The firm's first designs, in 1969, were for
WEGA, a German radio and television manufacturer that was later acquired by
Sony. frog continued to work for Sony and designed the
Trinitron television receiver in 1975, and several editions of the Walkman. Their first designs for computer manufacturers were for proprietary systems by CTM (Computertechnik Müller) in 1970 and
Diehl Data Systems in 1979. More prominent are the designs for
Apple Computer, starting with the case of the portable
Apple IIc, introducing the
Snow White design language used by Apple during 1984–1990, and continuing with several Macintosh models. The firm designed the
NeXT Computer in 1987 and
Sun's SPARCstations in 1989. More recently, the firm is known for its work with
General Electric (2010–2015) and on Disney's
Magicbands and
MyMagic+ (launched 2015). In August 2004, the company announced that
Flextronics International, a large electronics manufacturing services provider, was taking an equity stake in the company for approximately $25 million; in 2006, frog was part of a deal through which private equity firm
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) acquired nine of Flextronic's assets. frog was later acquired by engineering firm
Aricent, which itself was acquired by
Altran, which in 2019 was in turn acquired by the consulting firm
Capgemini. Today, frog is organized under the “Capgemini Invent” umbrella, integrating staff from Fahrenheit 212, Idean, and June21 into the frog brand. frog has had studios across Europe, North America, and Asia for much of its history, and as of 2024, has studios across the globe, including having a presence in Milan, Munich, San Francisco, New York, London, Bangalore, and Singapore. == Management ==