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[ By Bethanne Trexell on April 27 2011 ]

“Visit Virginia Tech” Mobile App Goes Live!

Nomad Mobile Guides, a spin-off company of NewCity, offers the best mobile solution to publish and promote travel.  Smart College Visit, Inc. a Blacksburg, Va based higher-ed marketing and college visit planning portal, in partnership with Virginia Tech used this platform to create their "Visit Virginia Tech" mobile app. 

[ By Brian Maddox on March 7 2011 ]

Best of Show - Interactive at the 2011 Western Virginia Addy Awards

NewCity is delighted to announce that we took top honors in the interactive category at the 2011 Western Virginia Addy Awards Saturday night.  // Read more

[ By Brian Maddox on February 21 2011 ]

NewCity Spring Design Internship

Spring Intern

March 7, 2011 - Update:  Submissions for the Spring Session are now closed as we screen final candidates.  However, feel free to submit your interest in our Summer or Fall terms.

Here's an opportunity for real hands-on work at one of the top interactive and development firms in the region ... and yes, we pay our interns. We are looking for someone with a good sense of design and capable of carrying an idea forward. Specifically, someone who is creative, energetic and able to multitask and prioritize in a fast paced environment.  

// Learn more and apply.

[ By David Poteet on January 19 2011 ]

Top 5 Reasons Why I Love Designing for Mobile

This past year I've spent a LOT of time exploring, concepting, wireframing and directing the creation of experiences for mobile devices. Some of that has led to our spinout company, Nomad Mobile Guides. The emergence of mobile apps is the most exciting time I've lived through since the birth of the web in the early 90's.

Here's why I love designing for mobile:

1. It forces you to focus - working with small screens and touch (vs. mouse) interfaces makes you strip away the extras that…

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