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Celebrating Our Award-Winning Work for Pendragon Cycle
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Celebrating Our Award-Winning Work for Pendragon Cycle

PendragonCycle.com reflects Format-3’s ambition, blending cinematic design and technical craft into a bold digital experience, recognised by multiple international awards for its innovation and impact.

Friday, 30 January 2026
by Format-3
Software as the New Interface to Energy Management
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Software as the New Interface to Energy Management

Software is now the energy sector's key interface, mediating pricing, trading, and optimising use. Explore this shift, its impact, and future value drivers.

Thursday, 29 January 2026
by Format-3
The Future of Digital Loyalty is Personal: Healthcare Impact
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The Future of Digital Loyalty is Personal

Digital loyalty is evolving in healthcare. Learn why traditional programmes fail, how personalisation works as a system, and the privacy requirements for 2026.

Tuesday, 27 January 2026
by Hardy Sidhu
Why Digital Products Matter for Healthcare Innovation
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Why Digital Products Matter for Healthcare Innovation

Why digital products matter to healthcare: explore types, strategic advantages, real-world examples, and AI’s pivotal role for product managers globally.

Sunday, 25 January 2026
by Format-3
How to Optimise UX in 2026 for Healthcare Startups
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How to Optimise UX in 2026 for Healthcare Startups

Discover how to optimise UX in 2026 for healthcare tech startups with step-by-step guidance, driving user engagement and successful AI integration globally.

Friday, 23 January 2026
by Format-3
Why Invest in UX Research for Healthtech Success
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Why Invest in UX Research for Healthtech Success

Why invest in UX research? Discover core benefits for healthcare startups, research methodologies, regulatory imperatives, and ROI for product leaders.

Thursday, 22 January 2026
by Format-3
Format-3: 2025 A Year of Momentum, Mastery, and Meaningful Impact
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Format-3: 2025 A Year of Momentum, Mastery, and Meaningful Impact

Year three was about momentum. Format-3 delivered, scaled impact, and helped shape the future of intelligent digital products.

Monday, 29 December 2025
by Format-3
Why Healthcare Needs Empathic Intelligence
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Why Healthcare Needs Empathic Intelligence

AI is reshaping healthcare, but experience design will define who leads. Empathy and trust are becoming the new competitive edge.

Friday, 12 December 2025
by Format-3
The Experience Layer Reshaping Digital Entertainment
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The Experience Layer Reshaping Digital Entertainment

As subscription fatigue grows, content alone no longer drives loyalty. The entertainment platforms that endure will be those designed around clarity, trust, and how audiences actually behave.

Tuesday, 09 December 2025
by Hardy Sidhu
Harnessing OpenAI’s App Builder and Agent Builder: A Strategic Advantage for Us and Our Clients
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Harnessing OpenAI’s App Builder and Agent Builder: A Strategic Advantage for Us and Our Clients

The agent era is not on the horizon anymore. With powerful new AI tools reshaping how products are imagined, built and scaled, we are moving faster and smarter for our clients. This shift is bigger than a feature drop. It is a fundamental change in how digital experiences are created and delivered.

Thursday, 09 October 2025
by Dominik Nowakowski
F3 Talks 01 - Why Startups Fail
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F3 Talks 01 - Why Startups Fail

Building is easier than ever, yet startups keep failing. In this candid conversation, Hardy Sidhu, Kev, and Roman from Format-3 explore why speed and shiny MVPs are not enough, and why learning, trust, and real human need matter more.

Friday, 05 September 2025
by Format-3
AI’s iBeer Moment: Why 95% of Projects Fail Before Breakthroughs Arrive
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AI’s iBeer Moment: Why 95% of Projects Fail Before Breakthroughs Arrive

MIT found 95% of AI pilots fail. That’s not hype or a bubble—it’s the messy, necessary stage of innovation.

Tuesday, 02 September 2025
by Kevin Stewart
Frictionless Design Is Overrated: Why Good UX Sometimes Needs to Slow You Down
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Frictionless Design Is Overrated: Why Good UX Sometimes Needs to Slow You Down

Entire product roadmaps are built on a single question: How do we make this faster? But should we?

Monday, 01 September 2025
by Format-3
Energy’s Digital-First Shift
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Energy’s Digital-First Shift

As energy systems grow more complex, digital-first strategies are emerging as a core source of operational and commercial advantage.

Tuesday, 12 August 2025
by Hardy Sidhu
In search of actual intelligence: the real key to digital product development
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In search of actual intelligence: the real key to digital product development

Like it or not, human beings are naturally social creatures. Whether you’re an introvert or an extrovert, our brains are wired for connection

Saturday, 07 June 2025
by Hardy Sidhu
The New Language of Sports Betting
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The New Language of Sports Betting

For younger audiences, betting is no longer the main event. It is a layer that sits alongside watching, playing, and reacting in real time, forcing sportsbooks to rethink how betting fits into entertainment.

Tuesday, 15 April 2025
by Format-3
Clearing the Smoke and Mirrors. What AI really means in 2025
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Clearing the Smoke and Mirrors. What AI really means in 2025

What’s a design sprint in 2025? It’s not sticky notes and Sharpies anymore. It’s not even really a sprint. It’s a leap.

Friday, 11 April 2025
by Format-3
Innovating Through a Recession: Why Tough Times Are the Best Times to Think Big
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Innovating Through a Recession: Why Tough Times Are the Best Times to Think Big

Recessions. They’re nobody’s favourite economic event. Budgets are slashed, projects shelved, and businesses are told to “do more with less”

Monday, 30 December 2024
by Format-3
Product design lessons from the creation of Sumo Oranges
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Product design lessons from the creation of Sumo Oranges

Enter the world of innovation with inspiration from Sumo oranges

Friday, 18 October 2024
by Hardy Sidhu
Framer logo floating in white space with white circular neon around it
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Framer: The No-Code Revolution in Web Design

Let's dive a bit into the world-changing design & development tool.

Monday, 07 October 2024
by Dominik Nowakowski
A landscape of the Fairy Pools in Scotland and a "No Exit" sign
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No Exit—Committed Partnerships in Product Teams

How the "No Exit" mindset and the flow of true partnerships—create unstoppable success in product teams

Thursday, 03 October 2024
Ricardo Medina, Design Director at Format-3by Ricardo Medina
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Balancing Innovation, Clarity, and Time in an AI-Driven World

As AI drives rapid progress, leaders must balance innovation with reflection.

Monday, 23 September 2024
Ricardo Medina, Design Director at Format-3by Ricardo Medina
MJ, Arthur and Dominik
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Driving Growth with Attention, Transparency, and Friction

Discover how our approach helps the team thrive and deliver impactful work.

Wednesday, 04 September 2024
Ricardo Medina, Design Director at Format-3by Ricardo Medina
We've Been Shortlisted As UK's Best New Agency for 2024
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We've Been Shortlisted As UK's Best New Agency for 2024

We at Format-3 are truly honoured to have been shortlisted for the UK Agency Awards.

Friday, 16 August 2024
by Format-3
Hire a Partner, Not a Vendor.
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Hire a Partner, Not a Vendor.

Forge a transformative alliance, not a transaction.

Monday, 26 February 2024
by Hardy Sidhu
The Marriage of Animation and Web Design: Adding Life to Your Website
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The Marriage of Animation and Web Design: Adding Life to Your Website

How and why we should marry animation and web design together.

Tuesday, 09 January 2024
by Dominik Nowakowski
CCW Nashville
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Empowering Customer Support Teams To Fuel Profit Growth

Our framework to customer centricity design

Monday, 08 January 2024
by Hardy Sidhu
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The fall of the traditional agency, & the birth of Agency 2.0

Our manifesto behind how and why F3

Sunday, 07 January 2024
by Hardy Sidhu
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