Austin-Based Mobile Development Firm Chaotic Moon and William Morris Endeavor Announce Strategic Partnership
Posted: Mar. 12, 2013 - http://finance.yahoo.com/news/austin-based-mobile-development-firm-152200865.html
Chaotic Moon Studios, a full-service mobile design and development firm based in Austin, Texas announced today that William Morris Endeavor (WME), one of the world’s leading entertainment and media companies, has acquired a significant stake in the company. In a statement, Chaotic Moon’s CEO Ben Lamm said, “From the first day of Chaotic Moon’s inception, we saw the huge opportunity to connect a-list talent and brands to premium mobile experiences. Whether those experiences live on mobile phones, tablets, smart TVs, set top boxes, or other forms of connected devices, all are driven by branded content and well-designed software. Both WME and their strategic partner Silver Lake understand how powerful this combination of technology and content will be for the future of digital [...]
Last week, American Airlines, one of the last remaining legacy airlines, unveiled a new branding identity, complete with a new mark, new colors, new fonts, new patterns, new livery; a complete overhaul of American’s distinct and long-standing classic look. Reactions came immediately and ranged from the dismissive and derogatory response of the original campaign’s designer, Massimo Vignelli; to the sentimental and melancholy meanderings of this guy. Wherever you fall on the look and feel of American Airlines’ new visual identity campaign, it actually is representative of an elephant-in-the-room question that happens so often in the world of apps and mobile strategy. And it’s a question (two, actually) that many companies don’t realize they should be asking: Is it time for [...]
Before we get too far into this brand spanking new year, we want to take just a moment to do something you all *also* should do at this time of year: Talk about how awesome we were last year! But really, there was some massively amazing stuff that came out of Chaotic Moon last year, on all fronts, so without further adieu, here were some of the groovy highlights: The Board of [YOU FREAKING NAME IT] Whurley’s imagination, Phil’s brain power, a threatening letter from Microsoft’s legal department, and a bunch of moving parts…what could go wrong?! Nothing, as it turned out. In fact, the Board of Awesomeness was hailed as one of the Hightlights of CES by Wired Magazine, [...]
Agility-based startup will become the latest in a series of strategic consolidations for Chaotic Moon’s growing stable of iOS apps and talent. AUSTIN, TX — (May 30, 2012) — Mobile development firm Chaotic Moon is pleased to announce the acquisition of DollarApp, a visionary iOS development company run by Twitter pioneer Dom Sagolla. Located in San Francisco, DollarApp is to become Chaotic Moon’s Bay Area satellite, and Sagolla their Chief Product Officer. “Dom and DollarApp bring a tremendous amount of experience and vision to Chaotic Moon,” says Ben Lamm, Chief Executive Officer at Chaotic Moon. “His philosophy of simplicity and speed, along with a devotion to craftsmanship will permeate every aspect of our business.” Formed in 2008, DollarApp’s first project [...]