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The wearable tech market has continued to grow since 2014. With wrist-based wearables such as the Apple Watch, the FitBit line of products, and Wear OS by Google continuing to drive sales as they ...
‘When you market to everyone, you market to no one’. That’s a common quote thrown around but few companies truly take it to heart. Many are stuck in a loop churning out ‘one-size-fits-all’ customer ...
GDPR is now in full swing, meaning all companies serving customers living in EU countries need to adjust their customer experience (if they haven’t done so already) to comply with GDPR – and avoid ...
Our Brighton studio is a stone's throw from the beach, with a sea view, a large foyer for meetings and presentations, three meeting rooms, and a large kitchen with games lounge. We're on the look out ...
Digital Day this year brought Rob and Callum to Steyning Grammar school - something of a trip down memory lane for Rob; one of the school’s alumni. The day links digital industry professionals with ...
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We recently spoke to 14 well-known brands about how they use loyalty to increase engagement with their existing customer base, improve consideration and learn from their customer’s behaviours. A lot ...
The future of learning is here - at least that's what we've been told for a while. Computers and digital technologies have been expected to replace classrooms and provide most of our learning needs ...
This year on 14th November, the 5th annual British Interactive Media Association (BIMA) Digital Day will happen - a unique and special opportunity for digital professionals to partner with young minds ...
Innovation is a term used very widely in global enterprise. In some instances it has taken to mean the sharing of ideas - contributing to an organisation’s working practices, culture or programmes of ...
Creating a product that is profitable to your business while being exciting to the users and not a technological mine field isn’t an easy task, it can almost feel impossible to achieve, as if success ...
We’re delighted to confirm that Rob Verheul, Graphite’s Managing Director has been honoured by inclusion in BIMA 100, an awards initiative that seeks to recognise the individuals who are shaping the ...
Whenever I hear of an agency rebranding in-house, I normally also hear of the uphill struggle and heartache of all the different directions and design committee moments they’ve dealt with. I would be ...
If you work in digital, you might have heard about Design Sprints. This article is intended to provide a short introduction, packed with the key details to help you feel more confident about taking ...
McDonald's ‘Monopoly’ is an annual promotion which is incredibly popular. It's such a powerful marketing machine that not only drives sales for McDonald's but creates a great focus for other brands to ...
When Higgidy approached us with their new branding and a box full of pies it’s safe to say we were excited. This was a total transformation for Higgidy and we couldn’t wait to get involved. ...
This week we’re very excited to announce the launch our latest campaign in conjunction with Shazam - an audio-triggered mobile-only microsite for Azzaro Wanted fragrance for men. This is going out to ...
Welcome to Digitally Lead – a monthly segment where we look back on the news stories that turned our collective heads during the last four weeks. ...
Welcome to Digitally Lead – a monthly segment where we look back on the news stories that turned our collective heads during the last four weeks. This month we're looking at our favourite Christmas ...
A popular and exciting application of JavaScript in web at the moment is physics engines. While it's very easy to go and download a well known JavaScript based physics engine library with all the ...
I was recently asked by a client to share our UX and Design process, part of the exercise was to write down a list of the tools we use. I’ve lived through the web revolution, death of flash, Web 2.0, ...
Over the last few years the challenge of making communication between designers and developers more natural has been a topic close to my heart. I’ve always hated condescending designers that think ...
We’re extremely proud to announce that our very own MD Rob Verheul has been voted Highly Commended in the Sussex Businessperson of the Year category of the Sussex Business Awards 2016. Rob was one of ...
Graphite go back to school as part of Digital Day 2016BIMA’s Digital Day is a nationwide initiative which is designed to link digital industry professionals with students in schools and colleges in ...
Graphite is thrilled to announce the launch of Samsung’s ‘Relive The Sounds Of Summer’ campaign in partnership with Shazam. Samsung’s objective is to increase their customer database through a ...
Today we are very excited to announce both a new client and project. We recently began working with Caterham Cars, the British car manufacturer responsible for the timeless Seven design, originally ...
Welcome to the first ever Digitally Lead – a monthly segment we’re putting together to look back on the news stories that turned our collective heads over the last four weeks. The world of digital ...
A few weeks ago we were excited to hear that our Unlock Utopia project for UNIQLO had been shortlisted for not one, but two BIMA Awards for the Integrated and Consumer Retail Categories. Hooray! With ...
Last night at Olivier House, Graphite played host to over 50 people who had come to the offices as part of Brighton Digital Week’s Open Studios events. Graphite has always welcomed guests in the past; ...
We’re thrilled to announce that Graphite is the official Sussex ambassador for BIMA Digital Day 2016! Now in its fourth year, Digital Day is an exciting event designed to supercharge the next ...
This week Instagram unveiled its bold rebrand which was designed in-house. To say it divided opinion would be something of an understatement, with feedback ranging from praise to despair and ...
Sure, one large screen is enough for most things and people have laptops, so that’s two. But what if you had three? On the internet of things there are various articles about the optimum number of ...
Whether it’s Google’s smart contact lens which monitors diabetics’ glucose levels, or Mimo’s connected onesie which monitors babies’ sleep, the world of mHealth is finally starting to gather ...
Whose Side Are You On?Last night at UNIQLO’s flagship Oxford Street 311 store, a very special launch took place to celebrate the the launch of UNIQLO’s Marvel UT t-shirt range and the UK release of ...
One of Graphite Digital’s very own technical web developers, Will Newmarch has been named as one of the British Interactive Media Association’s (BIMA) HOT 100.BIMA, the UK’s representative for the ...
In March Graphite Digital waved goodbye to the North Laine and moved to Olivier House on Marine Parade – right in the heart of St James Street and in thrall to the iconic Brighton Wheel.2015 was ...
New baby Today sees the culmination of several months internal work on Graphite’s own promotional platform – Prize Media www.prize.media. A cloud-based tool that allows for the quick setup and launch ...
As developers, we are constantly tasked with providing solutions to complex problems on a daily basis. Whether it’s fixing a bug, coming up with a method for the next story you’re assigned to, or ...
In January, we ran a small competition to give away two of our Dribbble invites. We decided since the work was so impressive, we had to give away a third invite too! In this blog post we will reveal ...
For the first time, Costa have released limited edition ceramic versions of their much-loved festive takeaway cups, which are available to buy in store on the run up to Christmas (if you haven’t got ...
I’ve been at Graphite for almost three months now and can’t quite believe my luck. It’s clear that the design industry is crowded and more young people are applying to jobs; therefore making the ...
Two of my favourite technologies in the world of web development at the moment are NodeJS and WebSocket. NodeJS is creating new ways of thinking when coding server-side by allowing for quick and easy ...
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