Pathway #8: Enabling new forms of creativity
CategoryDo digital tools help or hinder our creativity?
‘Create‘ is 1 of 6 modes of user engagement we will explore at MEX in London on 19th – 20th March 2014. This essay starts a discussion of the theme, one which will be continued at the event by our speakers and through a series of participatory de…
Nokia Lumia 1020 inspires creative experience
I’m conscious just a few days have elapsed since publishing my essay on the Nokia Lumia 920, but at the risk of exhibiting bias towards the Finnish company, yesterday’s launch of the Lumia 1020 cannot go unmentioned.
It is a unique product….
Experiencing the Nokia Lumia 920
Plastic is not a material traditionally associated with craft. It lacks the obvious elegance of wood or metal. Nokia’s use of plastic in the Lumia 920, however, approaches craft. Its edges are smoothed and rounded the way a carpenter might …
MEX Sessions: Chris Browne on expressing mobile creativity
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 pe…
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 learni…
Spotify for 3D designs
Everyone’s favourite futuristic technology, 3D printing, finally looks like it could become a mainstream reality. Fabulonia, an Estonian start-up exhibiting at MWC this year, thinks so and has created a service to help designers and brands sell th…
More input, naturally
Write 1 + 1 on a digital page powered by Vision Objects’ recognition technology and you will see your handwriting transcribed in real time, the answer appearing instantly in neatly formed text. My maths tends to struggle much beyond simple sum…
Augmented storytelling
I’m delighted to introduce a guest article by James Whatley, exploring how mobile technology enables new forms of storytelling and creative expression. The article was prompted by Marvel’s SxSW presentation, showing how it might augment comic boo…