Insights curated by Experientia, the UX research and design consultancy
Insights curated by Experientia, the UX research and design consultancy
Category Design (general)
European Market Research Event – Day 1, afternoon
During the afternoon sessions of the European Market Research Event, I attended presentations by Clive Grinyer of France Telecom Orange, Sarah Pearson of ACB/University of Sussex and Francesco Cara of Nokia. There is also a short write-up of a talk…
European Market Research Event – Day 1, morning
Making the case for ease, elegance and endurance
Interview with author of Designing Emotions book
Marco van Hout, who manages the blog Design & Emotion, just published an interview with Pieter Desmet, the author of the book “Designing Emotions”, about product design and emotions. Here is Marco’s introduction to the interview: “Dr. Pieter Desmet is…
The Guardian magazine devoted to Web 2.0
Weekend, the colour magazine of the British newspaper The Guardian, is devoted to web 2.0. It includes a lead feature by award-winning novelist John Lanchester, which doesn’t contain a lot of new insights, but provides a good overview of the…
Why the “online office” won’t work for now
Book: Worldchanging – A User’s Guide for the 21st Century
“A new book—an outgrowth of a popular Web site—focuses on simple and complex innovations that could solve global crises,” writes Reena Jana in Business Week. “The three-year-old Web site Worldchanging.com has quickly established itself as a source for original, sophisticated…
Interfaces for people, not products [UX matters]
“The digitising of information, the rapid rise of digital information systems, and increased access to those systems by a broad range of people have challenged the way in which we look at specialists and the roles they play”, writes Jonathan…
Style, function and the imperfect cellphone [International Herald Tribune]
Innovative user interface design [uiGarden]
Designing a zero impact trade fair
Redesigning a labour union with the help of IDEO
Slow+Design: experience design, the Slow Food way
Samsung’s DigitAll brand magazine on greatness in the digital era
Philips Design magazine on foresighting techniques, health and ‘sensitive’ interactions
Ziba Design on the importance of informed intuition [Fast Company]
Fabrica at Centre Pompidou, Paris
Established in 1994 on the initiative of Luciano Benetton and Oliviero Toscani, Fabrica is a communications research centre whose range of activities extends from graphic design to cinema, taking in industrial design, writing, interactive media, photography and music on the…