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Mainpeak

June 10, 2013 – 0 responses

We’re proud to announce the launch of our latest eCommerce project for leading outdoor and adventure retailer Mainpeak.

It was tremendously exciting to be part of another comprehensive online retail project for a great client and an enormous pleasure to work with such a proactive team led by Richard, Sam and JC at Mainpeak. Their commitment to innovation and best practice inspired us to push the boundaries of design and development to create what we believe is a highly user friendly eCommerce website.

Visit the new Mainpeak website at http://www.mainpeak.com.au/

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Say hi to Kylie – she’s another new Humaan!!

June 6, 2013 – 1 Response

Another week and another addition to the Humaan team.

We’re uber excited to have Kylie Timpani onboard as our newest designer. Apart from being extremely talented, she also makes the best chocolate and peanut butter brownies we’ve tasted in a long time.

Tell us about yourself and how you got here.

I guess if we go right back to the beginning you could say that my curiosity for design and the digital space quickly developed after I picked up an early version of Photoshop for $2 at a garage sale when I was 12. I started my design career creating avatars and online signatures for users on an online forum and haven’t stopped designing since. I don’t even remember learning how to design, I just did.

My path to Humaan has been a fairly winding one; I aborted a (doomed to fail) mission to become a journalist, got a Communications degree, picked up a job with a small digital agency finessing some pretty raw skills, freelanced for a large advertising agency and ran my own freelance design business. After a couple of years fan-girling over the work Humaan was producing, the opportunity to become a Humaan arose, and it was one I had to seize. Turns out they liked me back.

What are you most looking forward to working with Humaan?

I’m looking forward to creating digital magic with a team of some seriously skilled designers and developers. I’m looking forward to the inspiration, collaboration, education and celebration that comes with being a Humaan. I’m looking forward to creatively pushing the boundaries of the digital space, embracing new technologies and developing meaningful creative solutions for our clients.

What makes you Humaan?

My curiosity to learn and the mistakes I make along the way. As humans, if we set our minds to it, we have a powerful and unique ability to pick up anything; even if it doesn’t come naturally. The mistakes made along the way are what make you better. 

Also, my cat. I can’t not mention my cat. She makes me feel human every time she demands something and I comply without hesitation.

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familiaritypizza

Humaans and the Web #4 – Familiarity breeds engagement

June 4, 2013 – 0 responses

The old saying is not necessarily true. Rather than feeling contempt, web users tend to react positively toward familiar elements within a website or application.

This familiarity bias can be exploited to make radically new ideas and approaches to web design appear seamless and natural. Even when unleashing a bold new creative approach, try to incorporate visual or experiential aspects that users are likely to have encountered before.

Think about it in terms of ordering a hamburger or a pizza. When faced with menu choices many people will favour what they already know and like. Even when a range of gourmet options are attractive they will have the most impact in conjunction with familiar taste sensations.

The familiar reinforces previous user experiences, while the new adds flavour and a sense of discovery and excitement.

Hungry?

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dedy

Welcome Dedy to the Humaan team

May 27, 2013 – 0 responses

Dedy Lawidjaja is the newest recruit to the Humaan development team. He took the new Humaan quiz to reveal a little about himself. Welcome aboard Dedy!

Tell us about yourself and how you got here.

Since graduating Computer Science I’ve been around the block and done consulting stints where I’ve worn many hats and grown to appreciate the whole process from first pixel to final commit.

Humaan have always been a versatile and innovative bunch so when the opportunity came to join the team I: a) jumped at the chance and b) bribed Jay with some App store coupon codes.

The rest is history.

What are you most looking forward to going forward?

Working with new tools & technologies. Humaan are always pushing boundaries so I’m looking forward to the chance to experiment away, collaborate, break stuff and general tomfoolery for the benefit of the end product and its users.

What makes you Humaan?

The desire to keep learning new things. My best development work in the past has been the result of self-learning and experimentation. In software development I don’t think you ever truly stop learning. Being a naturally curious person has certainly led me down some fun pathways over the years.

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TheUser-Blog

Humaanising eCommerce

May 23, 2013 – 0 responses

The Humaan process involves a sharp focus on the user experience supported by great design, attention to detail and quality development.

That’s why we love eCommerce projects: because the best solutions put the user experience first and foremost.

The customer’s engagement with an eCommerce website is crucial to their buying decision and, ultimately, the success of our client’s business.

At Humaan, we’ve worked with some incredible retailers that have embraced innovative, customer-centric web solutions and have grown their business accordingly.

Integrating point of sale and inventory management systems with the chosen platform, generally Magento or Shopify, creates efficiencies for the retailer and offers customers real time, accurate information on stock availability to aid purchasing decisions.

Twelve months after we launched the award-winning eCommerce site for Kosmic Sound, their online business continues to go from strength to strength.

Most of the sales growth for Perth based Kosmic has been on the east coast of Australia where customers are increasingly voting with their wallets in support of their Kosmic eCommerce experience.

As we stand on the verge of unveiling our latest eCommerce website for another client (watch this space for details), we’re very excited about the future of online retail.

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NewVision

New Vision Centre

May 22, 2013 – 1 Response

It was a great pleasure to work with New Vision Centre on their new website, which we launched this week.

As a new business specialising in laser eye surgery, it was exciting to help them establish a vibrant online presence for their brand.

The website is a key component in the marketing of New Vision Centre and it offers a number of user experience benefits. A mobile responsive design reflects contemporary browsing habits, and new patients can make appointments via the online booking feature.

Feast your eyes on the New Vision Centre website at http://www.newvisioncentre.com.au/.

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A new Humaan – Welcome, Mark!

May 17, 2013 – 0 responses

The Humaan population grew by one recently with the addition to the team of Mark Gale in the role of Project Manager. We sat him down over a fresh brew of green tea this week to quiz him on his background and new role.

Tell us about yourself and how you got here.

I’ve previously worked on the client side in marketing and communications management in both the public and private sector. This involved website development and, in particular, developing and managing eCommerce websites.

This led me to work with Jay and the Humaan team as a client. We developed a great working relationship and when the project management role became available it seemed like a natural progression.

What are you most looking forward to working with Humaan?

Developing new relationships based on my own understanding of client needs and expectations. I’m also looking forward to being part of the next phase of Humaan evolution, which is going to see some very exciting developments.

What makes you Humaan?

Music, which is probably the most uniquely human pursuit of all. I’ve been a working musician for several years and I’ve been lucky enough to play with some great artists and I still do when I can.

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More To Celebrate

Celebrating a social campaign!

May 6, 2013 – 0 responses

Working with our friends at Meerkats we recently had the opportunity to develop a new social campaign for Celebration Homes.

The goal was to develop an application that leveraged social media by encouraging clients to share their Celebration Homes experience via Instagram or Twitter. Monitoring both Instagram and Twitter for the tag #moretocelebrate, the app publishes content from both networks to a purpose built campaign website with a custom management system for moderating content.

The website comes in two flavours – a standalone version and also framed within Celebration Homes’ Facebook presence, and all posts via the application can be subsequently shared on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest to amplify social engagement. As you would expect, it’s also fully responsive – allowing users to view and post directly from their mobile devices.

As with any anything built from the ground up, the finished product speaks for itself, and Celebration Homes clients are comfortably at home with the More to Celebrate initiative.

You can check it out at https://moretocelebrate.com.au/

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