NEWS

21-year-old Code for Cape Town alumni, Mandisa Dlubom joined Responsive Tech as an intern earlier this year and we’re so grateful that she did. We asked her a few questions and her answers reveal why she has been such a good fit and how having her with us has been more than mutually beneficial. What a woman!

“Hi Responsive Studio, we’re hosting a 10-day International film festival and we need full coverage from the first session in the morning to the very last salt rimmed cocktail in the evening… do you think your team is up for it?”

I never quite imagined that having a child would teach me stuff that I could apply to my job, but oh well, here we are: awake at 3AM, unable to fall asleep again.

Today, everybody’s online. It is estimated that approximately 3.4 billion people use the internet everyday.

The beauty of having international offices is having diverse people in our team. Sam Mernick is the latest addition to our ever-growing family and he hails all the way from the big NYC. His story is priceless.

A tech project is like an outdoor obstacle race. You can purchase all the right gear and you can meticulously plan to conquer each obstacle, but without one important factor you will fail to reach the summit.

Have you ever had a song “stuck” at the back of your mind on repeat?

Whether you are a Mac Groupie or part of the PC master race, we are all part of the world of tech and we need to use a machine to make things happen.

“My dream job will NOT include sitting behind a desk from 9-5 staring into a screen.”

Without a doubt, writing web apps has matured over the years. Gone are the days of messy spaghetti code and monolithic architecture.

Print designers are increasingly faced with the decision of staying in print only or making the digital dive. I will try to help by touching on some of the biggest differences and challenges I experienced in a three part series. Here is the first part:

Creativity can be a daunting idea for many people. Many people don’t see themselves as creative… or at least there’s some confusion to what it means to be creative. It’s usually not seen as something to be encouraged in the business world.

“There’s something about you all, you’re different,”- that’s what people say when they walk into our offices or meet us.

Marketing, as her true self, has never been about trying to trick you into buying a product you don’t really want. That’s why content marketing has come to bring Marketing back to her roots.

Selecting a digital partner for your business is like picking the right school for your kid, buying your first home or choosing someone to marry.