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DesignThe Net Magazine Design Challenge
Will Ayling, Digital Product Designer at our sister agency Big Radical, features in this month’s Net magazine, with his highly visual and customer experience focussed independent cinema website work.
- 21 Nov 2018
- 3 minutes
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ViewsHighlights of the 2018 Web Summit
Etch Director Katie Street talks about her key takeaways from the Web Summit 2018 in Lisbon, Europe's largest tech event. With over 70,000 attendees, the conference attracts people from all around the world to experience the latest technology and trends.
- 12 Nov 2018
- 4 minutes
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ViewsUmbraco Festival Takeaways
Here at Etch HQ, we love Umbraco. It's our content management system of choice, because (among other reasons) it truly allows for great con…
- 12 Nov 2018
- 7 minutes
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UX, ViewsThrow away your frequently asked questions
It's the most wonderful time of the year: World Usability Day. We'll help you make the world a better place by banishing FAQs.
- 8 Nov 2018
- 6 minutes
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InsightsOur mental health pledge
Following World Mental Health Day, Etch Group have signed the Time to Change Employer Pledge. We are determined to support our people to help remove the stigma around mental illness.
- 22 Oct 2018
- 3 minutes
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ViewsLightning Q&A episode two: decision making
How do you understand how your users make decisions? How do you speed up decision making internally? This week Amy and Tim answer questions regarding decision making, lightning-quick style (with prizes!).
- 17 Oct 2018
- 49 seconds
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ViewsBarcamp Southampton 2018
Etch were proud to support Barcamp Southampton in 2018, so... What was it like? Adam investigates.
- 8 Oct 2018
- 2 minutes
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ViewsDesign better products by considering these four biases
Understanding how people make decisions is crucial for providing good digital solutions. What influences their decisions and how do we design with these biases in mind?
- 1 Oct 2018
- 3 minutes
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Design, UXLightning Q&A episode one: design research
How do you align research from different departments? How do you zero in on a problem to be solved? Amy and Tim answer design research questions, lightning-quick style (with prizes!).
- 30 Aug 2018
- 40 seconds
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ViewsAR: closing the gap between the abstract and the real
At this year's WWDC, Apple was excited to announce ARKit 2. Apple's Senior Vice President of Engineering, Craig Federighi demonstrated a ve…
- 25 Jul 2018
- 5 minutes
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InsightsHow to start using pair design
Tips for trying it out on your next design sprint
- 25 May 2018
- 4 minutes
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InsightsThe value of good support
Every now and then, we’re asked a question from clients during or shortly after a site build. If you work in an agency I’m sure you’ll have…
- 11 May 2018
- 9 minutes
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InsightsSix things no one ever told you about design conferences
I recently attended Digital Design Days, a 3-day event in Milan, featuring exclusive talks by well-known designers. It was my first design …
- 5 Apr 2018
- 4 minutes
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ViewsMy Etch story so far...
I’m Myles, and I’m new here. I’ve been here for just under a month, and I thought it was time to share my thoughts on my experience so far.
- 4 Apr 2018
- 3 minutes
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ViewsIntroducing: the Pulse team
Hello WORLD... Oh, hi. In 2017, we decided to restructure our development team here at Etch. And on January 1st 2018... The Pulse team was …
- 21 Mar 2018
- 5 minutes
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InsightsHappy Pi Day 2018!
Today is Pi Day! 3rd March, 3.14 (in the American date format at least). To celebrate we had a go at writing pi-ku (that's a haiku with 3, …
- 14 Mar 2018
- 53 seconds
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Design, UXCreating the right prototype: part 1
In this three part series, our Lead UX Designer Matt Jackson will guide you through the steps to creating not just the right prototype, but…
- 2 Mar 2018
- 4 minutes
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Design, UXTesting designs with humans
Tips and tricks on how to get started
- 6 Feb 2018
- 9 minutes
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InsightsThe IMDb Club Awards 2018
Hello there! Last year, Etch staff with a fondness for film began a quest to watch all the films on the IMDb Top 250. The endeavour is call…
- 24 Jan 2018
- 10 minutes
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InsightsBarcamp Southampton 2017
We swapped conference calls, for a conference
- 16 Oct 2017
- 2 minutes
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InsightsEtch acquires Big Radical
Big Radical, which will now be part of the Etch family, is a London-based product development studio, with a focus on design and mobile development.
- 12 Oct 2017
- 1 minute
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InsightsWhat's so scary?
Imagine that you stand on a very tall building's ledge and look around. Look down. How does it feel? Is it a little scary? Terrifying?
- 26 Jul 2017
- 8 minutes
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UX, DesignWhat happens when you go from university to a real design agency?
University is totally different from life at Etch and my first week here has already gone by. I thought I’d share what I’ve learned from my time here.
- 26 Jun 2017
- 4 minutes