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Fjord plans Stockholm launch

March 30th 2011

Growing digital design consultancy Fjord announced today in Dagens Media it is to open an office in Stockholm and is currently recruiting a team to work on projects with major clients such as Bonnier.

Another big win for BBC iPlayer on mobile!

February 20th 2009

At Fjord, we're committed to choosing only the best, most innovative and groundbreaking assignments. One such project has been BBC iPlayer on mobile. Fjord has been closely involved with BBC iPlayer since its first inception on the web, and in 2008, we helped the BBC extend the concept to the mobile platform. Since then, the service has racked up a whole host of industry accolades, including the 2009 Global Mobile Award's coveted award for best mobile music or video service.

Brand Perfect Tour 2011

October 20th 2011

Calling all brand owners, agencies and developers!

Business Week: Mobile 'Superapps' Are the New Web Sites

April 21st 2010

Fjord’s Christian Lindholm writes for Business Week on the popularity of smartphones and bite-sized apps for devices such as the iPhone, which are redefining the Internet and giving rise to a 3.5-inch Web.

Christian Lindholm in Die Zeit

June 2nd 2010

On May 28th, Fjord’s Christian Lindholm was quoted in the leading German newspaper, Die Zeit about the new App Economy.

Christian Lindholm in Talouselämä

November 1st 2010

On October 21st, Fjord's Christian Lindholm was quoted in the leading Finnish business magazine, Talouselämä, about the role of mobile operating systems.

Christian Lindholm on Bloomberg TV

June 6th 2011

Fjord's Christian Lindholm appeared on Bloomberg TV to talk about the subject of Nokia and Microsoft.

Christian Lindholm talks apps and Ovi with MobileDeveloper.tv

June 5th 2009

Fjord Managing Partner, Christian Lindholm recently caught up with Ewan MacLeod from MobileDeveloper.tv to talk about all things mobile. In the first part of this interview Christian discusses his favourite iPhone apps, what he wants to see more of and some of the challenges Ovi and other app stores face.

CIA and Fjord, Berlin 19-20 Nov 2009

November 11th 2009

The theme for the Cross Innovation Academy in November ‘09 is "World of Inspiration". Questions around the theme of inspiration could be: How do companies innovate? What sources of inspiration do they use? What inspires teams? Or even, how can new ideas be developed?

Cross Innovation Academy - Bonn

July 23rd 2010

At the recent Cross Innovation Academy in Bonn I held a keynote presentation on the topic From mobile device to mobility. The key theme was to encourage a broadening of focus for mobile – from a narrow focus on mobile devices to a broader focus on our increasingly mobile and connected lifestyle. Mobile devices naturally play important roles in our daily life, but if we create services only for the small portable screens we will be missing a trick, and we will unnecessarily restrict the impact of these solutions.

CTIA Wireless 2009 brings app stores and innovative touchpads

April 6th 2009

Fjord attended CTIA Wireless, held in Las Vegas between April 1st and 3rd, and a couple of new product launches caught our attention.

Cut&Paste comes to Helsinki!

January 9th 2012

As part of the World Design Capital 2012 activity, Cut&Paste are running a tournament in Helsinki on February 4th, in association with Fjord and Platoon.

Data Journalism Meet-Up in Berlin

August 24th 2010

On 1st September, Fjord Berlin will be hosting the first Web of Data meetup in Berlin.