After the Flood is closing
On February 25th, after a decade of business, we’ll be closing After the Flood to focus on other projects. We’d like to thank all of our clients and collaborators for their support.
Cities squared: an introduction
Data provides solutions to the most pressing challenges that cities face in the 21st century. Advances in data technologies mean that city managers can capture rich data associated with transport, pollution, and social mobility. But how can we visualise this data, and tell stories with it? How can we use maps to tell these stories?
Cities squared: making urban data legible
Cities Squared: Making Urban Data Legible shows new ways to represent data about cities with maps. The complexities of urban geography can make it hard for people to decipher the data that impacts their lives. This book documents an investigation into alternate methods of mapping for plotting data about cities without the scale or shape […]
Predictions 2020
After the flood have built a “prediction” generator. Through a simple mad libs style generator, we aim for funny but hope for the occasional insight or provocation.
Vehicle-to-grid
A design-thinking and data-driven approach are key in commercialising activities of business and drivers alike.
Episode 2 | Cennydd Bowles
On our second podcast episode, Founder Max Gadney sat down with author and designer Cennydd Bowles. Cennydd is widely recognised for his book Future Ethics – an exploration on what technologists and the design industry can do to challenge the values and ethical principles of the work they do. He has worked with clients such […]
Car-side/city-side
We have developed a new framework which highlights the opportunity for better relationships between car manufacturers and cities. Read more to see our top six solutions.
We created new services to help Bulb acquire and retain more customers
Generating meaning through context Bulb, the UK’s largest renewable energy supplier, asked us to create propositions that would help them acquire and retain customers. We responded by developing a service that helped customers manage their energy usage and carbon footprint. Our work began by exploring customer usage data. By analysing energy usage patterns we were […]
Connected cars
How car manufacturers can unlock commercial success and a transformative value from data?
How connected cars create value for cities and citizens
How will connected cars create more value for drivers? From safety, financial savings and vast data platforms, we explore some of the vital benefits of connected cars.