Notes from HQ

We updated Homes just in time to deliver valentines all over Brooklyn. Slip love notes through your neighbors’ doors, sweeten ‘em up with a box of chocolates, or let a flock of lovebirds loose in the treetops.

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Here’s the best of what we watched and read this cozy, snowy (though not that snowy) week in Brooklyn:

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As he was working on his super sweet book app, Hat Monkey, children’s book illustrator Chris Haughton went through a process that’s all too familiar to us… — weeding through tons and tons of apps to find the diamonds among lots and lots of rough.

But he dug up some pretty great apps, including…

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We pore over stacks of research as part of creating every app. When we were building Homes, a few things were especially inspirational:

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We’re skedaddling for the holidays so we’re leaving you with this list of things to read and do till we return in January. Here’s hoping your end o’ year is merry and bright, full of fun and delight!

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Make a map of your house in this printable activity. Kids investigate a floor plan of the row house in Homes and then draw a map of their own home.

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Our apps are optimized for the iPad so we’ve been keeping a close eye on the iPad Air 2. We were thrilled when we caught a glimpse of the new Apple film, “Change.”

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We’re partnering with WIRED to host an afternoon of play. Please join us this Saturday, December 13th, at the WIRED Store in NYC for Nuts & Bolts, a hands-on experience for the whole family.

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We’ve updated Homes for the holidays. Decorate brownstones in Brooklyn with sparkling lights, wreaths, menorahs, or kinaras. Watch the snow fall or play with Frosty. Deliver presents in the car or down the chimney!

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Long weekends are good for long reads, here’s the best of what we devoured over the holiday — because we do agree, you are what you eat! Bookmark these for your next few days off.

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