Somar Digital's New Office
Following hot on the heels of our new Somar Digital brand we thought we’d start 2021 off with a bang by moving into a new and very much improved office.
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5 Reasons to Pay Attention to UX
We discuss 5 reasons why it benefits your business to take User Experience (UX) seriously.
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Welcome to Somar Digital
Hi, welcome to Somar Digital - the new brand name of our old brand name formerly known to you as Somar Design Studios!
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The 7 Principles of Agile
If you are pitching Agile in your organisation then showcasing the benefits of the Agile methodology is essential. In this blog, we outline the 7 key principles of Agile.
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Public Sector leading with true Citizen Experience
We can’t afford another 20 years of the public sector sliding further and further behind the technology curve, when every NZ citizen needs better access to public services now.
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Somar Digital Delivers Positive Outcomes
COVID-19 has changed the game for a lot of organisations, but at the end of the day most desired outcomes do remain the same. We’ve connected, problem solved, and delivered solutions at pace to ensure not only business continuity, but setting people up to thrive during the response and upcoming recovery phases of the pandemic.
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Avoid technical debt!
If you manage a website and have found yourself asking “why does it take so long to develop features?” or “why are there so many bugs when we release updates?” technical debt could be the answer.
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Citizens Advice Bureau's new website wins two Best Awards
Somar Digital and the Citizens Advice Bureau are celebrating winning two awards at the 2019 Best Awards for their work on the site www.cab.org.nz.
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Why Upgrade to Silvertripe 4?
If your current website is running Silverstripe 3.x, its time to upgrade to Silverstripe 4. The security, performance and functionality gains are significant; here’s our breakdown of the reasons to make the jump.
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Security Headers
When we think about user experience, it’s usually things like “putting the user first”, “creating personas”, or “building an intuitive information architecture” that come to mind. We don’t often consider the emotions users might feel if they were hacked, as a result of using our applications.
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