Our Visit to the White House

Just before the holidays we concluded a project for the historic White House Mess, a prestigious dining area…

What It’s Like to Be an Intern at Mission Data

Originally posted Sep 11th, 2014

As students head back to school we asked one of Mission Data’s summer interns to describe his Mission Data intern experience.

SXSW Reflections: Todd Budnikas

The Mission Data team has been going to SXSW Interactive for the past six years. Our Creative Director, Todd Budnikas, shares his thoughts on this year’s conference and its differences from ones in the past.

Your Next App Purchase Should Be a Password Manager

Originally posted May 23rd, 2014

Why You Should Use a Password Manager

Welcome to the Mission Data Innovation Lab

This is where we share discoveries with our community regarding our exploration of emerging technology. The Lab is about playing, learning, and getting better at what we’re passionate about — developing great digital products.

How We Work: Stock Imagery

Originally posted Aug 4th, 2014

Sometimes, We ARE the Users: An Observation from Usability Tests

How We Work: DocsFlow

Originally posted Jul 1st, 2014

Our team of designers, developers and writers are experts at figuring out the right tools to use for producing great work. Of course we use a lot of the usual suspects (Photoshop, HTML, Google Docs, Basecamp…

The Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves

Originally posted Dec 17th, 2014

It’s the time of year when people seem to be the most aware, compassionate and generous. The time of year when charities see donations and requests for info on volunteering spike…

Get to Know Two Factor Authentication

Originally posted Jul 25th, 2014

No matter how complicated your passwords are or how well you’re storing them, you have to trust that the site you’re using is doing security correctly. If they’re not, your password…

Project Launch: PetFirst Responsive Redesign

Buying pet insurance is a smart, responsible way to make sure your pet’s good…

The Specialists

Originally posted May 2nd, 2014

Everyone needs the occasional bit of outside help. Even large companies with in-house IT departments. Those IT departments are focused on enterprise software, massive website infrastructure, information security and other…

Wizardry: Something for Everyone

Originally posted May 16th, 2014

A common theme among new sites we’ve developed for partners over the past year is the inclusion of wizards or modelers. These robust tools give site owners the benefit of content that will…