@TasmeemME a social network dedicated to creative talent in the #MENA

Finding talent in the MENA region can be a difficult task, there isn’t a specific place for people to find creative minded individuals with trusted feedback. The problem also exists for the people at the other end i.e. for freelancers who are looking for work. Where do they go? And how can they be sure to trust whom ever is hiring them. Enter tasmeemME, a social network dedicated... Read More

Taktek Games aiming to develop the gaming ecosystem in the #MENA

Continuing with the companies I met at AmmanTT 2012, I had the chance to sit down with Gaith Kawar and Odeh Haddadin from Taktek games, the story of this venture is an interesting one, it starts back in 2008 when Gaith Kawar the current CEO and Co-founder launched a company called Zero3 Digital which is a website design and development company based in Amman, Jordan. Gaith remembers... Read More

App Dev Days summary (Day 1)

Today twofour54 held a very useful and exciting mobile user experience (UX) training session with the presence of David Ashford of Apps Arabia, Magnus Nystedt Group Editor at the Corporate Publishing International (CPI), the publishing house that brings pcworld and macworld Middle East. And the main speaker was Oliver Weidlich of Mobile Experience: Director of Design & Innovation. After... Read More

Why do people in the MENA region love flash so much?!

Recently I met a designer/developer who was a partner at a small boutique agency in Dubai, and we started discussing on how business was going and what clients are requiring nowadays for their online and social needs. And we quickly came to the conclusion that we both hated flash! No offense to the flash lovers out there, there are instances where it is useful but these are (and... Read More

We’re turning 2 years old! So we’re celebrating with a new look.

As you may have noticed Interactive ME has a new look, thanks to our friends at Youngberry they have helped with the new design. The new changes aim at placing Interactive ME as a leader for online and social news in the MENA region. We are still in the process of tweaking it and ironing out all the bugs, however the design change coincides with our second anniversary which will... Read More

Event: Global Game Jam Middle East

The Global Game Jam which is a project of the international game developers association (IGDA) is coming to Jordan on January the weekend of the 28th till the 30th of January. The event will be free of charge and held at the SAE institue of Amman with the help of int@j , a non-profit organization dedicated to serving and growing the ICT and ICT Enabled Service Sector in Jordan. The... Read More

Dubizzle redesign

Dubizzle has done it again, they are re-desinging the site in hope of making it even easier for users to buy and sell their items. The new design which is to go live on the 26th has a clear change to the homepage where all the categories and sub categories are listed clearly with the exact number of live ads in each of them. This should hopefully make searching for items quicker. Also... Read More

Carrefour entering e-commerce in the UAE

If you live in Dubai and recently drove down the Sheikh Zayed Road (SZR), you probably noticed a big blinding (especially at night!) digital screen hung on the pedestrian tunnel that crosses the SZR near the Mall of the Emirates, now I’m not adding this post to bash the big colorful screen I think its a neat new addition but they could tone down the brightness at night because... Read More

It’s not Aishti nor Massimo Dutti, it’s Google-inspired designs

No surprise to all that Google is trying to acquire everything digital or transforming thing to digital like ancient books. But entering the fashion business acquiring fashion designers creativity is yet to be unique and bold move. Simply, many websites and organizations use Zazzle-way of branding T-shirts, mugs, and office supplies for internal use, sales, and gifts or for sale.... Read More

Do not re-invent the wheel; just make a better working one

This post is written by Humza Ijaz is a Digital Creative Director, currently working @ LBI. His interests include: Designing for Web, Looking out for new technologies and has a new hobby of studying information design. This is exactly the thinking that went into choosing a re-design for www.interactiveme.com Before I took up the opportunity of being a regular contributor to this... Read More

Seven Steps To Achieve A Usability Test While Bootstrapping

The website represents your brand and image; if your website is awful then you will turn everyone out. Imagine you are trying to sell a unique software with long list of features at competitive price, would you think anyone wouldn’t be concerned if he found few bugs on your website, he would think that the software may contains bugs too and makes him think twice of purchasing... Read More

Site Inspection: Aswaaq Digital Experience Changes Your Mind

Website Owner: Aswaaq LLC Content (19/25) Usability  (17/25) Branding  (12/25) Monetization  (18/25) Total  (66/100) The Aswaaq community center hosts a friendly and vibrant supermarket complimented by a range of quality shops and services at the heart of the community. Aswaaq, as a brand, has always caught my attention, outdoor advertising and billboards were everywhere around... Read More