Customer Insights

Following the thread.

Global site launch. 13,000 man-hours. Just did it.

Nike thread

"One clubhouse, different continents."
The global crossroads for merchandising.

Innovation

GRAMMY Night. And day.

TNG transforms the big musical event into a year-round community.

GRAMMY365

"Taking the sound year-round."
Where the music world bonds.

Mobile

What's the phone feature for 2012?

Every year it seems like mobile devices become more powerful and have more features.

Bluetooth Low Energy—the Phone Feature for 2012?

This year, Bluetooth low energy has the potential to become one of the phone features that gets deeply integrated into our lives.
Customer Insights

Feel like new. Feel like you.

A new look for a new "Jenny".

Jennycraig.com Redesign

"Change is powerful."
That's why I love Jenny.

Innovation

A responsive approach.

Designing for a web of successively capable devices.

Design Mobile First

Mobile browser market share is rising. The time has come to embrace the flexibility of the web with new approaches to design.
Innovation

Acronym alert. FYI.

Latest online tools get the once-over at a recent brown bag.

What is HTML5, Really?

Discover the real meaning of HTML5 and what this set of new features may mean for you.
Customer Insights

Build it and they will come.

From printers to e-statements, TNG spins a web.

Ricoh/InfoPrint

"Clearing pathways to profit."
Amplifying the InfoPrint story.

Innovation

Four Babbles to test-drive.

Get inspired to start your own!

Let's Get Ready to Babble!

So here goes: four Babbles to test-drive and hopefully inspire you to start some interesting babbles of your own.
So what gets us out of bed every morning?

The view? Times infinity. The work? Completely.
The people? Passionate. Insightful. Driven. Funny.
(We did our own "Amazing Race" around Portland.)

Is mobile here to stay?

35% of us use smartphones, and 42% of adults use mobile for business. How about sales forces? Sales forces more than ever.
In fact, every category is growing, and we can help map success.

When we invent stuff, how do we know it'll work?

Great design? Yes. That and knowing our users.
Superb programming? Yes. After we mind-meld with users.
Smart analytics? Always. After, um, the users.

How do you decide what to say in social media?

Tweet like crazy? Listen like crazy first. Measure with the latest tool? Tools. A suite is best. Report results every month? Even more frequently if possible, and make sure the analysis is actionable.

Can I innovate the next frontier?

Just say the word. What if I simply want to get up to speed with the audiences I serve? Can do. Success is about harnessing customer insights and making technology work in every channel, at every stage of your growth.

Portfolio: Highlights from the gallery.

QVC Isaac Mizrahi

QVC Isaac Mizrahi

Mobile Application
eCommerce-enabled iPhone application w/ live video feed.

GRAMMY365

GRAMMY365

Social Media Marketing
Developed and launched network with many active members.

NikeU

NikeU

eLearning Program
An incredible visual brand system for the Nike Global Talent Development team.

Nike thread

Nike thread

eLearning Program
Creating a global meeting and learning ground for Nike's merchandisers.

QVC Bare Escentuals

QVC Bare Escentuals

Online Marketing
eCommerce-based Bare Escentuals and QVC partnership.

Vote for Your Centre

Vote for Your Centre

Social Media Marketing
Developed a social media campaign/contest to find the most "liked" Jenny centre.

Nike Retail Connect

Nike Retail Connect

eLearning Program
Helping Nike maximize training around the world.

S.R.Smith

S.R.Smith

Mobile Application
Helped modernize: moved sales process from brochures to the iPad.

Freightliner

Freightliner

Social Media Marketing
Made the daily life of four truckers easy to follow. Site pulls in real-time driver stats: mph, location, more.

Ricoh/InfoPrint

Ricoh/InfoPrint

Online Marketing
Broadened their sales from printers to a suite of business offerings in a full web redesign.

Pretty much fabulous: Most of the time, anyway.

A Little History.

TNG peeked out of the bassinet in 1993. We've grown to be a full-service digital agency with more than 30 staff. We help major brands grow and stay relevant to consumers—in a world where relevance has to be earned daily. How? By thinking with rigor, being open, collaborating, creating bold solutions based on insight, and always serving clients with the right team.

Our Services

  • Flash Design
  • Creative
  • Social Media Strategy
  • Front-end Development
  • Digital Strategy
  • iOS Development
  • Mobile Strategy
  • User Experience
  • Brand + Identity
  • Information Architecture

One Big Happy Family

Some of Our Clients

People: A sum even greater than the parts.

Anne Sturdivant
Anne Sturdivant
Technology
"Architecture. Portland History. Lichens. Not necessarily in that order."

Technology = curiosity x logic x time + a small percentage of magic.

Doug New
Doug New
Management
"I found out I can take a 3 month sabbatical and all things TNG run quite smoothly without me. Hmm."
Brian Unflat
Brian Unflat
Creative
"Eagle Scout. Alaska fishing boat veteran. Better watch out, Brawny towel guy."
Jon Antoine
Jon Antoine
Technology
"Snowboard expert. Wakeboard expert. And recently, diaper expert."
Dan Siger
Dan Siger
Technology
"Used to have a rathah English accent."
Doug Henderson
Doug Henderson
Technology
"Caution: You are entering the realm of a 2nd-degree black belt."
Gerry Sposato
Gerry Sposato
Creative
"If there's a volcano on the West Coast, I've probably climbed it."
Kat Sampson
Kat Sampson
Creative
"I love anything dinosaurs. And practicing the lost art of Scherenschnitte."
Dann Parks
Dann Parks
Creative
"Won an Emmy for graphic design. I wonder if the 3 wheel car I invented could win something?"
Daniel Weinsoft
Daniel Weinsoft
Client Services
"Not only do I do triathlons and marathons, I am Earth's #1 spreadsheet guru."

The best way for a plan to succeed is to have one.

Matt Wiater
Matt Wiater
Technology
"I lived in my 30th American city when I turned 30."
Dennis VanDyke
Dennis VanDyke
Creative
"Gained 5 pounds working on a weight loss client. And no, Dick Van Dyke is not my Dad."
Jiro Feingold
Jiro Feingold
Technology
"My name means 'second son'. But I'm still the cooler one."
Erik Olson
Erik Olson
Client Services
"I walked the Great Wall of China. And I had a mullet. But not at the same time."
Becca Ward
Becca Ward
Creative
"If I can kayak it, climb it or hike it, I'm happy in the extreme [sports]."
Jenny Stalder
Jenny Stalder
Strategy
"I had the world's best banana lassi in India. Though my toes were webbed way before that."
Tim Krajcar
Tim Krajcar
Technology
"Fastest typist, and slap shot, in the office."

The secret to great creative? 1% inspiration then 99% honing it to perfection.

Julie Eggers
Julie Eggers
Creative
"I love nature, film, music, satire, and four-word bios."
Travis Watkins
Travis Watkins
Client Services
"I can eat 50 eggs."
Kara Goldhamer
Kara Goldhamer
Strategy
"I have a small farm. Er, large garden (5,000 sq. ft.)."
Kathy Wu
Kathy Wu
Creative
"If there's dancing or solitude on the calendar, I'm in."
Jeremiah Radka
Jeremiah Radka
Technology
"I rode a Honda CBR600 F3 at 110 mph in the 1/4-mile at PIR raceway. Just sayin'."
Amy Conroy
Amy Conroy
Client Services
"I'll eat figs and goat cheese for breakfast, lunch, dinner and midnight snacks."
Shannon Mooney
Shannon Mooney
Client Services
"I've lived in Windsor next door to that lady in Buckingham Palace."
Kory Paulsen
Kory Paulsen
Technology
"I maintain a pretty trick slime farm in the game Minecraft."
Susan Hawkins
Susan Hawkins
Management
"I rode all the way across the USA on my bike."

Do all you can to get audiences to embrace a brand, and clients will embrace you.

Ziggy Kopetti
Ziggy Kopetti
Client Services
"I danced competitively for eight years. But not with my 75-lb. bulldog, Hamlet."
Jason Lucey
Jason Lucey
Strategy
"I can cook and take pictures at the same time."
Steve Schneider
Steve Schneider
Client Services
"I've tried, but nothing fools my two 6.5-yr-old twin daughters."
Janet VanDyke
Janet VanDyke
Client Services
"The only Portlander who doesn’t like beer. There, I said it!"
Terri Sprinkling
Terri Sprinkling
Management
"I've held a wild hummingbird in my hand. Then I flew away."
Steve Marshall
Steve Marshall
Management
"I speak Japanese, play golf, and make art out of old yard sticks and rulers."
Kaci Freeman
Kaci Freeman
Client Services
"I really do NOT like to be told 'no'. Especially when shoe-shopping."