Hexa Studios' 2024

31st Dec 2024

It's been an incredible year for Hexa Studios, with lots of exciting projects - here's our 2024!

2024 was the first full year that I was working for myself as Hexa Studios and I loved the challenges of running my own business, picking up new projects and the variety of works people reached out to me for. Here's a run down of the Hexa Studios' 2024!

Arranmore Ferry - New Admin, Promo Codes

The Arranmore Ferry saw updates to their entire platform this year, from the self service kiosk to their Point of Sale (POS devices), each component of the platform saw major updates to make them easier to use and fully integrated with the teams day to day use.

The biggest update came in the form of the admin application which the team use monitor all tickets, timetables and ferries throughout the day. If you're on the phone, web, app, kiosk or onboard, your ticket will appear on the admin panel for the team to see.

Promo Codes for the Arranmore Ferry

We added promo codes to the Arranmore Ferry app too, you can enter a special promo code into the app and receive a discount and save a little money while booking your ticket to your favourite island.

In even bigger (and shinier) news - the Arranmore Ferry is adding a brand new ship to their fleet in 2025, "Arranmore Blu", 2025 is set to be a big year for the Arranmore Ferry team.

2025 will mark the 10th Anniversary of the mobile application available on Android and iOS so we've got a few updates and surprises planned for 2025, we'll see you then!

Yoga With Maura

Hot on the heels of her run-in with Alan Sugar, Maura of Yoga With Maura reached out to build and updated UX for her online yoga studio. We had a lot of fun playing around with ideas and settled on big 'calming' round corners, great typography and a simple colour palette to make it as easy for Maura and her Yogi's to join her community in her daily yoga classes.

Maura has live classes every day on her online yoga studio (with playback for up to 7 days!) and right now is offering discounts to those who sign up for her Body Blueprint 30-Day Challenge, join the community now if you're looking to kick start 2025 with a more energized and mindful 2025.

Inis Oírr Beo

April 2024 marked the launch of Inis Oírr Beo, a brand new community application for the islanders and visitors of Inis Oírr, one of the Arran Islands in Co. Galway. We launched on Inis Oírr Beo with the incredible support of the local community and a committee made up of a volunteers.

The app features, every community project, business, landmark and enterprise with contact details, opening times, audio introduction, photos and updated page lists. The app allows islanders to receive notifications to pages they've subscribed to and will give directions for any visitors using the built in maps functionality. It was designed to help islanders and visitors equally, I think we've catered to both user groups equally well, we're delighted with the result!

We nearly forgot the best part, the entire application is available in Gaeilge!

The response has been incredible (we've seen over 1700 downloads across Android and iOS) and the app is used in ways we hadn't even dreamed up. A huge thank you is owed to community groups and has been funded by BIM (Bord Iascaigh Mhara) and Pleanáil Teanga Inis Oírr.

• Comhar Chomhán Teo
• CLEAS
• Pleanáil Teanga Inis Oírr

You can download Inis Oírr Beo for Android & iOS today.

Seo Árainn Mhór: All Islands and JBH

The Seo Árainn Mhór app has become the go-to platform for keeping up with key events on Arranmore Island, and June 2024 was no exception. Over the June Bank Holiday weekend, the island was abuzz with excitement as it hosted the All-Island GAA Football Tournament, a thrilling showcase of talent, teamwork, and island spirit.

The app provided live updates, match schedules, and team results, ensuring that locals and visitors alike could stay informed about every play and goal. Its real-time updates meant that even those unable to attend the matches could follow the action from wherever they were.

Seo Árainn Mhór is available for download on iOS and Android now

New Open Source Package

This year, I had the chance to release the progress_bar_countdown Flutter package, and it’s been incredible to see how developers have embraced it. The package makes creating countdown timers with a progress bar effortless.

I designed it to be highly customizable, offering options like left-to-right or right-to-left progress directions and fully adjustable styles to suit any app’s design. It’s lightweight yet powerful, with features like start, pause, resume, and reset functionality and customisation for shaders, text colour schemes. It even got accepted to the brilliant Flutter Gems website

Whether for quizzes, workout apps, or productivity tools, it’s been rewarding to see it helping others build engaging, time-sensitive experiences. I've wanted to contribute something useful to the open source community for a while, here it is and it's definitely a highlight of my year!

Designing the Weldworx logo

Kevin from Weldworx reached out to me in 2024 too - asking for a logo for his welding company Weldworx. It was fun to play about with a few concepts with him before ultimately settling on this logo which combined a welders mask into the Weldworx "O". I'm looking forward to working with Kevin again in 2025 as his business expands.

MTU Talk and Upcoming Project

I closed the year out with a talk with MA students from Munster Technological University (MTU) about the E-Learning and how my experiences with e-learning games has shaped the way I approach all applications and the development process. I've done a few of these kinds of talks now and each one has a different focus as the industry shifts, I closed the talk with a mention of how AI, while looming over developers can also be a useful tool!

Thank You

It's been a fantastic year for me personally (did I mention I got married!) and professionally (the first year as my own boss!), so I wanted to take the time thank everyone I've worked with over 2024 and I'm very much looking forward to sharing more work with you all in 2025!

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