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Design Lessons from a New NAEP Results Report

You may have seen reports recently of a first-of-its-kind Technology and Engineering Literacy (TEL) assessment conducted by the National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP) program. It found, among other notable findings, that 43% of eighth-graders scored at or above the proficient level set by NAEP, that girls outperformed boys, and… Read More

Pearl, Nutrition Facts, Nerdy Infographics…

What We’re Talking About is a blog series featuring the articles, websites, topics, and trends that the Forum One team has been chatting about. We watched Google’s short film, Pearl. When I found out it was done by the same people that did Feast, I was in. Full… Read More

The Peace Corps Unveils its New Look and Website

PRESS RELEASE The following press release was issued this morning by the Peace Corps, in collaboration with Forum One and Ogilvy Washington. We at Forum One are absolutely thrilled to have developed the new PeaceCorps.gov website and are excited for American volunteers across the globe to use it.  The… Read More

Content Not Connecting? Hire Writers.

There's a big theme this year at DrupalCon. As there was last year, really – content considerations are the future of Drupal. Dries spoke about it in detail on Day 1, but on Day 2, the conversation continued, at a different angle. The keynote speaker on Day 2 of… Read More

Simplifying, GBoard, Typography…

"What We’re Talking About" is a blog series featuring the articles, websites, topics, and trends that the Forum One team has been chatting about. This week, Tim Shaw brought this article to our attention, and we were impressed how simplifying the Washingtonian’s homepage had… Read More

Delight in Unexpected Places

In a typical UX document, joy and whimsy are usually nowhere to be found. It’s like we forgot that the X in UX stands for "experience." What’s wrong with adding a little bit of delight? It takes nothing away from the functionality of the website or application. In fact, it’s… Read More

Hacking with the Feds for a Greener World

Hackathons promote open, transparent government by fostering collaboration and innovation between government agencies and U.S. citizens. Ultimately, this improves how government implements innovation, how it operates, and how it facilitates information exchange across agency boundaries. For the third year in a row, Forum One participated in the federal government’s… Read More

Rebrands, Feedback, Data Visualization…

"What We’re Talking About" is a blog series featuring the articles, websites, topics, and trends that the Forum One team has been chatting about. Two brands rolled out new logos recently: Guinness and Instagram. Did you notice either of the new ones out in the world?… Read More

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