• Nuances of Xcode

    After coming off a project of over two years, I have come to realize how much this particular project has become second nature. From the IDE, to the language itself, it has all become so familiar it feels strange starting my day without loading up my standard bundle of software and pulling down the latest code.

    Switching from an AS3 ...
  • Thanks Coach

    We all go through life, thinking we know what we are doing. We do the same with business. But, the reality is that, although we would like to think we are perfect, the probability that we are is slim.

    By chance, while visiting my wife’s Aunt and Uncle in Atlanta, I ran into a friend of theirs who recently retired from a Fortune 500 c...
  • Working out the kinks

    We’ve been looking to streamline some of our processes here in the FG creative department – particularly in regards to building mobile apps (an area we’re frequenting more and more). To that end we rounded up some of the most helpful template files we’ve used, as well as a new set of guidelines/standards we wrote, and set up a DropBo...
  • Selling Solutions

    When we first started a design firm, we weren’t sure how to position ourselves in the market. We knew we built websites; we knew we loved design. What we weren’t though, were salesmen.

    For a while it seemed that the only way to generate sales was to go knocking door-to-door to try and line up the next big gig. We joined the Advertisin...
  • Get Inspired

    Finding and drawing from sources of inspiration is an integral part of every designer’s creative process. We’ve all spent hours and hours at the start of a project, or when we’re experiencing a block, combing through google image search, design blogs, and the portfolio sites of our favorite designers. Studying the technique and style...
  • Who is Forest Giant?

    What We Do

    Forest Giant is a digital agency comprised of collaborative creative thinkers not bound to any one technology. With a skill-set that is ever-evolving and growing, we utilize the best tools available to create unique solutions that we truly believe in. Here are some of the tools and technologies we are currently using: Strat...
  • One Year Later

    I can’t believe that a year has come and gone under our new moniker. We’ve had an incredible year, and are forever thankful for all of our friends, and family that could join in on the celebration. Drinks were had, art was observed, cake was cut, the stars aligned and it was glorious.

    It’s hard to find the words to relay our gratitude...
  • OS X Lion Reverse Scrolling

    We’ve been anxiously anticipating the new version of OS X (Lion) for months. I was thrilled to see it in the mac app store today! But… to my dismay, Apple has flipped the script on me, literally.

    Apparently Lion is trying to be a lot more like iOS and mimics the touch screen gestures. So now in OS X if you swipe the trackpad to scrol...