Welcome
We are a team of highly skilled software designers and engineers with a 20 year track record launching web and mobile applications.
Creative Services
Our core expertise is creative front-end design, branding and usability. Powerful software is only as good as it's interface. In fact, from our very first project working with eBay, we practiced the ethos of make it easy and make it beautiful a full decade before the User Experience became a preeminent tech industry focus.
Web Development
Our focus is 100% web and mobile application development. We leave PR, Ad Buys, SEO and Social Media Campaigns to other expert teams. We dedicate our focus to building secure and easy to use web applications including e-commerce, consumer services, SaaS, B2B exchanges, Intranets and Extranets.
iOS & Android
We are passionate about making software that's easily accessible to millions of people regardless of location and device. Well designed iOS and Android apps can be more useful and productive than traditional desktop applications. We offer mobile application prototyping, interface design, engineering and quality assurance.
Featured Projects
We love a challenge. What do all these projects have in common? Extremely tight deadlines, exacting branding standards, working well with in-house marketing and engineering teams and complex technical integration of pre-existing databases. Throw us your biggest challenge. We want it.
Our Team
Some follow money, fame or earthly delights. We are a different flavor. We are unabashed techies, builders, and modern day artisans. We work on a few select client projects every year. We take pride in quality. If you have a ground breaking product or service contact us, and let us be your get-it-done A-Team.
Josh Woodlander has 18 years experience in web application development. Performed Senior UX Design Engineering and Strategic Branding for over 100 startup projects including Snapfish, Match.com, eBay, Yodlee, Nielsen/NetRatings, Clickability and SunEdison. Josh has experience managing all front-end components of large scale web and mobile application development for multi-million member websites including coordination of technical and creative teams, production of wireframes and technical specifications.
Skills / Expertise:
User Interface Design (UX)
Information Architecture
Customer Research
Product Development
Web Applications
Mobile Applications
Ethan Allen has 20 years experience as Creative Director and oversight for product development for companies such as: Best Buy, Toys”R”Us, eBay, Match.com, Netscape, Nielsen NetRatings, and Hewlett-Packard. Ethan is responsible for all aspects of projects at Raspberry Media, including coordination of user experience and engineering teams.
Skills / Expertise:
Creative Direction
Branding
User Interface Design
Mobile UX Design
Project Management
Scrum and Agile
Mobile software developer with focus on both server and client-side iOS development. Over ten years experience in database and web development. Communicates effectively in both technical and non-technical environments, often bridging any communication gaps. Experience as development team-lead with focus on application architecture and strong communication with other teams.
Skills / Expertise:
iPhone, iPad, iOS
JavaScript, Java
MySQL
PHP
Linux
Web Development
Select Clients
By virtue of talent and getting in at the right time (1996) we have had the good fortune to work with some of the brightest minds and influential startups.
Rovi Entertainment Store
Rovi
Designed white-label presentation layer for digital media storefront.
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CinemaNow
Best Buy
Branded and designed the user experience for digital media storefront platform.
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Toys"R"Us Movies
Toys"R"Us
Branding and UX design for web, mobile and desktop premium movie service applications.
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HP Presto Printing Mailbox
Hewlett-Packard
Designed and developed the Presto website and HP printer packaging.
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Triber BLE Social App
Nearcast
Performed branding and specialty UX design for Bluetooth LE social and gaming application.
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RoxioNow Priemum Movie Service
Sonic Solutions
Branding and UX design for the RoxioNow premium video storefront service.
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Snapfish Photo Service
Snapfish
Performed information architecture and user experience design for the highly acclaimed photo printing and sharing website.
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Match.com Online Dating
Match.com
Executed first redesign of site; played an instrumental role in transitioning the 300,000 member site to 1.2 million clients.
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SuiteAmerica Mobile Reservations App
SuiteAmerica
Created mobile application for SuiteAmerica to make reservations, booking and check-ins.
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Our Services
We are front-end design and development specialists. We are often brought in to work with larger engineering teams to provide the following services:
Usability Audits
Examine and test existing applications and provide recommendations to increase sales, click-throughs, user engagement and retention.
Wireframing and Prototyping
Convert engineering and business requirements into actionable wireframes and prototyping to expedite product development.
Strategic Branding and Identity
Work with in-house marketing teams to extend existing consumer brand into web and mobile applications. Help startups create brand guidelines and visual identity.
HTML5/CSS3 and JavaScript
Help in-house engineering teams implement client side UX solutions for multiple device types via responsive HTML / CSS mark-up & JavaScript.
Database Architecture and Security
Provide high level security, database, SaaS and API driven application development for companies that need additional engineering resources or without in-house engineering teams.
iOS and Android
Prototype and design task focused mobile application interface. Engineering and quality assurance for iOS and Android.
"Best performance I have seen ever from a design firm. Your team has played a vital role in helping us achieve our time to market goals."
snapfish.com
"The Match.com site looks great! We've seen an immediate increase in membership with the new design. We're getting more first time visitors trying our Free Trial"
match.com
"The new interface architecture for My Nielsen//Netratings is fantastic. The new design will help position us as the premiere provider of audience measurement information."
Nielsen//NetRatings, Inc.
