Opinions, ideas and new thinking
CategoryThere’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 …
Observations 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…
The luxury of customisation
Lapo Elkann, who runs the ‘Tailor Made’ programme at Ferrari and is grandson of Italian industrialist Gianni Agnelli, stated in a recent interview with the FT’s How to Spent It magazine: “Today customisation is the key to real luxury, and there is…
Call for MEX Market Pulse speakers: the cutting edge of mobile UX
Today we’re opening submissions for the final speaker and facilitator places on the MEX programme: the MEX Market Pulse sessions.
This is an opportunity for practitioners riding the very edge of the mobile user experience wave to present at the…
DoCoMo’s plan for customer experience
DoCoMo has just announced its eloquently titled ‘Medium Term Vision 2015‘. It sets out a clear commitment towards becoming a vertically integrated service provider, offering complete customer experiences in several areas, from media and banking t…