frog’s latest concept work takes a somewhat darker look at the future and how technology can be used to escape from an environment that may not be so hospitable in years to come.
frog design will expand its presence in Europe with the opening of a new studio in Amsterdam this September. “Amsterdam is one of the most innovative cities in Europe, and offers an extremely diverse and vibrant business hub,” says frog President Doreen Lorenzo. The new studio is the latest in frog’s outward expansion across Asia, Europe, and North America.
This week, frog Creative Director Cary Gibaldi spoke at Managing Innovation 2008, the annual event from the San Diego Software Industry Council. Along with speakers from IBM, Intel, QUALCOMM, and others, Cary addressed the critical intersection between management, innovation, and financial performance.
Beyond marketing campaigns and good intentions, it’s time to look at the greening of America's businesses from the long-standing perspective of supply and demand. frog Strategist David DeRemer examines the issue in his recent Design Mind article, featured this month by the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design.
2007 saw significant drops across the board for women in the technology sector – a trend that Women in Cable Telecommunications (WICT) hopes to reverse. This week, the organization hosted “Tech IT Out,” a one-day symposium for female professionals and students to hear more about the next generation of telecom business and strategy. frog Director of Strategy Lisa Jackson addressed the audience, in conversation with members of Cisco and Time Warner Cable.
This week, frog Creative Director Jennifer Kilian will speak at the O’Reilly Where 2.0 Conference in Burlingame, CA, exploring the changing world of geospatial reasoning. Using frog’s creation of the Merian Scout Navigator digital travel guide as a jumping-off point, Jennifer will discuss the shifting focus of location-based services today – from the destination to the trip itself.