Insights curated by Experientia, the international UX consultancy
Insights curated by Experientia, the international UX consultancy
Nokia releases a new phone concept – Gem – which “revolutionizes mobile design by turning the entire handset into a touchscreen”. Launched on the 25th anniversary of the Nokia Research Centre, the GEM device changes appearance from camera to phone…
Instead of augmenting reality, we should make technology more aware, argues Christopher Butler in this article for Print Magazine. “Though an initial AR [Augmented Reality] experience can be thrilling, it quickly becomes clear, especially to visual thinkers, that AR is…
Interaction designer Bret Victor has published his “brief rant on the future of interaction design“. “To me, claiming that Pictures Under Glass [as in touch screens] is the future of interaction is like claiming that black-and-white is the future of…
Greg Laugero writes about two trends that have recently entered the realm of digital product development. First is the incorporation of gaming concepts into products that seemingly have nothing to do with gaming. Second, the importance of designing products that…
Games, Life and Utopia is a half-day event in Pottsdam, Germany on 11 November, that is all about gamification, serious games, learning and play. It’s a conference for service and interaction designers, for social activists, for artists, for developers and…
Last week, Cadillac launched its new “CUE” vehicle infotainment system. The name is an acronym that stands for Cadillac User Experience — the company’s refined and expanded approach to connected vehicles. Electronista took an early look at the new system…
dConstruct 2011, the 2 September event in Brighton, England, brought together leading thinkers from the fields of interaction design, mobile design and ubiquitous computing to explore how we can bridge the gap between physical and digital product design. Videos are…
Fabian Hemmert will be one of the keynote speakers at Interaction 12. In this article on Johnny Holland, he reflects on “recent developments in the research field of Human-Computer Interaction [that] point to emerging styles of interaction that make use…
Mobile First Luke Wroblewski A Book Apart October 2011 Abstract Our industry’s long wait for the complete, strategic guide to mobile web design is finally over. Former Yahoo! design architect and co-creator of Bagcheck Luke Wroblewski knows more about mobile…
The key to designing social media well lies in designing it for a user’s social interests. Conventional software addresses the user’s task-oriented needs and objectives. But social media succeed when they engage the user’s social interests. An article by Adrian…
Des Traynor recently spoke at the Content Strategy Forum in London about the importance of which words used in an interface. The difference between Facebook’s Like and Google’s +1 seems superficial, but ends up influencing the behaviour of the users.…
Marko Ahtisaari is the global head of Nokia’s design unit, and he is responsible for Nokia’s product and user experience design. During Copenhagen Design Week, Marko shared Nokia’s thoughts on how design will shape and influence the patterns of human…
Through Stanford University lectures and a project, coordinated by Scott Klemmer, learn the fundamentals of human-computer interaction and design thinking. The setting for the course is mobile web applications. 43 video sessions in all.
Megan Garber of the Nieman Journalism Lab recently visited the New York Times R&D Lab and updates us on the latest interface developments there. The New York Times imagines the kitchen table of the future August 30, 2011 The Times…
Successful PC and mobile experiences are built on fundamentally different conceptual models and leverage different psychological functions of the user, argues Rachel Hinman. Understanding these differences will help you create better experiences for both contexts. She delves into the matter…
The New York Times reviews Paola Antonelli’s “Talk to Me” show at the Museum of Modern Art. “At its best “Talk to Me†makes you aware of how our relationship to design has become more emotional and intuitive. Ms. Antonelli…
Rob Tannen argues that user interface design is the most original and influential design coming out of the United States today. “It is the emphasis on user-centered design that has made American interface design so successful and difficult to replicate…
Interestingly, the badly designed user interface of the in-car telematics system was the primary gripe among Ford and Lincoln owners and lessees in the latest J.D. Power survey. “After steady year-on-year improvement, Ford has plunged from fifth position in 2010…
In her New York Times review of Talk to Me (online journal), the latest exhibition by Paola Antonelli at the MoMA, Alice Rawsthorn describes what could be considered the essence of interaction design: “Digital technology is enabling objects to become…
MeLa – European Museums and Libraries in/of the Age of Migrations – is a brand new four-year research project, funded by the European Commission under the Seventh Framework Programme, which aims to delineate new approaches for museums and libraries in…