Experience with national health resources, registries, and accessible information platforms.
Toronto digital product studio
Build, release and manage what you need most.
KBD helps organizations plan, design, build, launch, and support resilient web and mobile application systems.
- Since
- 2010
- Based in
- Toronto
- Focus
- Web, mobile, AI
Discovery, UX, engineering, QA, release coordination, and iteration under one production rhythm.
Application work across responsive web, native mobile, connected devices, machine learning, and emerging interfaces.
Maintenance, analytics, triage, updates, and support for products that need to keep improving.
Our mission
Deliver an advantage to your team and great digital products to the world.
KBD is a one stop solution for digital needs, combining strategy, UX, engineering, maintenance, and long-term support for businesses, institutions, and public-sector teams.
Services
From idea to live system
Focused teams for discovery, product design, application development, integrations, and support after launch.
Innovation
Rapid prototyping and proof-of-concept creation so stakeholders can validate the right direction early.
UX/UI Design
Information architecture, user flows, and crisp interfaces that reduce development churn and improve adoption.
Digital Transformation
Assessment, planning, and implementation for stronger tools, operations, and third-party integrations.
Maintenance & Support
Ongoing stewardship for evolving software, issue triage, product updates, and platform reliability.
Mobile Apps
Responsive mobile web and native app development for organizations that need a stronger mobile presence.
Web Apps
Feature delivery, bug fixing, scaling, and application engineering for teams that need to move faster.
Capabilities
A practical stack for products that need to ship, scale, and stay healthy.
AI & Data
Mobile & Devices
TV, VR & Interactive
Back-End & Infrastructure
Verification & Support
Selected work
Complex digital products, built with real-world constraints
Selected engagements where KBD brought product thinking, engineering execution, and post-launch discipline together.
Government of Canada
Canada's Food Guide
- Challenge
- Bring one of Canada's most recognizable public health resources into a renewed digital experience.
- Our work
- KBD helped design, develop, test, and launch the digital Food Guide, including bilingual content management, API work, and training for content teams.
- Results
- Nearly 1 million visits in the first 48 hours. 30,000 downloads after launch.
Health product reporting platform
Health Product Shortages Canada
- Challenge
- Modernize a government-provided legacy platform for industry reporting and administration.
- Our work
- KBD improved reporting and administration, notification workflows, accessibility, usability, and security, with mobile work for iOS and Android.
- Results
- Launched in 2026. A modernized platform for health product reporting and administration.
Digital publishing · Android
Dow Jones — Barron’s
KBD worked with the Barron’s and Wall Street Journal teams on the Barron’s Android app from 2014 to 2016, with features for discovering news, saving articles, sharing content, and managing notifications.
The preview shows the current app, which has evolved since KBD’s engagement. View on Google Play (opens in a new tab).
Sports retail
Warrior eCommerce
KBD worked with Warrior on responsive eCommerce design and development, including product search, shopping cart, credit-card payments, and customer accounts.
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University of Toronto
Physiotherapy Bridging Program
A branding, content, and website overhaul for the Physiotherapy Bridging Program, with redesigned information architecture and navigation for prospective applicants.
Registry platform
Veterinary Health Products
A Veterinary Health Product notification platform with role-based access, review and approval workflows, document versioning, and internal messaging.
IoT prototype
Smart Table
Raspberry Pi and mobile software for a private metal and smart-device manufacturer.
Process
A practical path from sketches to live services
KBD works collaboratively so business objectives stay connected to the solution at every stage.
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01
Strategy
Research business goals, existing assets, analytics, risks, and the competitive context.
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Concept
Define product structure, user flows, assumptions, dependencies, and launch requirements.
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03
Prototype
Create functional screens and test key interactions with users and stakeholders.
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04
Release Candidate
Build full functionality, connect live data and services, test, debug, and prepare for launch.
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Post-launch Support
Monitor performance, triage issues, update products, and support growth after release.
Clients
Trusted by public institutions, healthcare teams, and growth companies
About KBD
Innovation, optimization, and client success since 2010.
Headquartered in Toronto, KBD has worked through the mobile revolution, wearables, IoT, machine learning, and AI. The team specializes in creating, maintaining, and supporting web and mobile application systems.
KBD analyzes existing assets, implements improvements, and facilitates growth through strategic partnerships and third-party integrations.
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