The Mile6 Blog

There’s a production studio in Hillsboro, Oregon called Laika. They specialize in stop motion animation. They produced the benchmark-setting Coraline in 2009, redefining what a stop motion movie can achieve. For their production Kubo and the Two Strings, they released time-lapse videos of the grueling two-day-long process of shooting a few seconds worth of a […]

One of my favorite pastimes is walking around art museums, and our corner of Philadelphia has no shortage of them. The Barnes Foundation offers a unique perspective on late 19th and early 20th-century contemporary art. The Rodin Museum makes the artist’s unique vision personal by laying out his process alongside his finished works. But the […]

I have a friend who works in logistics. The last time we spoke, he told me a story about a stressful situation he was dealing with at work. Tensions were high internally over a somewhat trivial matter, but to the individuals involved, lines had been drawn, and folks were dug into their own version of […]

In a rapidly changing digital world, it’s natural to feel the pull on our skillsets, wondering which to grow and which to let go. While some AI futurists argue for abandoning processes that have been refined over decades, we take a more balanced approach. We’re constantly testing AI tools, and while they’ve become a valuable […]

Stop for a minute and think about something that you were able to use without any explanation. I’m not talking about just digital products, I mean anything. When you were a little kid and the other children were playing with a hose in the backyard, it came with no instructions. You picked it up, and […]

It feels like we can’t go a week without hearing about a data breach affecting millions—sometimes billions—of users. These incidents are far more than IT mishaps; they’re organizational failures with lasting repercussions. Whether it’s operational downtime, erosion of customer trust, or regulatory penalties, the stakes for data security have never been higher.  For technology leaders, […]

Watch the Interview Mile6 President, Joshua Cranmer, sat down with Lauren Cox of WP Engine to discuss what makes a truly user-centered digital product agency. From eliminating internal bias to designing with empathy, Joshua shares the philosophies and practices that set us apart. Joshua shares how our team builds meaningful, effective digital products by starting […]

Scroll through Instagram, see an ad, keep scrolling, see it 20 more times. It’s an ad for a product clearly based on a host of information from your browsing habits. It’s a little alarming… but you still kind of want this thing. It starts to take up space in your mind. Maybe one day, you […]

A story of setting and forgetting a digital product. If you’re reading this, chances are your organization has launched some sort of website, application, integration, mobile app, or another type of digital product at some point. Turn back the clock and remember Launch Day. If you weren’t part of a project like this, imagine it’s […]