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CategoryWhy are these mobile interactions from Apple, Blackberry, Nokia & Huawei memorable?
Small moments of interaction design have disproportionate power to define the overall user experience.
Consider pinch to zoom. There was a time when it was novel, now it is innate. The speed at which it has become part of human behaviour tells …
Video: Ben Scott-Robinson’s #mexsession on reimagining digital mapping UX at Ordnance Survey
Seeking a path between the traditions and detail which have defined Ordnance Survey maps and the changing needs of a new generation of users accustomed to digital mapping, Ben Scott-Robinson explains the challenges faced across user research, prot…
£3m to fund early stage design innovation
Design Foundations is a funding programme offering £3m to support early stage investment in design. Announced at a London event on 17th January 2017, it is the first Innovate UK funding of its kind with an explicitly horizontal remit, intended to …
The day Google invited me to learn papier mâché
It started like any average Thursday: I responded to a few messages and checked on project progress in our MEX Basecamp. It was when I opened my Google calendar to review the rest of the day that things got a little weird.
“News Year’s res…
Video: Rich Clayton’s #mexsession on UX at the intersection of physical & digital
When Rich Clayton (@monkeymischief | monkeymischief.net) took on the role of Creative Director at Loaded Magazine, it was a publication adrift – in need of both a new content direction to reflect the evolving tas…
Life beneath the hovering eye
My dog noticed it first. His ears rose to the deep buzzing sound just audible above the coastal breeze. He looked up at me with his most inquisitive frown. It grew louder as we walked on, sounding like the hum of a city power generator or a swa…
Most popular design podcasts of 2016
When Alex, Patrizia and I launched the MEX podcast in February 2016, we begun with a notion: an ongoing conversation with our diverse community about how to design better digital experiences. However, we could not have anticipated it would lead t…
Principles for natively neighbourly multi-touchpoint experience design
If you listen to tech podcasts, you’ll likely already be familiar with curse of the keyword. When a presenter says ‘Ok Google’ or ‘Hey Siri’ on their podcast, thousands of listeners’ devices all over the world automatically initiate a search. It…