Collect signature on the iPad

4 mai 2012

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Currently working on a new web-based application involving mobility and invoicing, therefore requiring client’s approval on site. Using the jQuery plugin Signature pad from Thomas Bradley (Ottawa based as well) to draw signature on the iPad and RoR as backend.

Here is a preview. At this point user will hand over the iPad to the client so the intent is to focus on just one thing, getting the signature. This explains the use of modal window.

We’re building a web-based application to manage removal, quotes, invoices, trucks and supplies. See mockups in previous post.

By: olivier Category: Project

Flower Inventory Management System

6 avr 2012

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Yafoy has developed a cut flower inventory management system for flower wholesalers. It’s a web-based application (nothing to install) optimized for mobile devices that lets you:

  • Track sales
    • Direct Sales to florists through trucks
    • Sales from warehouse / shop
  • Track orders in the future
  • Purchases management based on orders and recurring purchases
  • Inventory, stock management through multiple storage locations
  • Create trash reports
  • Flower delivery and flower reception
  • This application can be translated to your language and handles worldwide taxes

It currently lets end users update the inventory right from a tablet device, but also lets sales people access the entire stock remotely and sell flowers right from their truck on the road still through iPad or other tablet device.

If you have questions or want to schedule a demo just let us know.

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By: olivier Category: Project, Web Design, Web Development Tags: , , ,

UX and wireframes on the iPad

5 avr 2012

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Here are a few early drafts for an upcoming application. All made on the iPad with help from the amazing application, Paper from FiftyThree.com

Can’t tell much more for now but it will include mobile payment just like in the Apple Store. Hope to get my hands on PayPal Here for quick integration otherwise will go with Moneris e-Select Plus.

 

By: olivier Category: Web Design Tags: , , ,

Easy Accounting for all

2 mar 2012

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Been busy lately adding simple accounting tool for consultants, freelancers, contractors, web designers…Get a preview (pictures included) on Projectlog blog.

Tired of tracking expenses and incomes in a shoe box? Give Projectlog a try and let us know what you think.

Projectlog is a web-based application (access anytime anywhere) that lets solo entrepreneurs manage actives, track time spent on each project, send invoices to clients and now record expenses.

By: olivier Category: Announcement, E-business Tags: , , ,

Designing email for mobile: daily deal study case

5 déc 2011

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Spent quite some time redesigning our email template for mobile devices. Testing can take forever in this domain. It’s really crazy than email still relies on tables to be properly rendered in the most popular email systems. One day we will leave in a world where web pages will travel across Gmail, Hotmail, or Yahoo services…(and dozens of others).

Litmus put together a great article presenting  the Anatomy of a Perfect Mobile Email. On Koopon.ca we now have 14% of our users reading our daily email through a mobile device so really important to optimize the content for people on the go.

Here is the final result. The importance was to get the message about today’s deal in a snap for the eye. We think people will scan the title then make a decision so important to make it stand out. Of course you can see more, check out merchant information and read description. Even though you can click anywhere on the email to see the deal we felt it was important to keep a ‘call to action’ button.

Mobile email template

By: olivier Category: E-business, Marketing Tags: , ,

Productivity tool for Consultants and Freelancers

15 nov 2011

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Here is what keeps us busy these days: making our life simpler. How, by developing a simple but productive tool to track time, send invoices, manage projects and record payments. We’re currently polishing the invoicing piece that should be ready in a couple of weeks. Projectlog is a web-based application dedicated to people who want to stay on top of their business and simply access key information like (When is my invoice due? How much budget did I burn? Did I receive payment for this invoice? How many days left on this contract? Where is my timesheet?…).

Check out some of the screenshots and contact us if you want an invitation to beta.

By: olivier Category: E-business, Project Tags: , , ,

WordPress Creed and Company Culture for new employees

20 sept 2011

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Read Automattic Creed (think WordPress) from WordPress Founder, Matt Mullenweg.

This manifest in now part of their culture and must be approved by any new employee. Learning comes first and foremost and is mandatory!

By: olivier Category: Inspiration Tags: , ,

Projectlog: The easy way to send timesheet and invoices for Consultants

12 sept 2011

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Another web-based project on the go: Projectlog. However Projectlog is our first subscriptions-oriented project (SaaS).

Projectlog aims at helping consultants and freelancers track time, produce time sheets, and sent invoices. The plan is to build a very simple expenses tracking system around it to make a complete business management solution for Consultants and Freelancers.

Projectlog lets you:

    • Track Time
    • Produce Timesheet
    • Send/Share Timesheet (Email, PDF, Public view)
    • Manage Projects
    • Manage Customers and Contacts
    • Send Invoices
    • Record Payments
    • Track expenses
By: olivier Category: E-business Tags: , ,

AirBnb Customer Protection Measures

16 août 2011

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A couple of months ago I mentioned how much I like AirBnb and still think it is one of the best Internet invention. However AirBnb had to deal with quite a problem a couple of weeks ago. You can read a summary here. Today AirBnb released a video to explain the changes they made to handle this type of situation but foremost to guarantee « Peace of Mind » to customers.

This was one of the best reaction out there: efficient, proactive, honest and fast. I can only imagine what they had to go through to reassure the victim but also the whole community and dealing with authorities.

With Koopon this happened once. Through our daily deals to redeem at local merchants place (Ottawa, Ontario for now) we had to deal with the reality of brick-and-mortars businesses longevity. In short, a place went under and customers were trying to place their order. We made the decision to reimburse all customers to avoid frustration but also to make it easier for us. One global message to all customers, one batch refund to close this matter as quickly as possible. Most of clients had no idea about the situation but were quite pleased to see our proactive response.

By: olivier Category: Analysis, E-business Tags: ,

BMW Motorrad website redesign & user experience

17 juin 2011

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Shopping for a motorbike I naturally ended up on BMW Das Motorrad website. The F800R is a sweet dream however suffers from under exposition on the web. I was surprised to see that such large group would keep the web channel so far behind their stores or print material by example.

That being said, we also know that most bikers will take the opportunity to ride to their local dealership, sit on various bikes and eventually bring back a couple of brochures with them. However people will check out bikes on the web first, not in local stores (got to wait until weekend for that).
User Experience may be enhanced by simple things like:High resolution pictures, captions with product options…Usability: larger font size, mobile rendering…Styling and layout: centered content, navigation elements…

I have put together a review of BMW Das Motorrad based on these aspects, wireframed a few pages, replacing elements and making suggestions so the Web channel can catch up the BMW experience and some of their competitors.
This is must be considered as a side project, a quick evaluation on usability and UX. I submitted this work to BMW Motorrad a couple weeks ago and now making it public.

BMW Das Motorrad website usability report

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