This is one of our more interesting sites we’ve worked on. Localization is not just the words but the approach. This particular client is a popular Social Game company from Japan – GCREST Entertainment. Read More »
Our talented bunch of creatives were at it again for 2011. They created some very cool, fun and artistic wallpaper designs for your iPhone/iPad devices. Continuing from 2010, a total of six designers including our CEO-Brandon, Angela, Erin, Jill, Keiko, Megumi, and Tristan have joined this year’s project. We hope you’d enjoy them as much as we enjoyed creating them. Please download the wallpaper files for free and feel free to distribute them as well.
Give them a try and a ‘like’ here .

In 2008, China’s super-rich bought a quarter of the world’s luxury goods. In 2009, China has overtaken the US to become the world’s second largest luxury market. 2012, is China replacing Japan as the world’s most fanatical consumption country next year? Read More »
We have been working with Chaperon for over a few years and it has been great. Chaperon publishes an yearly travel magazine that guides visitors to popular sites,venues and general information in the San Francisco Bay Area. Chaperon wanted their branding for their publication to celebrate their 20th Anniversary, be consistent among all six languages and have the ability to view their magazine online. Our team handled the print, web and social media design for our client. Read More »
Many start-ups focus on technology and service ideas. Although there is nothing wrong about coming up with something no one else would, the factor that really makes a big difference between a blasting success and dismal failure could be something else; DESIGN. Why? The answer seems to be very straightforward. Users do not care much about what’s underneath but what they actually do on what they see, what they feel, and what they experience. In other words, it is the quality of design that affects the business results. Design not only the affects the revenue, but also in many cases getting funded or not. Read More »
btrax just turned seven this month and we wanted to take a moment to reflect on the road we’ve traveled.
It’s rather humbling to see how far we’ve come, especially in the past year. That’s in no small part due to our amazing clients, supportive friends, fans and hardworking team.
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Tim

Our company loves working with Non-profits. They have unique web requirements that a lot of businesses don’t have. Our team sat down with Asian Americans for Community Involvement (AACI) and they had a few goals (1) Unify the branding of their other websites and (2) Staff Content Management and also provide User Interface design and hooks back to a custom donation system . In this blog we share our team’s and client’s insight into the approaches with AACI website. Read More »
We were very lucky to help brand, market and promote the Calbee Grand opening of their first store outside of Japan. For those who do not know Calbee, they are a snack giant in Japan known for their shrimp and potato snacks. The store officially called the Calbee Shop was ceremoniously opened on July 10 in the famous Westfield San Francisco Centre. Read More »
btrax works with a number of clients to help raise their brand profile – both to introduce them to a wider audience or reframe how people perceive them.
The below tips are effective ways we’ve found to get great media coverage and educate our clients to ensure their voice is heard among a fast and saturated media environment.
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Tim

In the latest “Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands” report, Apple has replaced Google, which was the winner for the past 4 years, to be the top valued brand. In this ranking list, the US companies accounted for almost half of the top brands, while China has become the second largest country which occupies 12 positions.
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