Pathway #13: Quiet design

More to see as smartphone cameras slowdown

Slowing down can help one see the previously unseen. This is as much a philosophical as a practical observation. In…

8 years ago

Self-serving machines and the human antidote

It was seven o'clock in the morning. We were four self-service screens and four user experience failures into our journey.…

8 years ago

Antisocial technology

Terminal C at Newark Airport is home to one of the least sociable deployments of technology I've come across. Pairs of…

9 years ago

Design Talk 40. Crap Futures with James Auger & Julian Hanna

James Auger and Julian Hanna, the duo behind the Crap Futures blog, talk to Marek Pawlowski about what motivated them…

9 years ago

Design principles for digital presence

If we were sitting opposite each other, how many different ways might you evaluate my level of attentiveness to our…

9 years ago

User story: the BBQ and the errant butler

Part of MEX User Stories, an ongoing series of tales about digital user experience in the real world. Alexa, it seems, can…

9 years ago

Design principles for explorers

Open-ended exploration is increasing in the digital environment When exploring, users equate good UX with fulfilment of emotional rather than…

9 years ago

Design principles for overcoming user apathy

Strive for zero additional user input when trialling new features Reassure users they can revert to the familiar if they…

9 years ago