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Two Days to Design? No Problem!

Here at Forum One, we are no strangers to a tight deadline. But this summer, we tackled one of our biggest time crunches yet when the Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) came to us for help with their website. The site was designed, built, content was loaded,… Read More

Dark Patterns, Commenting, Fencing

"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. Dark patterns were a big item this week. What’s a dark pattern, you ask? Chances are you’ve encountered one, and chances are you hated it, because… Read More

Help! My Boss Wants to Know How Our Site is Doing

You’re in a team meeting and your boss turns to you and asks, “How’s the site doing?” In that moment, a million ideas (and maybe a bit of panic) run through your head. Does your boss want to know about: The newsletter you sent out this morning? The tweet that went… Read More

The Olympics (Surprise!)

"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’re just days away from the Closing Ceremonies of the Rio 2016 Olympics, which is a shame because this week’s content was just as compelling as… Read More

Olympics, Olympics, and more Olympics…

"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. As the first week of the 2016 Olympics draws to a close, it’s no surprise that there’s been a lot of talk around the office about… Read More

CascadiaFest 2016: Pioneering With JavaScript and CSS, PacNW Style

Last week, a number of us from the Seattle office headed up to the excellent CascadiaFest web development conference in Semiahmoo, Washington, right on the Canadian border. Here’s a quick rundown of our highlights. First of all, the conference was an overall fantastic event, most importantly in… Read More

Google Mapping, Kashi, Olympic Logos…

"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. Google caught our attention twice this week with two different mapping projects.The first, Rio: Beyond the Map, guides users through the favelas of Rio,… Read More

Friends Close, Users Closer: Designing for Real Audiences in Government Projects

Government agencies are complicated. There are endless departments, agencies, partnerships, and sectors. There are competing priorities, siloed interests, and conflicting strategic direction setting. There are a lot of people involved in a lot of high-level decision making. There is red tape and immovable structures and intricate organization. When working on… Read More

Voting, Herbert Matter, Trends…

"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. Not surprisingly, this week we’ve been talking about the election and, no doubt, will be doing so until November and beyond. This week saw a number… Read More

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