Insights curated by Experientia, the UX research and design consultancy
Insights curated by Experientia, the UX research and design consultancy
Category Audience
Children’s Museum of Manhattan emphasises play as foundation of learning [The New York Times]
E-mail losing ground to IM, text messaging [Associated Press]
Aging in the 21st century [The New York Times]
Techno Tots – why computer savvy users are getting younger and younger [BBC]
Homo Conexus
Business Week special report on tech toys
Human integration and the death of the device
Report: The next step in brain evolution [Sunday Times]
Women and consumer technology [CNET News]
Mature users seek uncluttered mobiles, claims research
Rachel Jones, founder of the UK user-centred design company Instrata, writes in Usability News about new research by her company which “set out to discover what consumers in the UK and other European countries aged 30 and upwards really want”…
Older people ‘missing out’ online [BBC]
Older people are missing out on critical services because they do not use the internet, a report says. Just 28% of people over the age of 65 have home internet access, compared to a UK average of 57% of households.…
Design for all Europe
Reflecting the development in its core business since foundation thirteen years ago, the European Institute for Design and Disability, EIDD made the major decision to change its name to “EIDD – Design for All Europe“, with the abbreviations “EIDD” and…
India’s Design for All Institute on anthropology and design
The latest newsletter of the Indian Design for All Institute is devoted to anthropology and design. It features the articles “Cultural dimensions and global user-interface development” by Aaron Marcus, and “Sampling in design research: toward ethnographic segments” by Ken C.…
Web accessibility soon mandatory in Europe? [CNet News]
The 34 EU member states on Wednesday signed up for the “Internet for all” action plan, designed to ensure that the most Web-disadvantaged groups can get online. The EC has now pledged to increase broadband coverage across the continent to…