With what3words we’ve taken something that many people would consider inherently complex and not relevant to them (GPS coordinates) and made it accessible and something people use, want to use, and benefit from. …

by Gigi Etienne, Accessibility Partnerships at what3words Bringing accessibility to what3words has been one of the most rewarding experiences in my career. It has been and continues to be a huge team effort. …

Getting around safely in COVID times. by David Shakory, Director of Partnerships at what3words If there’s one vital thing we’ve learnt during the Corona-crisis, it’s that people need and want to travel swiftly, accurately and with as little contact with others as possible right now. I know that I’ve become hyper-aware of how much time I…

by Iannish Posooa, Senior Product Designer at what3words Across the world confusing addressing systems result in millions lost and livelihoods being affected, sometimes in fatal ways. what3words provides a global addressing standard that aims to solve these issues. This article will focus on why and how to scale a product…

by Clare Jones, Chief Commercial Officer at what3words We don’t make money through our app or website. They are free for people to discover and share what3words addresses. We don’t just want people to use our own apps, though. We want people to be able to use what3words addresses wherever…

by Josh Wigmore, Chief Product Officer at what3words You might not have ever associated HTML input boxes with being complicated. Yes — they’re functional for getting user input into a form, and yes — they vary from free text to suggested drop-down lists as you type, but generally, they’re just…

by Ivan Pols, Creative Director at what3words It was the right time for the right question I really love startup life. It’s one of the few times in the life cycle of a company when we can all dream big and try to achieve the impossible. It’s also a time when we ask ourselves a lot of questions; about…

by Niki Forecast, Senior Product Designer at what3words At what3words our aim is to become a global standard. We therefore need to make our service accessible to as much of the world’s population as possible, and a recent focus has been South Africa. This is because South Africa has an…

Illustration is on the rise in digital design. As digital services and products have become more abstract and hard to visualise, brands are using it as a core part of their visual identity to support key messaging, make their products easier to understand and improve consumer sentiment. When distinctive, illustration…