Author Archives: Grio

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February 3, 2025

Leveraging AI After App Deployment

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Congratulations- you’ve launched your app! The work is finally done… right? Wrong. Once your app is deployed, maintenance and enhancements are regularly required to keep it running smoothly.

While these tasks have typically required a continual influx of time and money, artificial intelligence (AI) tools are now allowing app owners to automate many of these repetitive processes. In this blog, we will examine how you can leverage AI to maximize your success after your app launches. 

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January 21, 2025

How Artificial Intelligence is Improving Quality Assurance 

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Gain confidence in your software with quality assurance

Quality assurance (QA) is an important part of the software development process. It is the process of testing a software application to ensure that it meets the standards and requirements that users expect. 

QA can be a time- and money-intensive process. Teams are typically forced to thread the needle between conducting enough testing to ensure an app is ready to launch and staying within a budget and deadline. However, there are several ways that strategically deployed use of artificial intelligence (AI) in QA can help balance time and cost.

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January 6, 2025

How AI Impacts the Cost of App Development

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In 2018, Grio founder Doug Kadlecek wrote a blog entitled “How Much Does it Cost to Build a Mobile App?” As we approach 2025, many of the factors that impact the cost of app development are the same as they were in 2018, with one very notable exception: AI. 

In this blog post, we will outline the factors that impact the cost of app development and examine how AI is helping developers create custom mobile apps for less. 

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December 16, 2024

A Multi-Faceted Approach to the Rivals Brand Refresh

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Refreshing your company’s brand is more than just updating your logo. Refreshing your brand requires multiple layers of design and development to create a strong brand identity that can be implemented across platforms consistently and reliably.

When Rivals decided to refresh the branding on their website, mobile apps, and social media accounts, Grio knew that multiple design elements would be needed to carry the design across platforms. Grio worked with Rivals to establish their digital design goals, and then the Grio team worked tirelessly to bring Rivals’s vision to life.

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November 25, 2024

Five Ways to Use a Rebrand to Grow Your User Base

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We’ve all seen the evolution of company branding in consumer products that we use and love. From logo and typography updates to full-scale platform changes, refreshing a brand is necessary for keeping up with emerging trends and keeping a product feeling fresh. However, most people don’t realize that there are other benefits to the periodic rebrand.

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November 11, 2024

The Ins and Outs of Managing a Large-Scale Project

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Six Ways to Save Money on App Development

Managing a large-scale project, especially one that extends across platforms or mediums, can be challenging. Large-scale projects require multiple team members across departments and organizations to all work in sync. It is, therefore, important to identify and mitigate potential challenges early in the process to keep the project on track and under budget. 

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October 16, 2024

The Six Keys of Quality Assurance

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Gain confidence in your software with quality assurance

No matter how good your software development team is, every software build comes with bugs. Whether it’s an error in the code or an overlooked redirect, each mistake leads to frustrations for both developers and users. 

That’s why Quality Assurance (QA) is so important. QA, the process of rigorously testing, fixing, and enhancing your software, gives you the confidence that you’re releasing the best possible product. In today’s competitive market, QA helps you deliver software that exceeds user expectations from the get-go. 

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August 23, 2024

Talks to Watch: Figma’s Config 2024

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Each year, Figma hosts Config, a community-focused space for learning, sharing ideas, and celebrating craftsmanship. The 2024 conference, held on June 26 and 27, 2024, featured over 75 speakers and more than 50 sessions that covered a myriad of design-related topics.

Mike Mulvey, Creative Director with Grio, attended Config 2024 and is here to share his feedback on the best talks at the conference:

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July 3, 2024

GRŌ Your Offerings with AI Integrations

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In June 2024, Grio launched the GRŌ app: an AI gardening assistant for novice gardeners. The GRŌ app was an excellent way for us to understand the full extent of AI’s capabilities while identifying pitfalls and limitations to avoid on future projects. 

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