Notes and opinion from Studiomade
Regulators are rewriting the rules in public and investors have stopped funding ambition alone. In fintech and healthtech, trust and compliance now have to be designed in from the first sketch, not added at the end.
US digital health funding just rebounded to $7.4bn, but it's chasing proof over vision, backing companies that can withstand scrutiny rather than a broad wave of new ideas.
There's more money moving into HealthTech in the UK and US than there has been in years. It's only reaching companies who can prove they're built to survive scrutiny.
To better serve older people, we want to rethink how we design for them. Age is not always the sole indicator of what a person wants from a digital experience.
AI can produce the average of everything that's already been made. It still can't tell you which idea is true for your client, right now.
As AI makes execution cheap and abundant, agencies that survive won't be the ones producing the most content they'll be the ones selling judgement, strategy and client understanding instead
An annual PDF nobody reopened became a tool investors use all year, and it just won an award for it
Consumer Duty and rising digital expectations are forcing wealth and asset managers to redesign customer experience around clarity, personalisation and trust.
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Five ways a strategic creative agency can strengthen your brand, digital presence and story to help you raise your next round of investment.
Six reasons a UI/UX review and refresh can boost customer retention, business growth and brand perception, plus how the process works.
Three ways storytelling can build emotional connection, aid decision-making and create trust in digital health products