A Report from WWDC15 and Further Development on the Apple Watch

Here I am again. You would think after writing a post on developing a custom app for the Apple Watch in May that I would have at least six months before our blog editors sent out the dogs for another article. Alas, in June I found myself at Apple’s Word Wide Developers Conference (WWDC), where Apple unveils their developer news for the year, so I’m back already with an update.
Josh Jacob
Josh Jacob, Director, Mobile and Emerging Technologies

Apple Stats for Hanson Apps, Q1 2015

To complement the information Apple shares with developers, we track the usage of all of the iOS apps we develop in house. It’s been another three months of tracking as we’ve entered 2015, so it’s time to share our Q1 (February through April) stats for Hanson-developed iOS apps.
Chris Kujawski
Chris Kujawski, Senior Metrics and Media Strategist
Maria Simmons, Software Engineer

Developing Custom Apple Watch Apps: A Hanson Demo

You already know that the Apple Watch is Apple’s entry into the blossoming smartwatch and wearable category. It works like this: the computer-on-your-wrist has a symbiotic relationship with your iPhone. Health data read from the watch sensors flows to your phone's activity tracker. Incoming notifications for apps on your phone are routed to your watch, where a click glance removes the need to pull the phone from your pocket. How do you create custom watch apps that enhance existing iPhone apps? Let’s walk through the process.
Josh Jacob
Josh Jacob, Director, Mobile and Emerging Technologies

Android Stats for Hanson Apps, Q1 2015

With a new year comes another round of seeing how many Android devices are in use. We’re back for the first quarter of 2015 with our quarterly statistics as we continue to develop new apps and test the latest devices.
Chris Kujawski
Chris Kujawski, Senior Metrics and Media Strategist
Maria Simmons, Software Engineer
Director of User Experience Architecture Leslie Mohn

What We Know Now: Leslie Mohn

If you’ve been following our ongoing career lessons series, you know that at Hanson we like to take a few minutes from time to time to reflect on what we’re learning and look for opportunities to grow. Today, we’re talking to Director of User Experience Architecture Leslie Mohn.
Mindy Withrow
Mindy Withrow, Managing Director of Strategic Planning
Leslie Mohn, Director of User Experience Architecture

What Does Being a “Top Workplace” Mean to Us?

As you may have heard, Hanson was recently named to The Blade's Top Workplaces (for the second year in a row). Because this award is based on employee surveys, we wanted to hear what being named a top workplace means to our fellow Hansonites. (Spoiler alert: a lot of us feel lucky to be part of this team!)
Sally Stearns
Sally Stearns, Marketing Manager
iPhone displaying Q4 2014 Apple stats

Apple Stats for Hanson Apps, Q4 2014

It’s been another three months of developing apps in house and tracking their usage to complement the information Apple shares with developers, so it’s time to share our report of Q4 2014 (November through January) stats for Hanson-developed iOS apps.
Maria Simmons
Maria Simmons, Software Engineer
Chris Kujawski, Senior Metrics and Media Strategist

What We Know Now: Connie Calmes

We’re always eager to learn something new here at Hanson, which is why one of our core values is “stay curious.” Because of this mantra, we’ve held an ongoing series talking to fellow Hansonites about the words of wisdom they might today give to their past selves. Today we’re talking to Senior Account Manager Connie Calmes.
Sally Stearns
Sally Stearns, Marketing Manager
Hanson Android Q4

Android Stats for Hanson Apps, Q4 2014

Are you ready for another round of guessing how many android devices are in use? We’re back with our quarterly statistics as we continue to develop new apps and test the latest devices.
Maria Simmons
Maria Simmons, Software Engineer
Chris Kujawski, Senior Metrics and Media Strategist
Ben Morale's photograph at Exploring an Empty TMA.

Exploring an Empty TMA

Late last year, Visual Designer Ben Morales was among a handful of the region's top mobile photographers to be invited to participate in The Toledo Museum of Art’s Exploring an #emptyTMA event, an opportunity to explore this world-class museum on a day that it was closed to the public. All of us at Hanson thought this was pretty cool because not only is the museum one of our client partners, but Ben is a very talented photographer. I recently talked to Ben about what he got out of this exclusive experience.
Sally Stearns
Sally Stearns, Marketing Manager

What We Know Now: Dave Rodriguez

One of Hanson’s core values is “stay curious,” so we’ve been talking to fellow Hansonites about the words of wisdom they might today give to their past selves. Today we’re talking to Dave Rodriguez, Director of Front End Development.
Dave Rodriguez
Dave Rodriguez, Director of Front-End Development
Sally Stearns, Marketing Manager