In 2013, we explored the state and future of the digital consultancy industry, posing the question “How, When and Where Will The First Truly Great Digital Design Studio Emerge?”. Three years later in 2016, enough time has passed to discern patterns from trends. In that time the industry has experienced seismic shifts and a sweeping wave of consolidation. So let’s… Read More ￫

Somewhere in a quiet street of East London, Animade, an animation studio, is digitally crafting stories and rendering reality, one frame at a time. Mike Guppy, its Senior Designer, talks to me about the power of video. “Animade is a forward-thinking animation studio. We make everything from TV ads to social campaigns to video games—all with lashings of character!” There… Read More ￫

We’re lucky to have an incredible community of creative minds using Marvel to make thousands of prototypes every day. Some prototypes are just for fun, others have turned into apps and even acquisitions. All of these prototypes have a story behind them and we wanted to create a place where everyone has the chance to publish and discover ideas. That’s why we’re super excited… Read More ￫

When I think about what it means to know, I find myself going back to language, to words. I wonder, for example, when I’m looking at a website, how do I learn about it in order for me to use it? I don’t believe the senses are enough to really understand what’s going on – we’re just simply aware that… Read More ￫

We’ve been massively inspired by the stories we’ve been reading by our community, whether it’s career experiences, case studies or just how to do something new in Sketch. Now we want to help get your writing out to the world, that’s why we’re opening up our blog to our wonderful and diverse userbase. If you’re interested in publishing your ideas on the Marvel blog,… Read More ￫

After I joined Marvel in August last year, the first project I worked on was our new styleguide. At that time, Marvel was doing a lot of things well. The brand was fun, the UI was simple, colors were bright and animations were snappy. There was a lot to love. But as Marvel continues to grow, both as a product… Read More ￫

Roomr isn’t about filling space but building houseshares. It champions housemates, community, friendship, the second family. I had a chat with co-founder Paul about the app, and how it plans to solve, and make enjoyable, the housesharing search in London. The home has changed. We don’t establish roots the way we used to anymore. We are expanding its definition beyond brick… Read More ￫

Last night we were the proud sponsors of a new design event, Design Club. Like us, Design Club is for digital product designers working in startups, big tech companies, and agencies. Sam, Tom, Camilla and Charlotte, who are behind the event, launched it as a way to bring the new creative community together to figure out what’s next. You can… Read More ￫

One of the things we’re really passionate about here at Marvel is creating tools that introduce design to a wider audience.  Whether you’re a designer, student, entrepreneur or just have a concept you want to flesh out – we want everyone to be able to start their ideas in Marvel. So we’re excited to give you a preview of the latest… Read More ￫

Please note that this post is now out of date but we will write an updated version later in the year. Let’s say you’ve built an awesome app in React using Redux for state management. You decide you want to add URLs to it so you can deep link to different app states (for sharing, bookmarking, etc.). You could think… Read More ￫

Those working in the creative sector of any industry have some of the biggest egos, as well as the biggest anxieties, over their work. A lot of this is because we hold onto the concept of originality. We simultaneously believe that it can be achieved, but question whether or not we can achieve it. Well, the simple answer is that… Read More ￫

Marvel now integrates with Box, giving you secure access to your design files. And the best part? Any file you add stays in sync with Box, meaning you never have to lift a finger when you make design changes. It’s super simple to get started, you’ll find Box in the Add image menu on your project, click the button to authorise your… Read More ￫