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Developing a performant custom cursor
Developing a performant custom cursor
Enriching a visual experience of a creative website and taking an existing static design to the next level by adding interactivity can be…
Stefan Vitasovic
Feb 10
We’re hiring a 2D/3D Motion Designer
We’re hiring a 2D/3D Motion Designer
We’re looking for a 2D/3D Motion Designer to join us in our Stockholm office on the island of Södermalm (the team is currently working…
Hjörtur Hilmarsson
Dec 25, 2020
Our year in review — 2020
Our year in review — 2020
Here we are in the last days of 2020 and what a year this has been. For most of us, it has been a year of challenging times. We hope most…
Hjörtur Hilmarsson
Dec 18, 2020
3 tips to Sustainable and Ethical Human-Centered Design
3 tips to Sustainable and Ethical Human-Centered Design
Some wonderful products and experiences were created with good intentions to improve people’s lives. But sometimes there’s a flip side to…
Sarah Lee Létourneau
Oct 9, 2020
Good design starts with an understanding of psychology
Good design starts with an understanding of psychology
Psychology is objectively observable. It influences our perception of design and impacts the choices we make as users and customers.
Myriam
Oct 1, 2020
Creative Websites Roundup — Ep. 1
Creative Websites Roundup — Ep. 1
Episode 1: Creative Portfolios
Stefan Vitasovic
Sep 17, 2020
Progressive Enhancement with WebGL and React
Progressive Enhancement with WebGL and React
These days, it’s very common to mix creative technologies like WebGL with traditional HTML/CSS when building websites. In this post, I…
David Lindkvist
Sep 10, 2020
The secret behind designing creative websites
The secret behind designing creative websites
Many things go into designing websites, but there is one thing we believe is extra important when it comes to creative sites: tight…
Aline Kesting
Sep 2, 2020
Our development stack of choice
Our development stack of choice
Aaah, technology stacks. Remember those good times having beers with your colleagues discussing what’s new?
Marco Barbosa
Aug 28, 2020
Writing responsive React components that scale
Writing responsive React components that scale
How to translate a design specification into reusable components, with a focus on code reuse, composition and readability.
Vitor Dino
Aug 14, 2020
A creative coder appears on tropical islands
A creative coder appears on tropical islands
We gladly announce that Vitor Dino has joined the islands! Vitor is a creative developer, a man of many talents and the first person to…
Hjörtur Hilmarsson
Jun 25, 2020
We are opening an office in Brazil
We are opening an office in Brazil
In a growing start-up hub that will become the Silicon Valley of Brazil (with lots of beaches).
Hjörtur Hilmarsson
Jun 17, 2020
A creative coder joins islands in lockdown
A creative coder joins islands in lockdown
We are happy to announce that Stefan Vitasović has joined 14islands as a Senior Creative Developer.
Hjörtur Hilmarsson
Jun 3, 2020
Our year in review — 2019
Our year in review — 2019
It’s been three years since we last wrote a year in review post and are missing it! Let’s pick up where we left it last time and review…
Hjörtur Hilmarsson
Dec 30, 2019
A design traveler stumbles upon the islands
A design traveler stumbles upon the islands
We are super happy to announce that Myriam Penot has joined 14islands as a Senior Designer. Myriam has been traveling around the world…
Hjörtur Hilmarsson
Dec 3, 2019
Why WordPress is not our CMS of choice anymore
Why WordPress is not our CMS of choice anymore
There are many benefits of using WordPress — it’s flexible, open-source and has an excellent user experience for editors.
Hjörtur Hilmarsson
Aug 16, 2019
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