pm ET, as Architech and dotCMS explain the opportunities, features, and best practices of integrating a CMS with a DMS.
Cortana Intelligence Suite: Transforming Data to Action
Join Architech and Microsoft, on Tuesday, April 25, to learn and experience the Cortana Intelligence Suite, hands-on. During this workshop you will learn how to leverage the suite to support your data science practice and transform data into action.
Architech’s IoT Location Analyzer
With the number of connected devices around the world forecasted to reach 50 billion in 2020, businesses without the intention to implement IoT will be at a significant loss. The world of IoT is vast, and it’s easy to become lost in which data sources to focus on and how to ensure that you have the right strategy for your business. Architech’s two week proof of concept (POC) will help you understand how IoT works with your business, and create a custom solution.
Key Takeaways from IN FLUX: Service Design Canada Conference
Some of our strategists and designers touch on what they found most valuable at this year’s Service Design Canada conference.
How Many Designers Does it Take to Change a Lightbulb?
Key takeaways from CanUX – an event created for people who want to learn and share their expertise about user experience.
FGL Sport Chek: Digital Transformation & the Customer Journey
For most athletes, shopping at Sport Chek is an important aspect of their sporting careers – ensuring they have the proper gear that will complement their performance. Over the last year, Sport Chek has integrated an omnichannel shopping experience into their stores, one that encourages associates and customers to work shoulder-to-shoulder to find the right products.
FinTech, Open Source & The Cloud
When a leading Canadian financial institution challenged Architech to roll out a new web architecture that would provide a unique customer experience to a diverse set of clients, the gauntlet was thrown down.
Prototyping BIG Digital Systems: Pen & Paper Prevail
Have you ever thought about designing a really big digital system? Like, really big?