Telus International to acquire product development shop WillowTree for $1.2 billion USD
WillowTree’s clients include Fox, CBC, PepsiCo.
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TWG acquired by Deloitte
Toronto-based application development and data engineering consultancy TWG has been acquired by Deloitte Digital, the creative…
New Design-Focused Event Seeks to Bridge Toronto and KW Communities
The folks at Heist, Boltmade and GRAND are teaming up to launch the first “Method Jam” event in Toronto, which…
Toronto Design Firm Creates Flux, a Time-Travel App
Flux, a new iPhone app developed by Normative, a Toronto-based design agency, puts time-travel right in your pocket. The Flux…
Canada’s Coding School Battle Heats Up As Bitmaker Labs Makes Its Next Move
There’s a high-priced coding school battle going on in Canada and the three companies pitted against each other, Bitmaker…
U Waterloo Stratford Campus Hands Out its Christie Design Awards
The town of Stratford, Ontario may soon be known for something other than Biebs and the Shakespeare Festival. That’s…
Taking Play a Little More Seriously: Toronto’s Twenty One Toys Thrashes Kickstarter Goal
Why not kickstart a toy revolution? Toronto-based startup Twenty One Toys scored a recent win on Kickstarter with more than…
OCAD’s Imagination Catalyst Cultivates Design-Focused Startups
The Ontario College of Art & Design’s (OCAD) Imagination Catalyst space launched in February of 2012 to decent media…
GrowLab Announces Partnered Research Project with Emily Carr University of Art + Design
Vancouver-based startup accelerator GrowLab has announced a partnered research project with Emily Carr University of Art +…
Shopify Acquires Design Agency Jet Cooper
Shopify, the Ottawa-based startup turned ecommerce platform behemoth, announced today that it has acquired one of Canada’s…
Scratchpad Launches to Help Non-Designers Convey Their Design Concepts
Ottawa-based Scratchpad launched its design prototyping service in private beta this week to let users collect their favourite…
OpenBrand Launches Delivery Service to Connect Designers and Brands
UK-based startup OpenBrand recently launched their design delivery service for freelance designers, making it simple for…
Usabilla Debuts Discover Tool, a “Pinterest for Designers”
Usabilla, the feedback tool that allows web designers to collect usability input on their creations, today introduced a new…
InVision Raises $1.5 Million for Prototyping Tool
InVision, an NYC-based startup looking to help designers make their visions an accurate, interactive facsimile of the finished…