Pathway #13: Quiet design
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UI lessons from urban design
Which part of this street is the most dangerous for the average pedestrian?
- The area with the bold, diagonal red lines
- The parallel, double yellow lines
- Or the path marked by the faint, blue dashed lines
The blue dashed li…
Robots & digital actors as the new frontier for experience design
Is a new category of digital products emerging, defined by their ability to create physical change in the world, as opposed to the purely virtual outcomes we currently associate with digital experiences?
There are many products which fit this d…
User story: the airport & the lipstick charger
It was a white Samsung Galaxy S4 and she held it in both hands, typing with her thumbs. Her friend, sitting across the lunch table, talked non-stop, but nothing caused the Galaxy user to raise her eyes from the glowing rectangular touchscreen.
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Designing for the intensity of the future
At the frontier of digital, the industry is poised to ask a new question of its users: how do you expect technology to behave when it no longer requires your direct control and is all around you?
T…
User story: the Postmistress and her Lumia
It speaks to the modest success of Windows Phone that to see one in the wild still feels rare.
I walked into the local Post Office the other day and, amid the clutter of parcels behind the counter, there it was: a Lumia 925 in grey. It belonge…
Notes on the little ol’ Moto X in the age of big screen flagships
My irrational desire for the 2014 Moto X had a more rational outcome: I acquired a 2013 Moto X.
I’ve always felt the defining feature of the Moto X was the Moto Maker service. Motorola remains unique in the mobile industry in allowing cust…
Discussing Smart Design’s the ‘Internet of Why?’
The internet of things, ubiquitous computing, wearables and context-awareness are just a few of the monikers being applied to the frontier where digital endeavour meets the physical world.
Smart Design coined another term at its October 2014 ev…
User story: Slide. To. Unlock?
The family was sitting in the dimly lit dining room of a rural pub. Phones had been noticeably absent during a weekend of walking, biking and hearty dinners inspired by the arrival of autumn. However, the party was preparing to disband and c…