Blog entries

The Death of Flash?

Garenne Bigby — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:41:51 +0100

Software giant Adobe announced that it will no longer develop their Flash Player plug-in for mobile devices. It will instead concentrate efforts on HTML 5. In August of this year, Adobe shocked the web development community by previewing new software for building rich Internet application called Edge. Instead of using flash, the Edge uses programming and markup of the World Wide Web Consortium's HTML5 standards wi...

Steve Jobs 1955-2011

Garenne Bigby — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 01:16:29 +0100

Thank you Steve! You have created great products that creatives rely on every day in our careers in design & development.

University of Illinois at Chicago | College of Education

Garenne Bigby — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 08:14:17 +0100

The UIC College of Education strives to prepare the next generation of educators, educational leaders, and educational researchers to establish equity in Chicago public schools. Located in the heart of Chicago, one of the world’s most vibrant, diverse and exciting cities, UIC’s College of Education is one of top suppliers of teachers and school leaders for the Chicago Public School (CPS) system and one of the most affor...

Google's Virtual Wallet Platform

Garenne Bigby — Sat, 28 May 2011 20:25:03 +0100

Google will soon be releasing a mobile payment platform that will let consumers use their Android based phones to make purchases, earn loyalty points, and redeems coupons. The phones will interact with near-field communication equipped at cash registers. In March, thousands of stores in New York, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., and Chicago will be texting the new system.

Featured on ABC News: Mother Butter's Popcorn

Garenne Bigby — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 20:39:31 +0100

Congratulations to our client Mother Butter's Popcorn for receiving some great press from ABC News's Hungry Hound. Steve Dolinsky explained Mother Butter's culinary approach to making popcorn. Order some of Chicago's best popcorn! Watch the clip here!

Locums and Nurses is live!

Garenne Bigby — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:56:34 +0100

Locums and Nurses is soon to be the UK's premier website for healthcare and medical jobs. Visitors to the website can search for job listings and industry can advertise with them at locumandnurses.com. This project shows off Indigo Design's capacity to work with international clients alike. We wish them the bes...

Madison Street Capital | Corporate Logo & Branding

Garenne Bigby — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 22:29:36 +0100

Indigo Design Company designed the corporate...

DrinkBlackWater.com is live!

Garenne Bigby — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 16:00:09 +0100

Drink Black Water - HIGH-END LIFESTYLE BLOG THAT SHOCKS, INSPIRES, AND INFORMS.
Visit the new site at www.drinkblackwater....

UIC - University of Illinois at Chicago | Indigo Design Company

Garenne Bigby — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 04:44:13 +0100

UIC University of Illinois at Chicago selected Indigo Design Company for the design and development of the new Department of Education website. We are very excited to be working with such a prestigious institution in Chicago. "The University of Illinois at Chicago, or UIC, is a state-funded public research university located in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Its campus is in the Near West Side, community area, near the L...

Forever Moving Forward is Live!

Garenne Bigby — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 05:59:55 +0100

Forever Moving Forward was developed as a result of three women, Akilah Baker (Founder), Kamilah Baker (Co-Founder) and Jovan Johnson (Co-Founder) who began brainstorming ideas for an organization that could help young girls deal with the short and long-term challenges of being an adolescent, as well as, moving from adolescence to adulthood. As the founders and staff worked extensively with girls from var...

Traffic PR & Marketing - They drive Traffic to your business, brand or event!

Garenne Bigby — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 07:40:11 +0100

What is the best route to marketing? Traffic PR & Marketing is your media liaison, event specialist and brand manager. Traffic is a full-service marketing firm, specializing in the hospitality, lifestyle, and entertainment industries. Traffic Pr's new and innovative site publishes a social stream from the social networks of their clients. Visit the new website that we created at http://www.trafficpr.net/

New! Wilfred Newman: Winter 2010

Garenne Bigby — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 10:28:47 +0100

His clothing represents a commitment to providing the highest-quality garments that are tailored and constructed to your exact specifications. Each Wilfred Newman creation reflects a singular sense of style that respects traditional tailoring yet appreciates the suits modern age. They take care of everything, with personalized, individual service that is second to none. Forget tedious, time-consuming shopping in...

Internet faces 'turbulent times'

Garenne Bigby — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 02:17:45 +0100

The internet might face a few years of instability as it converts to a new addressing system, one of the network's original creators has warned. Vint Cerf, one of the creators of the internet warned the UK to start using the new addressing system. The nations and businesses must start switching over because current addresses are due to run out in 2012. While the switch is taking place, internet links could...

Adobe and Microsoft Conspire Against Apple

Garenne Bigby — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 21:25:10 +0100

The CEOs of Microsoft and Adobe had secret meetings last week. Nick Bilton reports that "one of the main thrusts of the discussion was Apple and its control of the mobile phone market and how the two companies could team up in the battle against Apple. A possible acquisition of Adobe by Microsoft were among the options."

Indigo Design Company is now a Chicago Public School Vendor

Garenne Bigby — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 06:00:18 +0100

Indigo Design Company is now an official CPS vendor. We are committed to providing cost effective online solutions for Chicago Public Schools. In a time where budgets are being cut and our valuable teachers are being fired, Indigo Design Company provides special rates for CPS schools. We can provide personalized web design and hosting packages for schools who are in need for a fraction of the cost of our competitors. Our fi...

Mac. To the power of 12

Garenne Bigby — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 01:33:52 +0100

The new Mac Pro. With up to 12 cores of processing power, it's the fastest Mac ever. If you are media professional, this will definitely turn your head. Apple just started accepting orders for this next generation computer. The specs are amazing with customizable features!

Pricing & Availability
The new Mac Pro will be available in August through the ...

New Client: Howard University Hospital Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Garenne Bigby — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 23:10:21 +0100

Indigo Design Company was selected for the new Howard University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery website. This Program offers four years of training that provide the resident broad experiences in orthopaedic surgery. There are five principal hospitals with over 200 orthopaedic beds and 2,923 admissions yearly--Howard University Hospital, District of Colum...

Bad News for Apple

Garenne Bigby — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:47:12 +0100

On Monday, the most trusted source for product reviews in America said it would not recommend the iPhone4 because of the widely reported hardware flaw that sometimes causes dropped calls. Consumer reports did not give the iPhone4 a "do not buy" warning, but it said that because of the design flaw, it would not recumbent it like the iPhone 3GS. Will Apple's customers even care?

New 'Panic Button' for Facebook

Garenne Bigby — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:20:26 +0100

The website Facebook has announced that it will allow a "panic button" application on its social networking website. After months of negotiation between Ceop (UK Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre) and Facebook, the social network agreed to install the application on its home page to say that "they are in control online". Pressure mounted on the Facebook website after Ashleig...

Chinese government renews Google's license

Garenne Bigby — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 17:33:33 +0100

The long-running stand-off between Google and the Chinese government is over. Speculation that China would not renew Google's license after after Google began redirecting Chinese users to an uncensored and unfiltered search site in Hong Kong. Google began redirecting users after "sophisticated" cyber attacks originating from the Country. The email accounts of Chinese human rig...