Pathway #2: Multi-screens from a single device
CategoryDesigning across touchpoints
Ben Clarke, one of the Brunel designers participating at the next MEX, sent in a link to this Avi Itzkovitch’s UX Magazine article entitled ‘Designing for Context: The Multiscreen Ecosystem’.
“…smartphones, tablets, laptops, and smart TVs…
Seeing through sensors
Clouds: beta from DEEPSPEED media on Vimeo.
The video above is a clip from Clouds, a documentary about programming by Jonathan Minard and James George. The interviews are shot using a Kinect 3D camera and interposed with visualisations from …
Augmented storytelling
I’m delighted to introduce a guest article by James Whatley, exploring how mobile technology enables new forms of storytelling and creative expression. The article was prompted by Marvel’s SxSW presentation, showing how it might augment comic boo…
Gestures in a mobile context
The amount of transposition required to convert users’ physical actions into digital form has ebbed and flowed over the years.
Command line interfaces were direct: pressing a single key produced the corresponding character on-screen.
The i…
Searching for new UI metaphors
There were few visual interface developments which stood out at Mobile World Congress, not least because the small application developers at the forefront of UI experimentation were noticeably absent. This may be due in part to the increased cost…
Subtle interaction and sensory engagement
Digital technology rarely inspires emotion. It can be an effective conduit for emotion: transmitting a message to a loved one, for instance, or sharing the first picture of a new family member. However, the medium itself rarely evokes emotion in…
Consuming devices move to create
Usage of tablets is transitioning from information consumption to more creative endeavours. For a company such as Adobe, with an established base of customers familiar with its desktop products, there is a balance to be struck between moving exis…
Context shared
Ping Pong, a chain of Dim Sum restaurants in the UK, asks customers to complete a paper form to order their meals. The system helps Ping Pong improve speed and accuracy, reflecting the nature of Dim Sum, which encourages ordering multiple sma…