Oktavilla

Omni, the news app that gathers news sources and perspectives, is released in the iOS App Store today. An android version is on its way.

Oktavilla has been working with Omni since the beginning in late 2011. We have been involved in researching the editorial processes as well as designing, developing and conceptualising the innovative tool that lets the editors work quickly and easily. We even wrote the first draft for the technical platform. Although, it has evolved quite a bit since then.

Recently Omni won the price for Best Innovation 2013 - while still in Beta!

Recently SvD launched a new feature on svd.se called Svepet. It is a modern way to read news; giving the reader an easy to digest overview over a topic spanning multiple articles. For example Obama's visit to Sweden.

SvD came to Oktavilla with the initial idea for Svepet. Together we developed the concept and later implemented the design and functionality. The main focus has been on user interaction, letting the user focus on reading while still making it easy to navigate to related articles. A mobile optimised version is on the way.

Read more (in Swedish):

Ett nytt sätt att läsa artiklar

Omni is a new app that gathers a multitude of news sources and perspectives. The editorial staff collects, curates and summarises the most important news from Sweden and beyond. Oktavilla has designed and built the innovative tool that let the editors work quickly and easily.

Oktavilla has been working with Omni since the beginning in late 2011. We have been involved in researching the editorial processes as well as designing and conceptualising the editorial user interface. We even wrote the first draft for the technical platform. Although, it has evolved quite a bit since then.

Today Omni is launching. We’re proud to have taken part in this journey and are excited to see what’s next.

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Read more (in Swedish)

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