After the discontinuation of SpeedDial, one of the most used Chrome extensions and very dear to us, we had to look for alternatives out there. Much to our disappointment, we couldn't find an equivalent. Most of the New Tab extensions want all your data, give little functionality in return and certainly don't present themselves in a pleasing form. After some initial proof of concepts and design explorations, we quickly came to the conclusion that it would be worth trying to achieve something better. While respecting your privacy and data.

In most of our projects design and development go hand in hand, which is already a huge differentiator from traditional approaches - design first, develop later. Tablé was an exceptional case in which we even started to prototype first. Implementing the basic functionalities - adding, editing, deleting and rearranging bookmarks in the masonry grid - was our first step. It was, of course, followed by further development, but the initial prototype gave us the perfect amount of insight into how the design could work.

A grid, a bit of resizing, a URL and synchronizing everything with the Google account. But of course, we didn't stop there and introduced different types of grid elements, ranging from clocks in different timezones to weather from different locations to other widgets like to do lists. In the near future we're also planning to introduce the idea of having individual Tablé's in case the user has multiple computers.

At zigzag, we strive to keep our creative energy vibrant and exercise our creative skills to the max. We believe that the best way to achieve this is by simply ‘making / building’ things. We strive to create our own internal projects that are (1) relatively free from daily work constraints, (2) small enough to pursue on the side, (3) bring desired design and experience to overlooked moments and (4) provide delight and knowledge to ourselves in the process.