Pathway #13: Quiet design
CategoryAn inspiring wave-form interface
Voyagers from THE LIGHT SURGEONS on Vimeo.
I visited this installation at the British National Maritime Museum in Greenwich last week and was fascinated by the quiet design principles employed to convey the story of Britain’s relationship with …
Rimino concept explores a natural, quiet mobile experience
Rimino – A Human Touch on Mobile Experience from Amid Moradganjeh on Vimeo.
Amid Moradganjeh has posted a wonderful video and illustrated exploration of his Rimino project, which re-imagines the mobile user experience with natural input methods…
MEX Notes: Tang Yau Hoong and the art of negative space
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MEX note: This post of Tang Yau Hoong's work on the Subtraction.com blog caught my eye. The use of negative space in art can add emphasis to a composition and interface designers would…
MEX Notes: Surfacing information at a Glance
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MEX note: This post on Yanko features the 'Glance' phone design by Alan Farías. For me, the most interesting aspect of the concept was the 'at a glance' OLED display embedded on the lower end of …
MEX Notes: Good ideas glow in the dark
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MEX note: This article on Dezeen highlights the work of Croatian designers Bruketa and Zinic, and the architect Brigada. They worked together to create a glow in the dark annual report book for softwar…
MEX Notes: Silence by Tadao Ando and Blair Associates (Dezeen)
- Silence by Tadao Ando and Blair Associates (Dezeen) – In a world where an ever growing number of digital interfaces shout for our attention, what is the role of quiet design? This piece of London street furniture serves no purpose but the aesth…
Russell Davies’ essays on secondary attention
Russell Davies has written an interesting series of articles on designing for secondary attention, a subject which has been consistent theme in the MEX community for some years, most recently with MEX Pathway #2. In the first article, entitled ‘T…