Category Archives: Projects
Our Blog Got a Makeover!
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Q: What do you get when a computer engineer and a designer sit next to each other? (Well besides 2 color-coordinated outfits…)
A: A polished new blog layout, complete with signature colors, categorized posts, and options to share each post on Twitter or Facebook.
So if you like our new look, thank Josh and Colin!
The Secret is Out, Courtesy of John Prolly
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Our involvement in the Toyota Prius concept bike has been a secret until today, when it was announced on Prollyisnotprobably.com. We recently became the envy of Pittsburgh’s bike community when John Prolly spent the day at Deeplocal offices to discuss the project.
While I can’t say anything new here that isn’t already on John’s blog post, …
Ideas for Good Recap: In Numbers
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We’re back in the office after a whirlwind weekend for Ideas for Good. Now let’s run some numbers.
Out of
10,000 submissions, the committee cut it down to
4,300 ideas for good. Then
20 finalists were selected online, and
5 winners came this weekend. The youngest was
20 years old, and one winner’s
6-year-old was the inspiration for his idea. After
19,000 people voted online, our
10-person team packed …
Behind the Scenes at Ideas for Good: Day 2
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Friday was a day of introductions. Shiny orange name tags in place, we met the winners, experts, judges, and press before bouncing ideas back and forth for the beginning stages of the prototyping process. Day 2, however, we dug right into what we do best: making cool stuff, lifting weights, bouncing on pogo sticks, and cooking kebabs. …
Behind the Scenes at Ideas for Good: Day 1
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High Bay at Carnegie Mellon is a robotic graveyard; metal contraptions dangle from the ceiling and protrude from the walls. It’s an appropriate venue for an event designed to bring good ideas to life. I took this photo at 9:00am, before all the magic happened. Compare it to this photo of the kick-off, and you …
Gearing Up for Ideas for Good
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We’re big fans of good ideas, and this weekend is devoted to Toyota’s “Ideas for Good” campaign. The Deeplocal team and engineers at Carnegie Mellon University will work together this weekend to prototype 5 winning ideas that use Toyota technology to, for example, prevent traumatic brain injuries and help firefighters position ladders accurately.
Here in the …
Because black and white news is kind of boring
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We’re proud to announce that Deeplocal is now a contributor to The Daily, the first iPad-only news app. Only a few months old, The Daily is a self-described “multitasking news app” that produces multimedia stories for the iPad. It’s basically a digital version of a popup book…with original news stories (and a higher reading level!).
And …
Toyota Prius Badge Project
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In this case, it’s easy being green. All Kermit puns aside, we wanted to share this personalized Prius Badge project that we recently created for Toyota and our friends at Saatchi & Saatchi LA. In celebration of one million Prius’ being sold across the country, we built a visualization that changes based on the year, …
Pittsburgh Kids Marathon
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We’re not your typical band of engineers and artists. We are a pretty active bunch and really like to be outdoors as much as we can. Some of us at Deeplocal are avid marathon runners, too, and love it so much that we wanted to promote the sport.
This year, we were a proud sponsor of …
