OSCON '14 Sneak Peek: Involution Interview on Opensource.com

17.Jul.14
by Emily Twaddell

Are you heading to OSCON 2014 next week? Even if you're not, keeping current with open source thinking is a good idea.

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Topics: News, Blog

Open Humans Project Wins Knight Foundation: Health Award

04.Feb.14
by Emily Twaddell

How did a workshop with Involution take the Personal Genome Project from “a bunch of ideas” to the creation of the award-winning Open Humans Network?

The Knight News Challenge: Health asked innovators to present solutions that harness the power of data for the health of communities, with a strong focus on civic participation and solution building. Among the seven projects that will share more than $2 million is the Open Humans Network.

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Topics: Design, genomics, personal genome project, Ideas, News, workshop, Blog, innovation, UX, user experience

Involution Principal Selected for IxDA Board of Directors

12.Nov.13
by Jon Follett

Erik Dahl, Creative Director and Principal at Involution Studio Columbus has recently been selected to be on the IxDA (Interaction Design Association) Board of Directors for 2014-2016.

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Topics: Midwest UX, interaction design, IxDA, News, board, Blog, UX

Arlington Releases Online Budget Visualization Tool Designed by Involution

08.Oct.13
by Jon Follett

As part of the Town’s continuing effort to improve transparency, Arlington is announcing the launch of Arlington Visual Budget (AVB). AVB is a new online tool intended to provide the public with a visual representation of the Town’s financial history and outlook, as well as illustrate key trends. AVB allows users to dive into the budget like never before using graphics to more easily understand how tax dollars are spent.

“Increasing transparency and accessibility to financial information has long been a goal for the Town,” said Town Manager Adam Chapdelaine. “We hope this new feature will encourage users to learn more about Town finances and be more engaged in the annual budget discourse.”

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Topics: Design, infovis, municipal budget, News, Blog, ui