Pathway #15: Clarity
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Clarity, with hindsight: the pixel-dense world of the Surface Hub 2
When Microsoft’s Surface Hub 2 ships in 2019, it will hold the possibility of engaging a 200+ inch touchscreen, with a resolution in excess of 15360 x 2160 pixels. For comparison, that’s about 9 times the number of pixels found on Apple’s iPad Pro…
MEX Sessions: Dale Herigstad on spatial interface design
Dale Herigstad came to MEX in September 2012 and opened the event with a talk that challenged participants to think differently about spatial relationships in digital interfaces. Winner of 4 Emmy Awards, Dale’s 30 year background in motion pic…
Reporting the future of mobile UX from MEX 2012
The 11th international MEX set out to define best practice and create new ideas in 6 Pathways – Diffusion, Concurrency, Sensation, Context, Clarity and Speed – each focused on a specific aspect of mobile user experience.
Exploration of thes…
Not all pixels are equal
Pixel density is increasing on screens everywhere. The 4 inch displays of the latest smartphones show 1280 x 720 pixels, while Apple’s new Macbook Pros have 2880 x 1800 resolutions. This level of clarity is enabling new services only possible wi…
Clarity
New mobile device displays achieve a level of clarity such that users are unable to discern individual pixels. Far from being a purely technical advance, this is causing a remarkable effect on end users, who can observe new levels of detail and f…