Play Monument Valley Panoramic Edition on SteamThe Body Coach & ustwo : a digital transformation.ITS BARNEY THE HORSE!2021-08-09 | Joe Wicks MBE (aka The Body Coach) made his name in the UK as a fitness expert with heart. In 2020, he inspired people around the world to log in for daily exercise during lockdown, getting 80 million YouTube views and raising over £500,000 for NHS charities.
But before that – before we even knew the pandemic was coming – Joe asked us to turn his successful 90-day health and fitness plan into a digital experience, and we jumped at the chance. Lots of us were already big believers in The Body Coach programme, so evolving the business to digital-first was the perfect brief.
The Body Coach has become a phenomenal enterprise built on its tailored, 90-day meal and workout plan, delivered via email as PDFs and YouTube videos. This has worked beautifully for almost a million loyal clients, so our job was to build a digital product that would take the much beloved, effective elements, enhance the experience, and reach beyond 90 days to build habits that last a lifetime.
While many fitness apps focus either on exercise or nutrition, The Body Coach app takes a holistic approach that marries these two elements with an additional focus on mental wellbeing, and with accessibility at its heart. It helps people keep tabs on their progress, it offers recipes and workouts (live and on demand), every meal is tailored to each person’s goals and body, and there’s a planner to help them stay on track.
Digital as a business driver
To set The Body Coach on a path to expansion and growth we brought together our strategy, design, product and technology teams to really understand how the existing business operated.
We looked at The Body Coach’s business and analysed how we could sharpen and augment its offering, delivery method and systems with digital. We designed a new business model, a subscription strategy, a back-end system to support clients with their progress and a website to communicate Joe’s vision. As a result of our work, it’s faster and easier to continuously evolve the product based on what people need, meaning the business now has the foundation to scale quickly and engage with more people.
Inclusive, accessible, healthy habits
Often, the fitness industry cultivates an unrealistic vision of what health is, while The Body Coach is redefining fitness with an inclusive approach. By making sure people can do the workouts everywhere and by sharing recipes that are easy to prepare, Joe Wicks is helping remove barriers that stop people creating lifelong healthy habits.
We held this ethos at the heart of our work, and brought The Body Coach’s community into the design process to make sure that our solutions would meet their needs and exceed their expectations. Making, learning, changing - together
The best way to understand this community was to immerse ourselves in it. Before the pandemic sent us all home, we went along to The Body Coach events so that we could talk to people there about their experiences, habits and hopes, and we did weekly workouts in the ustwo studio.
When lockdown made working at home a long-term reality for us (and many millions of others), we logged on with our families for PE with Joe, which gave us all a daily boost. We created the app as an on-demand source of energy — a feel-good battery that’s always with you and recreates the feeling you’d get from being with Joe, powered by a digital-first business.
Award winner!
The Body Coach app won a 2021 Design Week Award, prompting the judges to comment,
“A great brand and position for the app, delivered with energy and style. The numbers show it was a great success as well.” We’re incredibly proud of our team who went above and beyond to build an app that truly makes a difference.Alba: a Wildlife Adventure - “You got this”ITS BARNEY THE HORSE!2021-06-14 | The critically acclaimed and apple design 2021 award winning Alba: a Wildlife Adventure is now available on all consoles!
let me know what you think!Monument Valley+ now on Apple ArcadeITS BARNEY THE HORSE!2021-04-03 | Monument Valley is an indie puzzle game developed and published by Ustwo Games. The player leads the princess Ida through mazes of optical illusions and impossible objects while manipulating the world around her to reach various platforms.Alba: a Wildlife Adventure - teaser trailer from makers of Monument ValleyITS BARNEY THE HORSE!2020-11-11 | Join Alba as she visits her grandparents on a Mediterranean island. She is ready for a peaceful summer of wildlife exploration with her friend Ines, but when she sees an animal in danger, she realises she needs to do something about it!
instagram.com/wildlifealba?igshid=1snls3y2hgob4My relationship with ADHDITS BARNEY THE HORSE!2020-10-13 | I talked to @thisisycn about my relationship with ADHD, what it's meant for my working life and the transformative power of different thinking styles. They’ve just launched a new D&I training programme, focussed on positively increasing understanding of neurodiversity at work among managers and teams : filming by @edandrewsfilm #adhd #adhdawareness #neurodiversity #adhdsupport #adhdlifeMeet the Chairman 2 (Sinx and Mills talk agency BIZ)ITS BARNEY THE HORSE!2020-10-06 | A chat between Sinx the chairman and Mills (co founders of ustwo) about the journey of ustwo, with the aim of inspiring other agency founders. We talk about everything you can imagine when it comes to building an agency and hold the sessions over zoom every two weeks where we answer questions from the zoom floor.
contact mills@ustwo.com if you want more intel.Meet the Chairman - Sinx and Mills talk creative business building.ITS BARNEY THE HORSE!2020-10-02 | This is a chance to juice the moose with the self proclaimed (Agency Sharp Shooter 'Chairman') Sinx. As you'll soon establish Sinx would never call himself that. This is chance to listen to his advice around what it takes to build a profitable creative agency and an amazing culture.
What I intend to do is unlock Sinx's mind so that he gives us advice around starting something today.. He's a guru. (he's also in the throws of growing ustwo over the next 5 years and if he doesn't hit his targets I will have to fire him!)
Both Sinx and I are passionate about launching creativity to the world so we promise this will be a talky time you will never forget (likely because it will be so utterly shite) I'll make sure sinx talks about the importance of actually making money! and profit, how to new business, operations, finance, IT!, process and even about how he got rid of his amazing co founder!! what an arsehole right!!
p.s in 2019 our utter love and passion, a creative endevour! posted revenue of £35million.. proving to us that a fampany (company which truly cares about people) built on values and deep care can be finaincially succesful.
-- some links incase you care --
sinx talks about the importance of building a sustainable company vimeo.com/432561716
we talk on this two part podcast about why we became a b corp, and how you can too ustwo.com/b-corp
as always happy to answer anything or just talky on mills@ustwo.com (note I am best when its more conversational email than essay!) or DM with me on instagram (assuming this doesn't put you off!! oooh yeah.. instagram.com/p/CFY-wg9hMKl
(please do note I am just having a laugh! live life! although we do support and invest so that part is pure seriousness)Investing to buy friends: Early Stage Creative InvestmentITS BARNEY THE HORSE!2020-09-21 | I am Barney the Horse... If you’re building a creative biz, email mills@ustwo.com for some 0800-TALKY-TIME* (Mentoring, believing, helping, hyping, investing)
twitter.com/millsustwo instagram.com/millsustwo mills@ustwo.comTamiya Plasma Edge 2 - Radical Rider!!ITS BARNEY THE HORSE!2020-09-05 | My first micro film... what do you think! This is the Tamiya Plasma Edge 2 down at the skate park... if you love RC message me on ‘millsustwo’ on InstagramAlba: A Wildlife Adventure - Teaser TrailerITS BARNEY THE HORSE!2020-07-20 | Proud to announce our next game!
Alba: A Wildlife Adventure ~ explores how we can make a difference, together. Join Alba, a young activist as she sets out to save a beautiful island and its wildlife.
The game is coming this winter to iOS, MacOS, tvOS, PC, and console.
Alba: AWA is developed by a core team of 25 developers, but is also a deeply personal story. The game is inspired by the team's love of nature and their own fond memories of childhood summers in the Mediterranean.
Born out of a design studio in London, ustwo games is an award-winning team of developers who make games with meaning and pride. Known for the BAFTA-winning Monument Valley (2014), their latest title, the BAFTA-nominated Assemble with Care, was released in 2019.
For more information or to speak to ustwo games, please contact me at mills@ustwo.comustwo Assemble with Care Documentary Film - makers of Monument ValleyITS BARNEY THE HORSE!2019-09-17 | Have you played the smash hit mobile game 'Monument Valley' or 'Assemble with Care' ? let us know in the comments below. We are ustwo (part of the Fampany Creative Group)
Founded by two best friends, “Mills” & “Sinx” in London in 2004, we set out to create a “Fampany”, marrying the best of family and company.
We believe that by caring deeply for our people, clients, and partners, we can unleash our “collective genius”. That means mastering the art of collaboration, crafting the optimal conditions for a team to perform at its absolute best, in an environment of diverse backgrounds, thoughts, views, opinions and life experiences.
contact me below https://linktr.ee/millsustwo ustwo.com
Assemble with Care, a story about taking things apart and putting ourselves back together. Exclusive to Apple Arcade.
When Maria, a globe-trotting antique restorer, arrives in the sun-soaked town of Bellariva, she has no idea just how broken it will turn out to be. She wants nothing more than to help the town’s inhabitants save their most beloved possessions, but when it’s their personal lives that are starting to fracture, she’ll need to find a way to hold them together, one spare screw at a time.
Meaningful Puzzles Explore the objects through Maria’s eyes and find a way to restore them.
Evocative Story Meet the townsfolk of Bellariva. Come to love their quirks and help them reconnect.
Nostalgic Charm Rediscover the defining objects of decades past to the tune of the original soundtrack, inspired by the sounds of the 80s.
Handcrafted Visuals Enjoy gameplay rendered in a beautiful, impressionist style, alongside a completely hand-illustrated story.
#applearcade #ustwo #assemblewithcareMills and Sinx, Founders of ustwo, Makers of Monument Valley - Friendship drives our FampanyITS BARNEY THE HORSE!2019-09-05 | We believe that by caring deeply for our people, clients, and partners, we can unleash our “collective genius”. That means mastering the art of collaboration, crafting the optimal conditions for a team to perform at its absolute best, in an environment of diverse backgrounds, thoughts, views, opinions and life experiences.
Credits: Square Pegs Round Holes Matt Bell – Film / Edit Benji Holroyd – Creative Director Vicky Hardman –Titles / Moving Image Robyn Dooley – Interviewustwo Studios in 2016ITS BARNEY THE HORSE!2017-04-21 | Founded by two best friends, “Mills” In 2022 ustwo studios became employee owned.
This is a little film about the culture of 2016.
Huge thanks to filmmakers Tim Knights and Cressida Kocienski, and also to Todd Baker for original sound design.millsustwo Live StreamITS BARNEY THE HORSE!2016-10-18 | ...ustwoTALKIES & People of Creativity: Black History MonthITS BARNEY THE HORSE!2016-10-18 | Our friends at People of Creativity have built a community who seek to highlight, celebrate and connect young creatives of colour. Through events, mentoring and workshops they aim to stimulate a larger conversation around lack of ethnic diversity within the creative industry. You can read all about their inaugural event here.
At ustwo London we are motivated to foster and encourage underrepresented groups from the local community in our events space. Much of the drive for this comes from a feeling that – as an industry – we’re not doing enough to encourage diversity. We want to take steps to help change that. We firmly believe that diverse teams help us make better products, and we are committed to doing our part to change the industry.
However on this evening, we’ll be supplementing our diversity-in-tech campaigning and conversation in taking a moment highlight and celebrate the accomplishments People of Colour are achieving in their respective fields. We’ll have inspirational speakers, a thought-provoking Q&A session and delicious afro-carribean food & drinks.millsustwo Live StreamITS BARNEY THE HORSE!2016-03-22 | ...Lands End Release Trailer: A VR Adventure From the Creators of Monument ValleyITS BARNEY THE HORSE!2015-11-10 | Land’s End, the latest game from the award-winning designers of Monument Valley, sees ustwo games explore VR with an adventure through spectacular landscapes to awaken a lost civilization.
Play Monument Valley Panoramic Edition on Steamustwo Monument Valley: Forgotten Shores Documentary FilmITS BARNEY THE HORSE!2014-11-07 | Have you played the smash hit mobile game 'Monument Valley' or 'Assemble with Care' ? let us know in the comments below. We are ustwo (part of the Fampany Creative Group)
Founded by two best friends, “Mills” & “Sinx” in London in 2004, we set out to create a “Fampany”, marrying the best of family and company.
We believe that by caring deeply for our people, clients, and partners, we can unleash our “collective genius”. That means mastering the art of collaboration, crafting the optimal conditions for a team to perform at its absolute best, in an environment of diverse backgrounds, thoughts, views, opinions and life experiences.
contact me below https://linktr.ee/millsustwo ustwo.com
Special thanks to Brock Squires, Alex Camilleri, Stephanie Griffiths and Antye Greie-Ripatti for their photos and to Jon Burgerman, Kara Brauen and HJeojeo for their fan art.
Play Monument Valley Panoramic Edition on SteamTeaser Trailer - Monument Valley Game - out nowITS BARNEY THE HORSE!2013-12-09 | Monument Valley by ustwogames available on Apple's App Store, Google Play and Amazon Appstore.
Rando is an experimental photo exchange platform for people who love photography. Users send photos ('randos') to other users, never knowing who receives them. A user will then in return receive a random photo from another random user, with the only information available being the general location of where that photo was taken.
Rando turns the concept of photo sharing upside down and allows serendipity to rule the day. Deliberately removing the common social network elements from the application, users can't like photos, comment on them, favourite them or share them with others.
The idea is to free users from the constraints of social media, to escape the constant desire to seek 'likes' from others and appreciate great photography.
Rando is NOW available to download for FREE on Google Play and App Store:
Rando is an experimental photo exchange platform for people who love photography. Users send photos ('randos') to other users, never knowing who receives them. A user will then in return receive a random photo from another random user, with the only information available being the general location of where that photo was taken.
Rando turns the concept of photo sharing upside down and allows serendipity to rule the day. Deliberately removing the common social network elements from the application, users can't like photos, comment on them, favourite them or share them with others.
The idea is to free users from the constraints of social media, to escape the constant desire to seek 'likes' from others and appreciate great photography.
Rando is NOW available to download for FREE on Google Play and App Store:
Introducing Rando -- where serendipity rules the day and users send and receive random photos to and from random people all over the world. Rando is an experimental photo exchange platform for people who love photography.
Take a picture. Send it to someone at random. Receive one back at random from someone else -- it's photo sharing in its purest form.
Free yourself from the constraints of social media. Escape the constant desire to seek likes from others. Focus on the appreciation of great photography.ustwo / McDonalds FISHY FISHY MouthOff App -ITS BARNEY THE HORSE!2013-02-13 | Have you played the smash hit mobile game 'Monument Valley' or Alba: Wildlife Adventure
The Making of Documentary http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=r8bJs8opqRwCHIEF WONKA™ on Taiwan TelevisionITS BARNEY THE HORSE!2012-02-13 | The crew of TVBS paid a visit to ustwo™ studio in London to meet CHIEF WONKA™ to find out more about the Studio of Dreams™...Whale Trail for Android Market out NOW!ITS BARNEY THE HORSE!2012-01-11 | Whale Trail is a psychedelic, surreal and charming flying game! Take to the skies, loop the loop, collect power ups, smash enemies, discover new lands and make friends along the way.
Willow the Whale has leapt high into the rainbow sky to escape the clutches of the evil Baron Von Barry. Press and hold the screen to make Willow soar high above the clouds and let go for him to swoop down low to avoid the angry Thunder Bros.
With two game modes and Scoreloop worldwide leaderboards, Whale Trail is one of the most intense and addictive games, which will keep you coming back for more. Choose from the surreal endless Classic Mode or unlock stars in 32 bite-size Challenge Levels.
Download Whale Trail on Android Market HERE!!!ustwo Whale Trail Documentary Film - makers of Monument ValleyITS BARNEY THE HORSE!2011-10-19 | Have you played the smash hit mobile game 'Monument Valley' or 'Assemble with Care' ? let us know in the comments below. We are ustwo (part of the Fampany Creative Group)
Founded by two best friends, “Mills” & “Sinx” in London in 2004, we set out to create a “Fampany”, marrying the best of family and company.
We believe that by caring deeply for our people, clients, and partners, we can unleash our “collective genius”. That means mastering the art of collaboration, crafting the optimal conditions for a team to perform at its absolute best, in an environment of diverse backgrounds, thoughts, views, opinions and life experiences.
contact me below https://linktr.ee/millsustwo ustwo.com
The premise of Whale Trail is simple. Help Willow the Whale fly high through a magical rainbow world, dodge the angry Thunder Bros and escape the clutches of the evil Baron Von Barry. Loop the loop, collect Blubbles, smash enemies, discover new lands and make friends along the way.
Use simple one finger touch screen controls to fly Willow through the colourful, magical kingdoms of Rainbow Land. In each kingdom lives a friendly Way out Friend that helps Willow on his way by feeding him Blubbles.
Loop the loop, collect Blubbles, smash enemies, discover new lands and make friends along the way.
Soundtrack by Gruff Rhys -- Whale Trail released 20.10.11 www.gruffrhys.comustwo Whale Trail mobile game Music Video - Gruff RhysITS BARNEY THE HORSE!2011-10-11 | Have you played the smash hit mobile game 'Monument Valley' or Alba: Wildlife Adventure
Keep Willow the Whale flying high in the sky for as long as possible in this magical endless runner... 'Whale Trail'. Help Willow collect floating Blubbles to feed his rainbow coloured trail, dodging the angry Thunder Bros and avoiding the evil Barry Von Barry.
Use simple one finger touch screen controls to fly Willow through the colourful, magical kingdoms of Rainbow Land. In each kingdom lives a friendly Way out Friend that helps Willow on his way by feeding him Blubbles.
Loop the loop, collect Blubbles, smash enemies, discover new lands and make friends along the way.
Soundtrack by Gruff Rhys -- Whale Trail released 20.10.11 www.gruffrhys.comThis is ustwo in 2011 - Makers of Monument ValleyITS BARNEY THE HORSE!2011-09-28 | Have you played the smash hit mobile game 'Monument Valley' or 'Assemble with Care' ? let us know in the comments below. We are ustwo (part of the Fampany Creative Group)
Founded by two best friends, “Mills” & “Sinx” in London in 2004, we set out to create a “Fampany”, marrying the best of family and company.
We believe that by caring deeply for our people, clients, and partners, we can unleash our “collective genius”. That means mastering the art of collaboration, crafting the optimal conditions for a team to perform at its absolute best, in an environment of diverse backgrounds, thoughts, views, opinions and life experiences.
contact me below https://linktr.ee/millsustwo ustwo.comustwo - Behind the scenes of Nursery Rhymes with StorytimeITS BARNEY THE HORSE!2011-04-29 | A special behind the scenes glimpse at the team behind the smash hit iPad app, Nursery Rhymes with StorytimeDOT5URBO™ for iPhone from ustwo™ITS BARNEY THE HORSE!2011-03-23 | http://bit.ly/ustwoappsNursery Rhymes with Storytime by ustwo™ITS BARNEY THE HORSE!2011-03-16 | Nursery Rhymes with StoryTime. http://www.rhymesapp.com It's a magical book. Play with Humpty Dumpty, Jack & Jill, Three Blind Mice and other classic nursery rhyme characters.
We've added a magical feature called StoryTime, which lets you read the book to a loved one from anywhere in the world.
"This is one of the most beautifully designed and interactive books in the App Store." - Chris Stevens, creator of Alice for the iPad and Alice in New York.
Elegantly hand-crafted by the seriously magical elves at ustwo and Atomic Antelope. We think you'll love it.MouthOff™ on CNBC: Alternative Investing - Mobile AppsITS BARNEY THE HORSE!2011-02-22 | FOLLOW @millsustwo ON TWITTER http://bit.ly/i1n1wY | By 2013, the mobile applications market will be worth more than $15 billion, according to some estimates. Find out how you can get exposure.Anti-social goes social - Happy Snapper iPhone app by ustwoITS BARNEY THE HORSE!2010-11-09 | FOLLOW @millsustwo ON TWITTER http://bit.ly/i1n1wY |
HAPPY SNAPPER is the perfect app to make fun of your friends, yourself or just about anything.
Choose from an amazing selection of editable stickers, take a picture, then slap a sticker on it with your own hilarious message. Call someone a "joker", tell someone "you smell", or if you're that way inclined -- tell them "I love you". Your imagination and creativity is the only thing that limits the fun you can have with this app.Happy Snapper iPhone app - Anti-social goes socialITS BARNEY THE HORSE!2010-10-29 | FOLLOW @millsustwo ON TWITTER http://bit.ly/i1n1wY |
HAPPY SNAPPER is the perfect app to make fun of your friends, yourself or just about anything. Choose from an amazing selection of editable stickers, take a picture, then slap a sticker on it with your own hilarious message. Call someone a "joker", tell someone "you smell", or if you're that way inclined -- tell them "I love you". Your imagination and creativity is the only thing that limits the fun you can have with this app.Have you seen the ...™ITS BARNEY THE HORSE!2010-02-15 | FOLLOW @millsustwo ON TWITTER http://bit.ly/i1n1wY |
Collect all 6 games to complete the set. They are coolectable™.ustwo ...™ [ DOT DOT DOT ] iPhone / Android appITS BARNEY THE HORSE!2009-12-15 | Have you played the smash hit mobile game 'Monument Valley' or 'Assemble with Care' ? let us know in the comments below. We are ustwo (part of the Fampany Creative Group)
Founded by two best friends, “Mills” & “Sinx” in London in 2004, we set out to create a “Fampany”, marrying the best of family and company.
We believe that by caring deeply for our people, clients, and partners, we can unleash our “collective genius”. That means mastering the art of collaboration, crafting the optimal conditions for a team to perform at its absolute best, in an environment of diverse backgrounds, thoughts, views, opinions and life experiences.
~ Simons Cat, the most mischievous cat of the internet age has arrived in his very own iPhone app: Purrfect Pitch. Now you can have Simons Cat purrforming for you in the palm of your hand! ~
The first Simons Cat animation debuted on YouTube in 2008 and spread around the internet like wildfire. With well over forty million hits on YouTube in a little over a year, Simons Cat is a genuine word-of-mouth phenomenon. Fans from all over the world have fallen for this adorable but anarchic feline, who will do just about anything to be fed.
Purrfect Pitch is a creative musical app and a game. The creative mode allows you to compose your own tunes, save them, and then watch as Simons Cat sings them back. The game mode sees you taking on the cat himself, as he tests your ability to follow his lead in a series of increasingly difficult musical challenges. So sharpen your claws and get ready for Purrfect Pitch!
ustwo™ are the creators of many succesful selling iPhone apps including the Not No1 MouthOff™ Download from iTunes: http://tinyurl.com/yln5tyxHarold the hamster tests Reeboks iSprint iPhone appITS BARNEY THE HORSE!2009-10-29 | FOLLOW @millsustwo ON TWITTER http://bit.ly/i1n1wY |
Download iSprint for free: http://getap.ps/isprint
The fastest time on Reeboks new iSprint iPhone app is actualy Harold the hamster!!
We made this contraption with grapes cut in half and fitted to his hamster wheel. Then we let Harold do the rest... ZZZZZZZZZZZOOM!Have you seen the ..™ (DOTDOT) app on iTunes and Android NOWITS BARNEY THE HORSE!2009-10-27 | FOLLOW @millsustwo ON TWITTER http://bit.ly/i1n1wY |
..™ is 2/6 of a suite of 48 hour apps from ustwo™.
Each app is created in a 48 hour time period, and features simple, stunning design and highly addictive game play.
Collect all 6 games to complete the set. They are coolectable™.
The .™ is already on sale for $0.99 AND it might be the most addictive game in the long time. We've created a demo site so you can try it out for free - but just so you know - the full game uses the iPhone's accelerometer - which adds another dimension to the game!
Play Monument Valley Panoramic Edition on SteamHave you seen the .™ (DOT) app on iTunes and Android NOWITS BARNEY THE HORSE!2009-09-29 | FOLLOW @millsustwo ON TWITTER http://bit.ly/i1n1wY |
.™ is 1/6 of a suite of forthcoming apps from ustwo™, called 48hApps. Each of the apps is created in a 48 hour time period, and each is about simple, stunning design and simple, addictive game play. Collect all 6 games to complete the set. they are coolectable™.The . ™ is on sale for $0.99 AND it might be the most addictive game in the long time.
We've created a demo site so you can try it out for free - but just so you know - the full game uses the iPhone's accelerometer - which adds another dimension to the game!