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Jul 13, 2013

Case Study: Hamilton Arts Council

The Hamilton Arts Council is a local, non-profit organization dedicated to improving the arts and…

Nick Tomkin in Alpha Centauri

Sep 27, 2013

Ladies Learning Code workshop comes to Hamilton

When I initially heard that Hamilton would be hosting its first Ladies Learning Code workshop on national Learn to Code day, September 21st — I was immediately intrigued by the concept. It’s no secret that the majority of coders are of the male…

Nick Tomkin in Alpha Centauri

May 27, 2012

Magic Numbers

Last night I watched Barry Schwartz’s TED Talk and found myself fascinated by his theory that having too much choice can lead to a paralysis of decision making. In his one example, employees are asked to choose a retirement fund. When asked to choose from 50 funds, the rate of participation drops by…

Nick Tomkin in Alpha Centauri

Jan 12, 2012

Hello Hamilton! We’re Orbital.

Orbital is a new digital agency in Hamilton that specializes in developing robust HTML5-powered websites, web apps & native mobile apps. And we’re so happy to join the growing tech sector in Hamilton!

Nick Tomkin in Alpha Centauri

Jun 23, 2014

Eating Healthy in Hamilton

Here at Orbital, sustainability is something we focus on; in what we build and what we buy. In light of this, we recently decided to introduce a new benefit to all current and future members of our team: Mustard Seed Co-op memberships. The Mustard Seed Co-op is a new grocery store…

Nick Tomkin in Alpha Centauri

Sep 13, 2013

Introducing the 2013 Supercrawl app for iOS and Android

Nick Tomkin in Alpha Centauri

Jan 19, 2012

Creating affective mobile experiences

When we started to think about building the mobile version of our site, we went with the basics. While designing a user experience, we always try to put ourselves in the shoes of the user. What would really frustrate us if we were just trying to get a phone…

Nick Tomkin in Alpha Centauri

Nov 5, 2013

Highlights from Hamilton Hive X 2013: Orbital’s first Hive X Experience

On October 26th, some of us from the Orbital team had the pleasure of attending Hive X 2013 at the Sheraton Hotel/Stelco Tower.

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