So the £5 app night last Tuesday was a roaring success. Inspiring ideas, plenty tears (of laughter) and chilled beers were all sloshed together. Speaking of the latter, as a goodwill gesture, we keenly chose to sponsor the booze.

However, we strive to do things a little differently here at ribot, so we came up with an idea to rebrand the bottles in authentic ribot fashion. But, not being satisfied with this, we wanted to take the idea further, showcasing a simplified version of our process at ribot; we produced three stages of ribot beer label: 1 - ideas and concepts; 2 - formal wireframe; and 3 - visual design.

The back of each label would explain what we'd do at each stage in good ol' plain simple english. Preparation for the event was a tight affair - we turned ribot towers into a full-on production factory for 24 hours. Needless to say the feedback was great - people were peeling off the labels to take home as souvenirs, which was nice.

We've documented the whole process on the ribot blog here, and here's a snap of the final product...cheers beers!

More photos available here.

13 Brunswick Square
Hove,
England,
BN3 1EH

If you're keen and in Brighton tonight, more information on the event can be found at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/708343/

Well, as to the reason for said death, fingers have been pointed, but words haven't yet been muttered. We'll see what happens at the forthcoming tree-al.

As the ideal applicant, you'll:

- be independent, interested and inspiring

- be client-facing; your ability to communicate your ideas will be second-to-none

- be known for your willingness to discuss and share new ideas

- show strong appreciation for the importance of Human-Centered Design

- have a great sense of humour, an open, approachable demeanor, and;

- generally be a nice person

What skills we're after:

Critical:

- Strong communicative ability

- C# .Net

- ASP.Net

- MS SQL Server

- Standards compliant front-end coding (XHTML/CSS)

Helpful:

- JavaScript experience

- Awareness of the importance of solid user experience and interaction design.

- Knowledge of how to save our adopted bonsai tree from imminent death would be advantageous

The job is full-time and no agencies please (however nice you are).

Send us your covering letter and CV if you're interested to contact@ribot.co.uk.

Cheers!

We've really tried to think about what's needed when browsing on the iPhone/iPodTouch. Though they're mobile devices, and the context is different to conventional web, they can handle a considerably richer wealth of data than other devices. In this case, we feel we've got the balance just right.

As well as including all our blog and news articles, we've made it very easy to get in contact with ribot, via email or phone call, with the inclusion of a "quick links" panel at the top of the screen.

In choosing to develop this site, though they have a small market share at present, we feel that the spread of browsing with Apple's devices will only increase with time.

Check out the iphone & iPod Touch site here: http://i.ribot.co.uk

So that's cool, but you may ask what is a 'Ribot' anyways? Well, it's our collective surname. What's that? Ah yes, you're quite right in saying that ribot is run by two brothers, Antony and Jerome, who fight and scratch and pinch and design lovely things for mobile. Clever little you.

So, about that design bit...well, we focus on:

interaction design
(the clever invisible bit that, as a user, you really ought not to see when using an application or device)

user interface design
(how the various elements are laid out on a screen, in what order, importance etc); and

screen design
(the gorgeous pithy bit that everyone should see please).

We also focus on rapid prototyping of mobile applications
(basically, getting something functional and nice together quickly and onto a phone so you can show your eager VCs and get the funding to take you and your little app to the stars).

That's it! Any questions...send us an email innit contact@ribot.co.uk

..yes, after many banana & cocoa-fuelled late nights, we've finally completed the first iteration of the ribot site.

Though we're personally very happy with how it looks and functions at the mo, we plan to sneakily add more juicy little features to the site between now and Christmas. Tee hee!

Oh, if you've any feedback on the current site, send it over in an email to feedback@ribot.co.uk with the title "I'm an expert (so listen to me)".

Thanks wizards.