The 12 Dos and Don’ts of becoming a Web Developer
I don’t have to tell you that web development is one of the most exciting fields in the world right now. For a career that didn’t exist twenty years ago, it has not only seen … Continued
We came. We drank. We developed.
Doejo’s first hackathon was last weekend, and we had an awesome time. Four teams finished an application, and after twelve pizzas and over a hundred beers, they produced some pretty cool stuff: • A browser-based … Continued
Are you a developer? Climb the Ballmer Peak at the Drink ‘n’ Dev hackathon, sponsored by Doejo!
We are very excited to announce that we will be holding our very first hackathon on Saturday, October 5, 2013, from 4PM to 12 AM. The Ballmer Peak (named after Steve Ballmer of Microsoft) … Continued
Now Hiring: PHP Software Engineer
Doejo is looking for a full-time, Chicago-based PHP developer who wants to build beautiful projects with one of the most talented teams in the business. We are an award-winning, full service digital agency. We are … Continued
Download Jeff’s NPR Streaming Chrome Plugin
Doejo’s own Jeff Merrick, who built MapoftheDead.com and the Map of the Dead iOS game, just released a new mini-project: An NPR Streaming Chrome Plugin! Unofficial NPR Streaming Options You just type in your zip … Continued
Introducing Vamoose Tattoo Removal
From the ground up, Doejo was tasked with building a brand with a new concept—Chicago’s first exclusive tattoo removal company. Our team of designers, developers, copywriters and photographers created everything Vamoose Tattoo Removal needed to … Continued
OS X Mavericks Developers Preview and Homebrew
Last night I upgraded to Developers Preview of OS X 10.9 Mavericks. Needless to say, Homebrew wasn’t functional anymore (unable to compile or link a library, and all that jazz). Thankfully, it’s pretty easy to … Continued
Doejo Workshop: Our Process from Design to Development
The best way to keep a project at Doejo moving along is to establish the client’s needs and provide reasoning behind every step of our process. During Doejo’s new workshop series, our dev team provided … Continued
Map of the Dead just released into the iTunes store
Welp, it’s happened, the zombie apocalypse! Sort of. We just released the much-anticipated Map of theDead game for iOS a few minutes ago! And we know you’ll be as pumped as we are. Wired already has a … Continued
Map of the Dead to present at Technori Pitch next week
Our very own zombie survival, augmented-reality RPG mobile game, Map of the Dead will be presenting at Technori Pitch this Tuesday, Feb. 26. At this monthly tech showcase, five presenters get five minutes to pitch … Continued
Fixing Bootstrap dropdown bug for version prior 2.2.2
I was working on responsive theme for our client and found out that if you are using Bootstrap prior version 2.2.2 then dropdown links don’t work on iOS/Android devices. Ruby gem was on Bootstrap version … Continued
BuzzDraft CEO Bryan Pellegrino: a year after launching a fantasy sports platform
When Doejo client BuzzDraft launched a year ago the online sports fantasy site aimed to offer the most modern user experience platform. Fantasy sports should be exciting and have an engaging attitude not look and … Continued
Introducing Vicelight, an app to crowd-source daily decision making
When it comes to making daily choices, you’re the indecisive type. Before a night out you’ve tried on everything in your closet, you hold up lines choosing your Venti nonfat caramel Macchiato at Starbucks and the idea … Continued
Doejo Dev Sessions: Google Maps API
After briefly mentioning API’s in our previous Doejo Dev sessions blog post on the value and functionality of JavaScript, we decided to explain how we have used API’s in our projects. This post will focus … Continued
Introducing Peckish: a healthy snack subscription service
For those hit with a snack craving in the middle of the workday (but want to avoid sugary, trans fat, artificial options) Peckish offers a healthy solution—delivered straight to your desk. Founder Shelia Guo came … Continued
Doejo designers critique Chicago news site design
With so many talented designers working at Doejo, we tend to geek out on great web design and get a little critical of not-so-great design. So, this week we thought we’d put our critical eyes … Continued
Grungy Gentleman: Heightening a style blog into a epic menswear publication
This month we launched the new redesign and branding of menswear style site GrungyGentleman.com. This is no ordinary New York City fashion blog, mind you—at Grungy Gentleman you’ll find witty and advantageous tips on cultural … Continued
Doejo staffers geek out over first web sites
This week we asked the Doejo staff about their first blog or web development memory. This could be Geocities/Angelfire sites, punk band music forums, or MP3 file sharing sites that got a recording industry cease … Continued