Don Norman interviewed on Red Nova
Science and technology website Red Nova just published a long interview with Donald Norman on his meanwhile very well known book Emotional Design: why we love (or hate) everyday things. (via Usernomics)
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Insights curated by Experientia, the UX research and design consultancy
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Philips presents prototypes based on simplicity-led design
Philips unveiled more than 25 new design concepts, demonstrating how the company’s focus on ‘simplicity-led design’ is likely to translate into new products over the coming three to five years across its entire healthcare, lifestyle and technology portfolio. Read press…
Campers want electronic creature comforts [The Indy Star]
The wilderness isn’t what it used to be. Today’s campers come equipped not just with bug spray and burgers, but cell phones, computers, televisions and video games. As electronic gadgets have become more portable, Americans have begun toting them everywhere…
Don’t believe the hype [CPH127]
User driven innovation is said to be the answer to all our prayers regarding the future of business and wealth in Denmark and Scandinavia in light of the global competition that we see these days. The media, top managers…
Bill Buxton on designing for experience
During the recent Interact 2005 conference in Rome, Italy, Bill Buxton spoke about designing for experience.
The 10 faces of innovation [Fast company]
Fast company published a long excerpt from the book "The Ten Faces of Innovation" by (IDEO's) Tom Kelley
Video of discussion with Nokia’s Chris Heathcote
Chris Heathcote from Nokia's Corporate Strategy talks about how mobile phone users around the world are personalising their phones.
Qualitative Yahoo! research on teens and technology
A brand new Yahoo! and OMD focus group and ethnographic study of 13-24 year on interactive and wireless technologies.
P&G’s marketing chief about putting the consumer at the centre
Jim Stengel discusses Proctor & Gabmle's new mantra "Put the consumer at the centre of all we do".
Games meets interaction design [Usability News]
Do games designers need advice from the interaction design community? This was the argument that raged following the formal part of the Interact! Games meets Interaction Design event, an InSync and AIGA Experience Design London collaboration, chaired by Nico…
Microsoft, Intel organise corporate ethnography conference
The first Ethnographic Praxis in Industry Conference (EPIC), jointly organised by Microsoft and Intel, will take place on 14 and 15 November 2005 at the Microsoft HQ in Redmond, WA, USA. The conference (see programme) will promote the use of…
Design for the New China Markets conference
The Design for the New China Markets Conference (Beijing, 1-2 December 2005) is an executive forum for leaders interested in the design and development of products and services for China.
Interview with David Kelley of IDEO
As part of the recent AO2005 Innovation Summit, Morgan McLintic of Lewis Global Public Relations interviewed David Kelley of IDEO.
Users as designers of public services
Demos, the British think tank for everyday democracy and the publisher of The Greenhouse weblog, organises a series of monthly discussions about innovation and future leadership in education and public services, called Open Secrets. Tellingly, the latest discussion, which was…
Few people use their mobiles for more than calling and texting, research shows
Only 17% of those with a mobile use their phone for anything other than to make calls or send text messages on a daily basis, avoiding the more complex features available according to research from Mobeon. The NOP Omnibus…
Brenda Laurel speaking in New York
For our readers in New York: The Parsons Department of Design and Management is having Brenda Laurel speak as part of their Stephan Weiss Memorial Lecture Series in Business Strategy, Negotiation & Innovation. The lecture, titled “Design Research: Informed Creativity”,…
International conference on future design and innovation in Denmark
Imagine how many problems around the world we can begin to solve if we use our insight into human needs, combine it with all our available knowledge and technology, and make use of our creativity… The INDEX: Views Summit, which…
The mobile connection: the cell phone’s impact on society
Has the cell phone forever changed the way people communicate? The mobile phone is used for “real time†coordination while on the run, adolescents use it to manage their freedom, and teens “text†to each other day and night. The…
Motorola introduces ‘polite’ phone to increase road safety
With concerns mounting over the safety of cell phone use while driving (about 25 to 30 % of all traffic accidents are distraction-related and an estimated 40 % of all mobile traffic takes place in vehicles), Motorola’s Driving Simulator Lab…
Mobile users clueless on data services [VNUnet]
Despite increasing numbers of data-enabled mobile phones it seems that users are lost when it comes to data services. In a survey carried out by mobile software company SurfKitchen not one mobile phone user could correctly identify the data package…