Brunel Picks
CategoryDesigning across touchpoints
Ben Clarke, one of the Brunel designers participating at the next MEX, sent in a link to this Avi Itzkovitch’s UX Magazine article entitled ‘Designing for Context: The Multiscreen Ecosystem’.
“…smartphones, tablets, laptops, and smart TVs…
High fidelity gestural interface
Reuben Kettle Aiers, one of the Brunel designers participating at the next MEX, shared this video of Leap, a forthcoming gestural interface which raises input fidelity beyond today’s game consoles.
The ability to sense motion with higher fi…
Horizon Digital Brand Jam @ Brunel
Our friends at Brunel University are hosting a one day exploration of brands and brand engagement within the digital economy, funded by the Horizon Digital Economy Research Institute. It is on Tuesday, 28th February 2012. To confirm your interes…
Visual stories in data
Luke Bacon, one of the Brunel designers participating at MEX, shared his selection: a TED talk by Hans Rosling exploring visual stories in data.
Luke comments: “Firstly, it is fascinating to see what someone can do with info…
Interfacing with the air
The latest pick in our series from Brunel’s designers comes from Sarah Hutley. She selected Pattie Maes and Pranav Mistry’s demo of SixthSense, a wearable projection system developed by MIT and linked with a mobile device.
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Fun changes behaviour
Luke Gray, one of the Brunel designers participating at MEX, chose this video of Volkswagen’s Fun Factor group using playful design to encourage people to use stairs rather than escalators.
It touches on several of the MEX Pathway areas, in…
Identity in a world of multiple digital touchpoints
Brunel designer Mark Taylor chose this MSNBC article on the use of Facebook and other social networks to screen job candidates.
It highlights some of the issues around digital identity which are core to MEX Pathway #2 (entitled ‘Research the im…
There’s no digital substitute when learning language
Sophie O’Kelly, another of the Brunel designers, selected this TED Talk by Patrica Kuhl. The presentation shares the latest research on how children learn language, identifying a crucial turning point in their development when babies become less …