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A Look Back at Secret Challenge 2

A Look Back at Secret Challenge 2

Secret Challenge volume 2 was great! At the Secret Challenge people meet and connect by playing fun and challenging games in which collaboration is key. To stay up to date for the next Secret Challenge like the Facebook page or subscribe to our newsletter.    
Changing Schedule OpenCoffee

Changing Schedule OpenCoffee

The schedule for OpenCoffee is changing! Let us know which dates/days/times would be best for you. Please comment on the official site or Facebook group. The next meetup we would like to do near the end of February! 日本語のページ
Secret Challenge 2

Secret Challenge 2

The second edition of Secret Challenge is taking place on January 14. Check out this page for all information. And don’t forget to register for the event on Facebook!* *when not having a Facebook account you can send an email to email hidden; JavaScript is required
TechSpace: Meet, Work and Socialise

TechSpace: Meet, Work and Socialise

TechSpace is a ‘networking while working’ event. It is a place where business owners learn from each other, IT-professionals help each other out, and freelancers find their fun working environment. TechSpace is a place for everyone. Every week we welcome students, designers, artists, freelancers, business people and more. It is fun, informal, and social. Working...
Secret Challenge Vol.2 is Coming Your Way...

Secret Challenge Vol.2 is Coming Your Way…

The second Secret Challenge is coming up! We can’t tell you what it is (hence the name) but you can watch the video of the last edition to get an impression.
Co-working Guide

Co-working Guide

messa.in recently introduced a co-working guide. Many of our site and event visitors are interested in these places since they provide a comfortable and stimulating working environment. This is not only caused by the space itself but especially by the co-working community where people help each other, learn from each other, and become friends. As...
OpenCoffee Osaka | Christmas edition

OpenCoffee Osaka | Christmas edition

  On December 24th we are having a special Christmas edition of OpenCoffee Osaka. That means extra food, drinks, and fun! In addition, Asami Shinohara is doing a presentation where she will tell us about her experience in leading Web Management teams in developing and running websites for demanding clients. 
Branding of Santa

Branding of Santa

As the Christmas season is approaching the Finnish industrial designer Juho Viitasalo will be presenting about the branding of modern Santa Claus. Have you ever asked yourself  ’what is the brand experience of Santa?’. Or ‘How does Santa rank up to other corporate brands’? Than this presentation is a must for you. In addition Juho...
Ruby @ Kansai Workshop Vol. 52

Ruby @ Kansai Workshop Vol. 52

December 3 Ruby/Rails has its 52nd workshop. Since the workshops are aimed at beginner, this edition is particularly useful to people with less experience in writing Ruby. On the planning are a talk about JQuery (30 minutes) and an introduction to Ruby for beginners (90 minutes). During Ruby/Rails a hackathon is taking place in Nipponbashi....
CSS Nite in Osaka Vol.27

CSS Nite in Osaka Vol.27

Interface design on websites and in applications is an important aspect in the user experience. Unfortunately, often not enough attention is spent on this aspect. Designers and developers should create their applications with the end user in mind. Working in this manner does not only affect the end product but the whole development process Rin...
A Look Behind the Scenes

A Look Behind the Scenes

A couple weeks ago David Simpson (@simpsonthemaker) stopped by our office to take some video interviews of the people behind messa.in, its main organization messaliberty and OpenCoffee Osaka. We are thankful to David for this footage. See the result below. And if you have time, visit his blog Illectric Sheep to see his short films!  ...
Passion at Pecha Kucha

Passion at Pecha Kucha

Saturday December 3rd it is again time for the increasingly popular Pecha Kucha Night Kyoto.