The Boost Labs Blog
Thinking Beyond the PC – Why UI Design Will Play an Important Role in Application Interaction Across Multiple Platforms
In the past, application interface design focused on specific platforms in mind, mainly a PC. We have come a long way from the desktop application. These days when designing an application, you are forced to think beyond just the PC.…
Playing With Google’s Data Visualization Tools – “US Bank Closures over the Last 12 Years”
Creating interactive data visualizations is a challenge for those not savvy with code. There are ton of resources out there that teach how to use these data visualization tools, but to be honest learning design principles behind visualization along with…
What is Data Visualization?
What is Data Visualization? The term Data Visualization is used often and most often times techies like us will usually provide an overly complicated answer. The real basic meaning is the ability to graphically represent data. A better way of…
HowTo.gov Webinar on Data Visualization and Infographics in Government
Recently our CEO, Ali Allage participated in a webinar with HowTo.gov (Data Visualization and Infographics in Government) to talk about how infographics and data visualization play an important role with the President’s Open Government initiative and how agencies can use…
Our TopGear Infographic Published in August Issue of TopGear UK Magazine
We are car people and being car people our water cooler conversations are dominated by car talk. On this particular Monday morning, we had a lot to talk about. For us TopGear UK is our favorite automotive program and when…
Why the Design Phase Is the Underdog
The point of this article is to educate others on our opinions of what a design phase includes and why it is an important piece for any project. Over the years, we like many other young companies, have had some…
Our Infographics Published in “The Power of Infographics”
We are super ecstatic to report that our infographics have been published in “The Power of Infographics” written by Mark Smiciklas. Our team works extremely hard to truly dive into the data to make sure the graphical representation we are…
The Need for Visual Content
Visual content is on its way to becoming the most popular form of online communication. Pinterest, Instagram, Visual.ly, etc. are all capitalizing on the idea that users want to see images more than words. And why not? Statistically, users retain…