JBi-Film-Cover
JBi-Film-Cover
Robot Takeover by Rune Fisker
Robot Takeover by Rune Fisker

Weekly Roundup – New JBi Website and Will Robots Take My Job?

We’re kicking off our weekly effort to round up the most interesting stories in design and development from around the internet starting today and every Friday to follow. Our weekly roundups include interesting articles, viral videos, inspiring websites and much more found by our team while surfing the internet during the week. So lets dive into week 1 beginning Saturday the 20th.

JBi Blog on Safari
JBi Blog on Safari

JBi has a new website

This morning, the JBi team gathered in our board room to commemorate our brand new website go live. There was cake, Prosecco and a speech of course – launching a website for a web design agency is a big deal, ironically.

The new site has some neat new features like Jake, our interactive bot who’s taken over our contact form. Have a chat with him and see what you think. Hint: ask him to tell you a joke.

We will be posting about our new website in more detail next week, so stay tuned.

5,000 piece CMYK colour puzzle

Don’t have any plans this weekend? Perfect, pick up this five thousand piece jigsaw puzzle and see the CMYK colour gamut come together in the most annoying way possible.

We love the video though, which was filmed then edited to play back in reverse which creates a really interesting effect. Check it out:

A new version of Framer is out

Framer is an app designed for coders and designers offering an option for both. It looks interesting and we’ll be keeping our eye on it. Check out the video below and be sure to visit the website.

Will robots take my job?

Not unless you’re a contact form…

For now, we’re safe but the future belongs to robots and a new website is here to help you find how susceptible your job is when robots eventually take over. Find out how safe your job is here.

Google London HQ Concept Image
Google London HQ Concept Image

Google reveals their plans for their London HQ

Google has announced details about their new 93,000 square-metre London HQ in King’s Cross – one of three buildings that will form a campus, housing up to 7,000 employees.

The new campus will boast an expansive rooftop garden, which will span the entire length of the building. The garden will have landscaped terraces and a “trim track” where employees can keep in shape while working. The amenities doesn’t end there though, the campus will also feature an events centre, a swimming pool, a gym and a variety of cafés.

Read more about the new Google London HQ on Dezeen

Donald Trump by Gage Skidmore
Donald Trump by Gage Skidmore

Silicon Valley isn't happy about Trump's latest decision

On Thursday afternoon, Donald Trump announced the US would withdraw from the Paris climate coalition – intended to unite countries in fighting the causes and affects of climate change.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, and Apple CEO Tim Cook have all slammed the decision, fearing what it may mean for their businesses and our planet.

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX confirmed his plans to step down from Trump’s economic advisory council over the decision on Twitter.

Read more about Silicon Valley’s reactions on The Verge

WWDC kicks off next week

Apple’s annual developer conference starts on Monday and we’ll likely hear more about the next version of iOS and macOS plus the rumoured Siri Speaker. Check out our team’s WWDC predictions here on our blog.