Insights curated by Experientia, the UX research and design consultancy
Insights curated by Experientia, the UX research and design consultancy
Experientia
Nokia Sensor: from research to product
Japan’s toys for the elderly [BBC]
Steelcase launches healthcare focused organisation
Why do anthropologists & sociologists study mobile phones?
Innovation and creativity workshops at Davos World Economic Forum
Somewhat belatedly, I discovered John Thornhill’s summaries (published in the Financial Times) of the CEO workshops at January’s Davos World Economic Forum. Building a culture of innovation “The participants in this workshop [were] asked to apply design thinking to a…
China needs design that sells [Business Week]
In an editorial for Business Week, Patrick Whitney, Director of the Institute of Design at the Illinois Institute of Technology, argues that companies designing products for the China market should have a design strategy that is more than just creating…
In today’s high-tech dating world, roses are often read
In this age of high-speed instant communication, the manner in which potential lovers interact is a complicated, tiered system that has reconfigured the way we court. Gone are the days when potential paramours exchange phone numbers and contemplate too long…
Poor user experience puts consumers off mobile TV in droves
Designing usable sites for children and teens
Whirlpool’s push to jump-start innovation [Business Week]
Adam Greensfield on the unique challenges of designing for ubiquitous computing
Mayo Clinic’s SPARC lab gets physicians to think like designers
Uday Dandavate on striking a balance
Through Core77, I learned about the thinking of Uday Dandavate, a principal of the participatory design agency Sonic Rim. Dandavate, who is trained as an industrial designer and is from Indian origin, is a thorough believer in the duty of…
Samsung’s DigitAll magazine devoted to design
Philips/Visa usability study shows consumers like contactless payment technology (NFC)
Nokia online magazine on music and mobility
Implications of ethnography for design
Digital kids series
Mediamatic publishes comprehensive reader on RFID
Mediamatic, the Amsterdam cultural institution, has published a comprehensive reader on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), as a preparation for their upcoming workshop on The Internet of Things (9-11 May – speakers include Régine Debatty and Malcolm McCullough). “Radio frequency identification…