The hardest part of starting up is starting out
October 30, 1938, at 8 p.m.. It was almost supper time, and many New Jersey residents had their radios turned on. Usually at that time the announcer talked about the latest political, cultural and stock exchange events. That evening , however, the residents heard a completely different announcement.
On a sunny morning two children run to an Enclave car. They are followed by their parents. Father opens the door and the boot and mother helps to pack the things needed for the picnic. The boy takes the dog to his lap. The girl holds in her hands the bouquet of flowers gathered in the garden. When everyone is ready , the father starts the car and they go on a road trip.
In the background the woman’s voice is heard: „ The Enclave is a minivan to the max. It has a remotely controlled sliding door, sunroof, built-in navigation or even heated cup holders”. Each advantage is neatly visualized on a close-up.
My name is Michał Dziedziniewicz and since March this year I have been supporting Expansio in UX Design issues with a chatbot project for learning programming: CodeAll (you can read more about the beginning of the project here). And what does that mean ? Well, that’s what I was going to tell you in a few words what this UX design is all about. (więcej…)
Startups around the world offer innovative solutions in the field of Industry 4.0, smart cities, medicine and, among others, education( the so called EdTech). Perhaps the education industry seems to be less popular – we still learn within the same walls – but at some startup conferences it is particularly promoted. For example, in this post, you can read about the South Summit conference in Madrit , where Expansio participated in a competition for educational startups called EnlightED.
The fruit of the work of the educational startups are proposals for new educational solutions. For example , while participating in the Kickstart accelerator in Zurich, Expansio got to know the Labster startup. Labster creates virtual laboratories that can be used with augmented reality glasses. The university no longer needs to build a specialized chemical laboratory for its students for hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars. All you need to do is to buy a Labster subscription, give students augmented reality glasses and you can choose from 200 available virtual laboratories (Interestingly, the search for application of new technologies seems to go hand in hand with the search for new methods of work organization – Expansio is a turquoise organization and Labster is a holacration :)).
Almost 90% of startups fail . Despite this, the number of startups is constantly growing. I also did it. It is not only about money, although it is also the motivation for many founders – the number of so called unicorns i.e. startups worth over 1 billion dollars, increased by over 350% between 2013 and 2018 . For me, it was mainly the desire to develop. I had a great need to do something that was creative and innovative, but at the same time valuable to others. This is what makes my work meaningful.
Styles in React Native application can get messy really fast if you don’t give them at least little attention from the very beginning. First of all, the inline styles are not a way to go. JSX already mixes presentation and logic layers a bit so there is no need to throw in a bunch of objects with styles and confuse the future self or anyone who might need to read and edit your code. A popular approach is to use React Native built-in StyleSheet and declare your styles outside of a component. You can also find other great methods, like styled-components, but we are not going to review all of them here. Feel free to explore and find a solution that suits you best.
In this article I will focus on a topic that is quite often overlooked by React Native developers, namely – performance.
React Native is quite efficient and its default capabilities are sufficient in most scenarios, but if, for example, you are going to create a game in it, you probably should get deeper and do your best in order to make your product run smoothly.
There are moments when the world surprises. Such a surprise was certainly the COVID-19 pandemic , which has affected the lives of almost everyone on Earth. It would seem that nothing can stop the fast-moving world, but it just happened. (więcej…)
Have you ever wondered why some works are considered great success and are known and bought even after decades? In every industry – publishing, film, restaurant, software development – certain products (works) can be described as “timeless”.
“How is it possible that the movie The Shawshank Redemption was unsuccessful at the time of its release, but eventually grossed over $100 million and became a cult film?” – This is one of the questions the book carefully answers.
Cooperation with a graphic designer is an inseparable stage in the development of many companies. Logo, new website, online store, social media… well designed visual identity of the brand influences its reception by the customers, helps to find new recipients and is undoubtedly the key to a marketing success. How to start working with a graphic designer so that the effects of his work will allow you to achieve your goals?