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UNICEF Partners with frog design for Major mHealth Initiative
November 10, 2010 - frog design today announced a collaboration with UNICEF as the organization’s lead design and innovation partner on Project Mwana, a major mHealth initiative to improve maternal and infant health and welfare in peri-urban Malawi and rural Zambia.
MTV and The College Board Join Forces To Help Students Pay for College
September 16, 2010 - MTV and the College Board, as part of the “Get Schooled” campaign, today unveiled the “Get Schooled College Affordability Challenge” – a national competition asking current and aspiring college students to reimagine the financial aid process. With support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and global innovation firm frog design, the goal of the crowdsourced challenge is to introduce an innovative digital tool that helps more low- and middle-income students connect with money for school, from enrollment all the way to college completion.
frog design and Aricent Launch Idea-to-Market Innovation Services
September 7, 2010 - frog design and its parent company Aricent, a global innovation, technology, and services company, today announced the launch of a new strategic business unit to enhance their existing joint innovation offering. Combining frog’s innovation and design expertise with Aricent’s engineering capabilities, the Idea-to-Market unit will integrate frog’s 550 designers, researchers, strategists, mechanical engineers, and technologists with Aricent’s Mobile Devices and Solutions (MDS) and Experience Engineering (XE) groups, which are comprised of more than 1,000 software architects, developers, and quality assurance engineers.
ECOtality Introduces Blink The First Smart, Interactive, Iconic EV Chargers and Network
July 27, 2010 - ECOtality, Inc., a leader in clean electric transportation and storage technologies,
today unveiled its flagship electric vehicle charging stations: Blink. The first truly smart
chargers to hit the market, the Blink Level 2 charging stations will be available in two
models—one, an in-home residential wall-mount unit and the second, a commercial
stand-alone charger.
frog design Renews Partnership with TEDGlobal Conference to Create Exclusive Magazine and Program Guide
July 12, 2010 - frog design today announced that it has renewed its partnership with TEDGlobal, the twin conference of TED and one of the world’s most renowned gatherings of leading thinkers and doers.
frog design Joins Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative
June 30, 2010 - firm frog design today announced that it has become a member of the Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative (SGCC). The SGCC is a nonprofit collaborative that brings together utilities, suppliers, and vendors as well as associations and consumer advocacy groups to better understand consumer needs as the smart grid is being designed and developed. frog brings to the SGCC a unique approach to innovation to help engage consumers with the smart grid, identify ways to make the technology behind it more accessible, and enable positive behavior change related to clean energy.
frog design Supports San Francisco Design Week
June 2, 2010 - Global innovation firm frog design today announced it will support San Francisco Design Week. frog will provide exclusive online coverage of the week's events on its design mind web site, including daily blog posts and Twitter updates, along with interviews with speakers and participants.
Movirtu and frog design Win 2010 MEX Mobile User Experience Award
May 28, 2010 - Movirtu, the supplier of innovative network infrastructure solutions for mobile operators servicing rural poor communities located in Africa and South Asia, and frog design, the global innovation firm that helps the world's leading companies create and bring to market meaningful products, services, and experiences, announced today that the result of their collaborating efforts, MXSeries and the Movirtu Cloud Phone, was named 2010 MEX Mobile User Experience Innovator of the Year.
frog design Launches New Work-Life Edition of design mind Magazine at Special TED Salon in London
April 20, 2010 - Global innovation firm frog design today released the latest edition of its award-winning design mind magazine at a special TED Salon in London, hosted in partnership with the renowned technology, entertainment, and design conference.
frog design and Austin Center For Design To Host "Design For Impact" Bootcamp
April 8, 2010 - lobal innovation firm frog design and Austin Center for Design are pleased to announce and host a one-day “Design For Impact” Boot Camp. Held on Saturday, April 24th, this free event is intended for designers, technologists, marketers, and other professionals who are interested in extending their skill set into the realm of social innovation and design for impact.
frog design Appoints Jan Chipchase as Executive Creative Director of Global Insights
April 5, 2010 - Former Principal Researcher at Nokia to strengthen frog’s global user research practice
frog design Opens New Studio In Munich
March 29, 2010 - frog design today announced it has opened a new studio in Munich and will move its German operations from its previous location near Stuttgart.
Movirtu Collaborates with frog design On User Interface Innovation
March 29, 2010 - frog design will assist Movirtu to ensure quick navigation and ease of use of their MX series of products for a population in need.
frog design Selected to Join World Economic Forum's Community of Global Growth Companies
January 15, 2010 - frog design, a global innovation firm, has been selected by the World Economic Forum to join its Community of Global Growth Companies, a group of more than 200 rapidly growing multinational companies that are reshaping the global economic landscape.
Pecan Street Project, inc. Unveils New Web Site
January 13, 2010 - Following the award of a $10.4 million smart grid demonstration grant from the Department of Energy and the selection of a new executive director, Pecan Street Project, Inc., today unveiled a new Web site designed by global innovation firm frog design.
UNICEF Partners with frog design for Major mHealth Initiative
November 10, 2010 - frog design today announced a collaboration with UNICEF as the organization’s lead design and innovation partner on Project Mwana, a major mHealth initiative to improve maternal and infant health and welfare in peri-urban Malawi and rural Zambia.
MTV and The College Board Join Forces To Help Students Pay for College
September 16, 2010 - MTV and the College Board, as part of the “Get Schooled” campaign, today unveiled the “Get Schooled College Affordability Challenge” – a national competition asking current and aspiring college students to reimagine the financial aid process. With support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and global innovation firm frog design, the goal of the crowdsourced challenge is to introduce an innovative digital tool that helps more low- and middle-income students connect with money for school, from enrollment all the way to college completion.
frog design and Aricent Launch Idea-to-Market Innovation Services
September 7, 2010 - frog design and its parent company Aricent, a global innovation, technology, and services company, today announced the launch of a new strategic business unit to enhance their existing joint innovation offering. Combining frog’s innovation and design expertise with Aricent’s engineering capabilities, the Idea-to-Market unit will integrate frog’s 550 designers, researchers, strategists, mechanical engineers, and technologists with Aricent’s Mobile Devices and Solutions (MDS) and Experience Engineering (XE) groups, which are comprised of more than 1,000 software architects, developers, and quality assurance engineers.
ECOtality Introduces Blink The First Smart, Interactive, Iconic EV Chargers and Network
July 27, 2010 - ECOtality, Inc., a leader in clean electric transportation and storage technologies, today unveiled its flagship electric vehicle charging stations: Blink. The first truly smart chargers to hit the market, the Blink Level 2 charging stations will be available in two models—one, an in-home residential wall-mount unit and the second, a commercial stand-alone charger.
frog design Renews Partnership with TEDGlobal Conference to Create Exclusive Magazine and Program Guide
July 12, 2010 - frog design today announced that it has renewed its partnership with TEDGlobal, the twin conference of TED and one of the world’s most renowned gatherings of leading thinkers and doers.
frog design Joins Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative
June 30, 2010 - firm frog design today announced that it has become a member of the Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative (SGCC). The SGCC is a nonprofit collaborative that brings together utilities, suppliers, and vendors as well as associations and consumer advocacy groups to better understand consumer needs as the smart grid is being designed and developed. frog brings to the SGCC a unique approach to innovation to help engage consumers with the smart grid, identify ways to make the technology behind it more accessible, and enable positive behavior change related to clean energy.
frog design Supports San Francisco Design Week
June 2, 2010 - Global innovation firm frog design today announced it will support San Francisco Design Week. frog will provide exclusive online coverage of the week's events on its design mind web site, including daily blog posts and Twitter updates, along with interviews with speakers and participants.
Movirtu and frog design Win 2010 MEX Mobile User Experience Award
May 28, 2010 - Movirtu, the supplier of innovative network infrastructure solutions for mobile operators servicing rural poor communities located in Africa and South Asia, and frog design, the global innovation firm that helps the world's leading companies create and bring to market meaningful products, services, and experiences, announced today that the result of their collaborating efforts, MXSeries and the Movirtu Cloud Phone, was named 2010 MEX Mobile User Experience Innovator of the Year.
frog design Launches New Work-Life Edition of design mind Magazine at Special TED Salon in London
April 20, 2010 - Global innovation firm frog design today released the latest edition of its award-winning design mind magazine at a special TED Salon in London, hosted in partnership with the renowned technology, entertainment, and design conference.
frog design and Austin Center For Design To Host "Design For Impact" Bootcamp
April 8, 2010 - lobal innovation firm frog design and Austin Center for Design are pleased to announce and host a one-day “Design For Impact” Boot Camp. Held on Saturday, April 24th, this free event is intended for designers, technologists, marketers, and other professionals who are interested in extending their skill set into the realm of social innovation and design for impact.
frog design Appoints Jan Chipchase as Executive Creative Director of Global Insights
April 5, 2010 - Former Principal Researcher at Nokia to strengthen frog’s global user research practice
frog design Opens New Studio In Munich
March 29, 2010 - frog design today announced it has opened a new studio in Munich and will move its German operations from its previous location near Stuttgart.
Movirtu Collaborates with frog design On User Interface Innovation
March 29, 2010 - frog design will assist Movirtu to ensure quick navigation and ease of use of their MX series of products for a population in need.
frog design Selected to Join World Economic Forum's Community of Global Growth Companies
January 15, 2010 - frog design, a global innovation firm, has been selected by the World Economic Forum to join its Community of Global Growth Companies, a group of more than 200 rapidly growing multinational companies that are reshaping the global economic landscape.
Pecan Street Project, inc. Unveils New Web Site
January 13, 2010 - Following the award of a $10.4 million smart grid demonstration grant from the Department of Energy and the selection of a new executive director, Pecan Street Project, Inc., today unveiled a new Web site designed by global innovation firm frog design.
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