Brunel Picks
CategoryObservations on the rise of the Asian mega-city
Ben King contribues the latest of our Brunel Picks in the run-up to MEX: a June 2011 BBC article by Thomas J Campanella, author of ‘The Concrete Jungle: China’s Urban Revolution and What It Means for the World’.
Ben studied in China as part of …
Where is the tactile future amid all the smooth glass?
Dimitrios Stamatis, one of the Brunel designers participating at the next MEX, selected Bret Victor’s ‘A Brief Rant on the Future of Interaction Design‘ as his inspiring piece.
Victor’s essay takes issue with the proliferation of concept design…
Treating sound in new ways
The latest in our series of Brunel Picks comes from Kwok Tan, who shares this talk by Woody Norris, which may help inform discussions on MEX Pathway #9 (Expand mobile interactions with the neglected dimensions of sound and tactility):
The elegance of natural engineering
The MEX blog is featuring ideas, images and videos selected by the designers at Brunel University in the build-up to the next MEX event on 30th November/1st December 2011.
Each breakout team at MEX is supported by a pair of Brunel designers, wh…
London’s up-and-coming design talent showcased at Made In Brunel
Made In Brunel returns to London on 9th – 12th June 2011 at a new venue: the Bargehouse on the Southbank (behind the OXO Tower). I have attended on several previous occasions and recommend it as an essential date for anyone interested in meet…
Enhancing learning with new tools
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Our series of picks from Brunel’s designers continues with Dominic Sebastian’s selection of a TED Talk by David Merrill of Siftables fame.
Dominic explained his choice: “I’ve always been fascinated by how advances in tec…
A tool for musicians
Joe Midgley, one of the Brunel designers participating at MEX on 4th/5th May 2011, picked this video. It shows how musicians could use a platform like Spotify to broadcast live events from their mobile devices.
This provides food for thoug…
NFC and user experience at point-of-sale
Our series of Brunel picks continues, with a video selected by Michael Stanley. Each of the Brunel designers taking part at MEX on 4th/5th May 2011 is contributing ideas to help stimulate new thinking around the MEX Pathways. At the event, t…