STUTTGART, Germany, February 28 /PRNewswire/ --

Leading strategic-creative consultancy frog design today announced the launch of a specialized Technology group for Europe. With deep expertise in implementing emerging, complex technology, the new group will work in collaboration with frog's Digital Media Design, Product Design, and Strategy groups.

Based in frog's Stuttgart studio, the team's service offerings range from providing technology insights and prototyping to implementing production-ready software. The Technology team focuses on developing immersive and engaging user experiences using a wide array of architecture disciplines for Web, PC and mobile applications and cutting-edge technology platforms. With a deep understanding of both the creative and development sides of a project, frog's Technology experts work side by side with designers, resulting in complete and innovative, end-to-end product and software experiences.

"Digital media design represents our fastest growing area of business in Europe. With the addition of a Technology team, frog can now offer a rare combination of design sensibilities and development expertise that creates unique opportunities for innovation," said Eckhard Wunder, General Manager for frog design in Europe. "The collaboration of the Design and Technology teams will allow us to oversee the design process from start to finish, maintaining a consistent creative vision from brief to execution that will result in faster time to market for our clients' products."

frog plans to significantly grow the team over the coming months, adding several more technologists and user experience experts to be based in Stuttgart. Established in the US in 1996, frog's Technology team has developed innovations for global clients including GE, Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, and Yahoo!, among others. The team's mobile work has been widely recognized throughout the industry, and frog's Celltop widget-based mobile platform for Alltel, one of the leading mobile carriers in the US, was awarded "Best in Show" at CTIA Wireless in 2007.

About frog design, inc.

frog design, inc. is one of the world's leading strategic-creative consulting firms. By identifying emerging market opportunities and transforming ideas into compelling product and service experiences, frog helps Fortune 500 clients to evolve, expand, and envision their businesses. Founded in Germany in 1969, the company is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with studios in Austin, TX; New York, NY; San Francisco, CA; San Jose, CA; Seattle, WA; Milan, Italy; Shanghai, China; and Stuttgart, Germany. With a cross-disciplinary team of more than 400 employees, frog offers a broad range of industry expertise, in fields such as consumer electronics, software, entertainment, finance, medical, retail, and fashion. Clients include Alltel, Disney, GE, HP, Logitech, Microsoft, MTV, Seagate, Yahoo! and others.

Web site: http://www.frogdesign.com

Anja Glassing, PR Manager, Europe, +49-7032-914-152, mobile, +49-162-2767871, anja.glaessing@frogdesign.de