MetaLab, Ltd.
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| Industry | User Interface Design |
|---|---|
| Founder | Andrew Wilkinson |
| Headquarters | Victoria & Vancouver, British Columbia |
Number of employees | 80 (December 2015) |
| Website |
metalab |
MetaLab is an interface design firm located in Victoria, British Columbia. Their clients include Google, Disney, CBS, other Fortune 500 businesses, as well as startups such as Slack. It is the owner of Ballpark, an online invoicing platform, and Flow, a task management solution for teams. MetaLab also founded Pixel Union, which is a theme supplier for platforms including Tumblr, Shopify, and WordPress.
The company, founded in 2006 by Andrew Wilkinson, has received praise on numerous design blogs, including Best Web Gallery.[1]
Products
- Ballpark is an online application to "send invoices, receive payments, bid on projects, and keep [your] team on the same page."[2]
- Flow is "an online collaboration platform that makes it easy for people to create, organize, discuss, and accomplish tasks with anyone, anytime, anywhere".[3] On 25 September 2013, MetaLab unveiled a major new redesign of its collaboration app, Flow. [4]
- Pixel Union is the result of a collaboration between MetaLab and 45royale that "create[d] a series of beautiful premium Tumblr themes that are not only unique, but also incredibly affordable".[5]
Mozilla
In March 2010, Andrew Wilkinson (MetaLab founder) wrote a blog post claiming that Mozilla "literally copied images straight off of our site" for use in the design of their FlightDeck editor. [6][7] The story, which was picked up by TechCrunch,[8] caused Mozilla to tell Wilkinson that "[the] design which used [MetaLab's] site’s design elements was a development build and according to [Mozilla] the design has been changed in newer builds." Wilkinson then requested a public apology.
References
- ↑ "MetaLab Design". Best Web Gallery. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- ↑ "Get Ballpark". MetaLab, Ltd. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- ↑ "Flow: Task Management". MetaLab, Ltd. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- ↑ "MetaLab Delivers A Huge Overhaul For Its Task management solution Flow App". CEOWORLD Magazine. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
- ↑ "Premium Tumblr Themes | PixelUnion". MetaLaband 45royale. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- ↑ Andrew Wilkinson (2010-03-09). "MetaLab - MetaLab Goes Open Source?". Blog.metalabdesign.com. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
- ↑ Keizer, Gregg (11 March 2010). "Design firm accuses Mozilla of UI plagiarism". Computerworld. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ↑ "MetaLab Accuses Mozilla Of Plagiarizing Its Design (Updated)". TechCrunch. 2010-03-09. Retrieved 2012-08-12.