A connected digital art frame that displays curated artwork and personal galleries, paired with a mobile remote and an on-frame app that run entirely on the home network. Browse, cast and switch art with no cloud round-trip — the frame keeps working even when the internet is down.
Our client makes premium digital art frames and wanted the software to feel as considered as the hardware. We built three connected pieces: the on-frame app that drives the display, a mobile remote that controls it, and a lightweight studio for curating collections.
The key constraint was privacy and reliability — a frame in someone’s living room shouldn’t depend on the cloud. So the remote discovers frames over the local network, streams artwork directly to them, and manages playlists and schedules even with the router offline. Firmware and new collections sync opportunistically when a connection is available.
A full device experience — from local networking and the on-frame player to the remote and over-the-air updates.
The remote finds every frame on the network automatically and pairs in seconds — no accounts or cloud needed to start showing art.
A purpose-built display app handles colour-accurate rendering, smooth crossfades and motion artwork, optimised for always-on screens.
Browse curated collections or push personal photos and artwork straight from the phone — cropped and framed for the display.
Build rotating playlists and time-of-day schedules — bright pieces by day, calmer tones at night — all stored on the frame.
Light and motion sensors auto-dim the panel to match the room and sleep it when nobody’s home — saving power and screen life.
Firmware and fresh collections update over the air in the background, with safe rollback so a frame never gets bricked mid-update.
