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Our Work by Sean McEmerson
It's been years coming, but we finally have a website of our own. No, not a blog, not a homepage, a real website.
The iPad Mini: Disrupting Design Standards
by Dan Osburn
The iPad Mini has arrived, and, like any Apple release, the internet is buzzing.
The Apple tribes are salivating, the Android tribes are snarking and the Windows Phone users are still smug at how awesome their UI looks.
However, we at J ...
From the Jam Jar: 5 must-read links for Friday
Social Media by Dan Osburn
Beneath the Surface, a closer look at Microsoft’s New Tablet
This week Microsoft announced the clever design and engineering of their new tablet ‘Surface’. Although much of the attention has focussed on the tech behind the new tablet, there h ...
Jam in the Press: Samsung ties with artists for 'creative' Note campaign
Jam in Press by Dan Osburn
Our upcoming #Breakfree project for Samsung has been featured in Marketing magazine:
The first film in the ‘Breakfree’ series, which debuts this week, features ‘guerrilla’ textile artist Olek travelling the UK in a knitted taxi and adorning various landmarks with colour ...
Imagining a Facebook Phone
Facebook by Dan Osburn
You may have seen the recent press speculation once again kicking around the idea that of Facebook are preparing to launch their own smartphone, so Steph Burnigham from our mobile team has developed a concept of the device that puts the focus firmly on users’ Friends.
Vintage Marketing is Trending on Pinterest
Social Media by Dan Osburn
Product boxes, old ads, outdated signs, ancient packaging. These are the marketing materials that served their purpose once upon a time.
Sharing the Cover: Relationships and Reciprocity.
by Luke Norton
Lasting relationships are built on sharing. This is true both in life and online.
Facebook is the natural home for brands to maintain loving, caring interactions with their customers. But many companies view their community as a captive audience, where they can force product down people’s newsfeeds whilst completely ignoring customer se ...
The hottest blogs to watch for 2012
Blogging by Mel Kirk
Here at Jam, we love blogs. We spend all day working with bloggers and all night reading their posts. It would appear our mothers never warned us about getting square eyes.
Given our blog-nerd-levels, we thought we'd share with you the blogs we think will continue to see growth throughout 2012...you know, in case you're stuck with nothing ...
The psychology of colour, critical for web design.
Design by Ollie Jones
For a digital designer –any designer, for that matter – colour is a secret weapon. It has a powerful role in evoking a reaction from the viewer, and though it’s often underestimated, it can help support a punch line – good or bad.
This evocation involves tapping into the viewer’s subconscious (you don’t just barge into someon ...