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Time Business News
2 days ago
- Business
- Time Business News
Top 10 San Francisco Web Design Agencies in 2025
San Francisco has long been the heartbeat of innovation, and in the digital age, web design agencies here set the gold standard. Whether you're launching a startup or rebranding an established business, selecting the right agency can make or break your online presence. This article dives into the top ten web design agencies in San Francisco for 2025, highlighting their unique strengths, standout clients, and what makes them truly exceptional. Read on to discover which partner can elevate your brand to new digital heights. Deep expertise in user‑centered design tailored to drive conversions and engagement Full-service capabilities: from branding and UX/UI to front-end development and interactive animations Impressive portfolio spanning tech startups, SaaS platforms, e-commerce, and non-profits Strategic SEO integration from day one, guaranteeing not just beautiful but discoverable websites SoftTrix earns its top ranking in 2025 thanks to its consistent delivery of ROI-driven designs, collaborative client experience, and a talent pool that stays on the cutting edge. Specialized in immersive digital experiences featuring 3D graphics and WebGL animations Clients include environmental organizations, museums, and lifestyle brands Great at translating brand personality into captivating, interactive websites Strong in performance optimization, ensuring visually rich sites don't sacrifice load times Ideal for brands aiming to showcase creativity with a modern, interactive twist. Brand-first agency combining logo design, messaging, web, and app development Known for working with top-tier tech companies, venture-backed startups, and enterprise clients Polished, minimalist designs that emphasize clarity and elegance Emphasis on mobile-first and responsive layouts Ramotion is the go-to for brands seeking refined design and polished brand continuity across platforms. Strategic digital design firm with a focus on high-growth tech startups Offers end-to-end services: branding, UX/UI, web, and product strategy Known for clean, geometric aesthetics and thoughtful animations Emphasizes design sprints and alignment with business goals Great fit for companies needing a strategic partner beyond aesthetics. Branding and web design studio with a strong foundation in typography and illustration Projects range from luxury goods to artisan food and wellness brands Signature style: refined layouts, visual storytelling, and hand-crafted touches Provides brand strategy and messaging to complement design Ideal for brands that want to communicate craftsmanship and narrative through design. Specializes in UX/UI design and Ruby on Rails development Strong reputation for usability testing, prototyping, and iterative design Caters to enterprise clients, startups, and software companies Puts user research and testing at the heart of every project A solid choice for tech-driven businesses needing data‑informed, reliable design. Network of elite freelance designers accessible via the Toptal platform Offers flexibility and scalability, from small redesigns to larger dev/design teams Ideal for businesses preferring a flexible, remote-first partnership Known for fast turnaround and personalized talent matching Perfect for startups and agencies needing elite design talent on demand. Full-service digital agency with a strategic focus on brand and web design Serves major brands and startups across entertainment, wellness, and tech Integrates UX research, storytelling, and measurable results Renowned for responsive design, motion interaction, and clean layouts Best for clients seeking a research-backed, design-driven strategic partner. Boutique agency crafting bespoke digital identities with warm, organic design Frequently collaborates with healthcare, wellness, and social impact clients Known for human-centered layouts, bespoke photography, and artisanal touches Delivers polished yet emotionally engaging websites Excellent for organizations wanting warmth, authenticity, and emotional resonance. Research-driven digital agency serving financial services, fintech, and pharma Deep focus on accessibility (WCAG compliance), data-rich design, and user trust Moves beyond aesthetics to incorporate analytics, testing, and measurable KPIs Balanced design that's clean, functional, and information-rich Perfect for regulated industries needing design that satisfies both compliance and usability. Strategic UX/UI Top agencies invest in research, user personas, and testing—delivering designs grounded in real user behavior, not just aesthetics. Top agencies invest in research, user personas, and testing—delivering designs grounded in real user behavior, not just aesthetics. Purposeful Storytelling They craft visuals and copy that articulate a client's mission, values, and voice—not just generic slideshows. They craft visuals and copy that articulate a client's mission, values, and voice—not just generic slideshows. Conversion-Focused SEO Sites are built for speed, performance, schema markup, accessibility, and mobile-first indexing, ensuring reach and impact. Sites are built for speed, performance, schema markup, accessibility, and mobile-first indexing, ensuring reach and impact. Responsive & Mobile-Centric With an accelerating mobile audience, responsive design is non-negotiable—and these agencies execute flawlessly. With an accelerating mobile audience, responsive design is non-negotiable—and these agencies execute flawlessly. Scalable & Adaptive Many deliver along with wireframes and component libraries for future-ready design systems, not just single-page templates. Define your goals clearly – Is the priority brand, conversions, accessibility, or storytelling? Prioritize cultural alignment – Your project's success will rely heavily on smooth teamwork and shared vision. Look for case studies and validated results – Seek hard metrics like increased sign-ups or reduced bounce rate. Understand the process – Choose an agency with transparent milestones, feedback loops, and testing phases. Evaluate long-term support – Ongoing analytics, maintenance, and optimizations are essential after launch. In 2025, San Francisco's web design scene is brimming with agencies that combine creative flair, technical expertise, and strategic thinking. From SoftTrix, the comprehensive frontrunner, to Mighty's data-driven approach, there's a perfect fit for every ambition and budget. As you embark on your digital journey, align your vision with an agency that not only builds a stunning website—but one that performs, persuades, and scales with your brand. Key Takeaway: Prioritize strategic UX, SEO, responsiveness, and proven results. The right agency can shift your website from static brochure to dynamic conversion engine. TIME BUSINESS NEWS
The Citizen
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Citizen
Game On for Learning: NWU launches Arcademia in South Africa
In an exciting move that promises to reshape how we think about education, the North-West University (NWU) has joined hands with the University of Lincoln in the UK to bring Arcademia, a dynamic, game-based learning initiative, to South Africa. This collaboration stems from a formal memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between the two institutions in November 2023. At the heart of this partnership lies a shared belief: that learning can be innovative, hands-on and even … fun. Born at the University of Lincoln in 2018 as the Research Arcade, Arcademia began as a simple idea to let students create digital games and share them with others. But it quickly became something more. Today, it is a fully fledged platform where students and staff co-design original games, showcased on custom-built arcade machines across the Lincoln campus. 'By 2025, Arcademia has evolved into a vibrant digital ecosystem with multiple arcade cabinets, a desktop launcher and a growing library of student-made games built on platforms ranging from WebGL to native desktop frameworks. It is playful, yes – but it is also powerful. A tool for engagement, creativity, and real-world learning,' says Dr Lance Bunt, senior lecturer in the School of Computer Science and Information Systems at the Vanderbijlpark Campus. Now, the NWU is gearing up to bring Arcademia to life on South African soil. Plans are in motion to install arcade cabinets across all three NWU campuses, creating exciting new spaces where students can learn, interact and experiment across disciplines. Professor Estelle Taylor, director of the School of Computer Science and Information Systems (SCSIS) explains, 'Arcademia at the NWU is about more than just games. It is about access, opportunity and using technology to break down barriers. Inspired by the success of a similar initiative in Lincoln, the NWU aims to use these installations to foster local game development, host game jams, and create opportunities for underprivileged young people to engage with digital technologies in a fun and meaningful way.' At its core, this collaboration is a celebration of what happens when education, creativity, and technology come together. Arcademia is not just a project – it is a shared commitment between the NWU and the University of Lincoln to rethink what learning can be. 'It also aligns perfectly with the NWU's broader goals of promoting student mobility, academic exchange and innovation in sustainable, tech-driven education,' says Dr William van Blerk, senior lecturer and subject chair at the School of Computer Science and Information Systems on the Vanderbijlpark Campus. Through Arcademia, the two institutions are quite literally building a bridge – between campuses, countries, and communities. As the NWU prepares to launch its first Arcademia cabinets, excitement is building. Students and staff alike are looking forward to a new kind of learning space – one where curiosity, collaboration and creativity take centre stage. With this partnership, the NWU and the University of Lincoln are not just reimagining education. They are making it more inclusive, more engaging, and a whole lot more interactive. This initiative would not have been possible without the support of the Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) and the University Capacity Development Grant (UCDG) funded International Hybrid Teaching Mobility project, which is dedicated to provide a platform for academics as university teachers to create international teaching partnerships for teaching development. Dr Marieta Jansen van Vuuren, Project Leader for the International Hybrid Teaching Mobility collaborations, explains: 'The CTL supports and facilitates internationalisation activities through a professional development strategy with a focus on internationalisation that can create global opportunities to develop a future-ready university teacher who can guide and facilitate learning to prepare future-ready graduates. Collaborations such as Arcademia create an atmosphere of intellectual excitement, through the promotion of scholarly work on teaching and learning to capture and foster reflective practice and innovation that shapes global awareness and intercultural collaboration for both university teachers and students alike.' At Caxton, we employ humans to generate daily fresh news, not AI intervention. Happy reading!
Miami Herald
09-06-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
Row64 - The Industry's Breakthrough Visual Real-Time Business Intelligence Platform Secures Strategic Funding
Row64's interactive visual analysis of big data enables immediate response to rapidly changing conditions and emerging opportunities CHEYENNE, WY / ACCESS Newswire / June 9, 2025 / Row64, creators of the only visual real-time business intelligence platform for big data, today announced its $4 million seed funding round led by Galaxy Interactive, with participation from Alumni Ventures and Differential Ventures. Based on the momentum from market traction across various industries, the capital will further fuel the expansion of Row64's development roadmap and go-to-market teams, accelerating product innovation and global market adoption. In today's fast-paced, data-driven economy, enterprises face an overwhelming surge in the volume, velocity, and variety of data. Yet most legacy business intelligence systems are not equipped to deliver the real-time, visual insights needed to act on that information as it happens. As a result, organizations often miss critical opportunities or react too late to rapidly changing conditions. With global data creation expected to surpass 400 terabytes per day (the equivalent of 20 trillion high-res photos), solving this challenge has become essential to maintaining a competitive edge. Row64 is the only visual real-time business intelligence platform delivering interactive analysis for massive data sets. Built on a GPU- and CPU-accelerated computing stack, Row64's high-throughput, low-latency processing updates data at sub-millisecond speeds while powering a new generation of highly interactive dashboards. As a result, businesses can react faster to changing conditions and take advantage of opportunities as they arise. "Real-time is the new standard for modern business intelligence," said Marc Stevens, CEO and co-founder of Row64. "With our platform, enterprise customers can visualize and interact with massive, and even streaming, datasets instantly, empowering them to make the critical, fast-paced decisions that drive competitive advantage." Row64 next-generation dashboards are built from the ground up to push the boundaries of scalability and real-time performance. Utilizing Row64's native browser front end powered by Web Assembly (WASM) and WebGL, users across the organization interact with GPU-rendered dashboards with detail and accuracy, capable of compositing rich data such as 2D and 3D GIS data, images, and line networks, all at ultra-high resolution (4k and 8k monitors) and interactive (60fps+) frame rates on billion-record datasets. Key benefits of Row64 include: High throughput for real-time analysis and interactive visualization of massive datasetsInstantly drill down from summary to record-level detailAccess up-to-date information across the organization with industry standards and well-known interfacesIntegrates with file management to support a variety of data-rich file types (e.g. PDF and DWG)Open and extensible for easy integration into existing IT environments and data pipelines, for on-prem, cloud, or hybrid deploymentLow-latency, real-time event streamingSimple, transparent licensing based on compute needs "Galaxy Interactive invests in transformative technologies and outstanding teams, and is proud to back Row64 as it builds a new full stack and defines a new category in business intelligence," said Jeff Brown, Partner at Galaxy Interactive. "Their visual, real-time business intelligence platform solves a critical market gap, transforming how data-driven organizations operate in high-velocity environments." Row64's speed, scale, flexibility, and visual precision support a wide range of use cases, including multivariate P&L analysis, spatial analytics for intelligent cities, real-time cybersecurity, motion analysis, HR organizational analysis, and complex systems analysis for emergency incident reporting. Highlighting another industry first, Row64 will demonstrate its breakthrough new DeltaStream-powered Apache Kafka data pipeline for low latency, real-time data streaming, and interactive analysis, at the Databricks Summit in San Francisco, June 9-10. 2025 (Booth #F615). For more information or to schedule a demo, visit ABOUT ROW64: Row64 provides the world's first visual real-time business intelligence platform, empowering the enterprise to gain immediate insights from massive datasets. Built on an accelerated computing stack, Row64 allows its customers to visualize and interact with big data instantly, enabling immediate, informed decision-making across the enterprise. Learn more at ABOUT GALAXY INTERACTIVE: Galaxy Interactive invests in transformative technology, content, and the infrastructure powering the convergence of our digital and physical lives. We back companies at the forefront of interactive content, spatial computing, edge AI, and real-time data protocols and invest across the full compute stack - from edge silicon to cloud. It was founded in 2018 and is based in New York, New York. Learn more at MEDIA CONTACT: Nina Pfister, MAG PR nina@ SOURCE: Row64
Indianapolis Star
09-06-2025
- Business
- Indianapolis Star
Row64 - The Industry's Breakthrough Visual Real-Time Business Intelligence Platform Secures Strategic Funding
Row64's interactive visual analysis of big data enables immediate response to rapidly changing conditions and emerging opportunities CHEYENNE, WY / ACCESS Newswire Row64, creators of the only visual real-time business intelligence platform for big data, today announced its $4 million seed funding round led by Galaxy Interactive, with participation from Alumni Ventures and Differential Ventures. Based on the momentum from market traction across various industries, the capital will further fuel the expansion of Row64's development roadmap and go-to-market teams, accelerating product innovation and global market adoption. In today's fast-paced, data-driven economy, enterprises face an overwhelming surge in the volume, velocity, and variety of data. Yet most legacy business intelligence systems are not equipped to deliver the real-time, visual insights needed to act on that information as it happens. As a result, organizations often miss critical opportunities or react too late to rapidly changing conditions. With global data creation expected to surpass 400 terabytes per day (the equivalent of 20 trillion high-res photos), solving this challenge has become essential to maintaining a competitive edge. Row64 is the only visual real-time business intelligence platform delivering interactive analysis for massive data sets. Built on a GPU- and CPU-accelerated computing stack, Row64's high-throughput, low-latency processing updates data at sub-millisecond speeds while powering a new generation of highly interactive dashboards. As a result, businesses can react faster to changing conditions and take advantage of opportunities as they arise. 'Real-time is the new standard for modern business intelligence,' said Marc Stevens, CEO and co-founder of Row64. 'With our platform, enterprise customers can visualize and interact with massive, and even streaming, datasets instantly, empowering them to make the critical, fast-paced decisions that drive competitive advantage.' Row64 next-generation dashboards are built from the ground up to push the boundaries of scalability and real-time performance. Utilizing Row64's native browser front end powered by Web Assembly (WASM) and WebGL, users across the organization interact with GPU-rendered dashboards with detail and accuracy, capable of compositing rich data such as 2D and 3D GIS data, images, and line networks, all at ultra-high resolution (4k and 8k monitors) and interactive (60fps+) frame rates on billion-record datasets. Key benefits of Row64 include: 'Galaxy Interactive invests in transformative technologies and outstanding teams, and is proud to back Row64 as it builds a new full stack and defines a new category in business intelligence,' said Jeff Brown, Partner at Galaxy Interactive. 'Their visual, real-time business intelligence platform solves a critical market gap, transforming how data-driven organizations operate in high-velocity environments.' Row64's speed, scale, flexibility, and visual precision support a wide range of use cases, including multivariate P&L analysis, spatial analytics for intelligent cities, real-time cybersecurity, motion analysis, HR organizational analysis, and complex systems analysis for emergency incident reporting. Highlighting another industry first, Row64 will demonstrate its breakthrough new DeltaStream -powered Apache Kafka data pipeline for low latency, real-time data streaming, and interactive analysis, at the Databricks Summit in San Francisco, June 9-10. 2025 (Booth #F615). For more information or to schedule a demo, visit ABOUT ROW64: Row64 provides the world's first visual real-time business intelligence platform, empowering the enterprise to gain immediate insights from massive datasets. Built on an accelerated computing stack, Row64 allows its customers to visualize and interact with big data instantly, enabling immediate, informed decision-making across the enterprise. Learn more at ABOUT GALAXY INTERACTIVE: Galaxy Interactive invests in transformative technology, content, and the infrastructure powering the convergence of our digital and physical lives. We back companies at the forefront of interactive content, spatial computing, edge AI, and real-time data protocols and invest across the full compute stack – from edge silicon to cloud. It was founded in 2018 and is based in New York, New York. Learn more at MEDIA CONTACT: Nina Pfister, MAG PR nina@ SOURCE: Row64
