MEX Sessions: Chris Browne on expressing mobile creativity
Summary Chris Browne spoke at MEX in May 2011 on the theme of new forms of creativity enabled by mobile technology. As Technology Design Lead for Fjord at the time, Chris’ shared experiences gained during client projects and a wider study into how pervasive wireless communication is changing the way consumers interact with digital. Chris [...]
News from MEX
The MEX initiative has never been busier. Here’s an update on all the latest happenings in mobile user experience. 2 weeks to MEX Final prep is underway for the 12th international MEX in London on 26th – 27th March. It is our best yet. Take a look at the full agenda to see what we’ve [...]
MEX Sessions: Itai Vonshak & Alex Rapoport on magic in UI design
Summary Itai Vonshak & Alex Rapoport came to MEX in May 2010 to talk about moments of magic in user experience design. At Elements, the agency they co-founded, they pioneered a new style of interface for a prototype mobile device, using interactions driven primarily from a side mounted scroll wheel. At the time it stood [...]
100 years of slate-itude
The silhouette of mobile devices has firmly homogenised around the anonymous rectangle. Our fond memories of clamshells, spring-loaded sliders and rotary lipstick mobiles are starting to fade. Will there ever be a time when we can get excited mobile form factors again? Or is it better that we’ve focused attention on a single form for [...]
MEX Sessions: Jim Kosem on audible UIs
Summary Jim Kosem’s December 2011 MEX Session looks at sensitive and challenging subject matter, discussing a digital experience project designed to help Slovenian school children learn about the history of war crimes in their country. Kosem explains how his team dealt with these sensitive issues and built a service accessible to all using basic telephony [...]
MEX Sessions: Jason Mills on the UX of digital journalism
Summary Jason Mills came to MEX in December 2011 to discuss how mobile technology is shaping journalism. As the editor of web development for ITV News, Jason has seen first hand how new digital experiences are enabling his team to report in the field, and the user experience challenges they face. His session examines these [...]
My first Mobile World Congress
When the flight attendant requested that all electronic equipment be switched off, it was like that scene from Mad Max where Mel Gibson is asked to leave all his weapons at the door. Five minutes later, when the last OLED screen dimmed to black, we were ready to take off for Barcelona and the Mobile [...]
MEX Sessions: Ben Scott-Robinson on creative digital experiences
Summary Ben Scott-Robinson returned to MEX in December 2011 to talk about creativity and digital user experience, exploring interfaces which span multiple touchpoints and sensory UIs. Ben’s talk built on a previous MEX session about learning from childrens’ play. In addition, Ben was the winner of the first ever MEX Innovator of the Year for [...]
MEX Sessions: Peter Whale on principles of context aware UX
Summary Peter Whale came to MEX in September 2012 with a deep understanding of the technology enablers for creating context aware experiences, but his talk also focused on translating these possibilities into 4 very human design principles. Building on knowledge gained leading product management at Qualcomm, Peter’s talk examines how sensors, chips and software is [...]
MEX Sessions: Charlotte Magnusson on audible and haptic UIs
Summary Charlotte Magnusson has been studying the use of touch, gestures and sound in digital interfaces since 2000, most recently as Associate Professor at the Department of Design Sciences, Lund University, Sweden. Her MEX session in September 2012 shares the results of a European research project, HaptiMap, providing case study examples of using sound and [...]
