Pathway #7: Expressing sustainability in mobile user experience design
CategoryDesign 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 to take on a provocative question we all ponder from time-to-time: whether or not the digital age we’re ushering in really repres…
Methods and mindsets for circular design
Part of a new MEX series highlighting compelling case studies which catch our eye. Follow @mexfeed or by signing-up for the weekly email newsletter.
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation and IDEO collaborated to produce a detailed, practical guide to …
The greater the perceived need for 'gamification', the more likely the core proposition is misaligned with user behaviour
Explaining UX principles in farming
Part of a new MEX series highlighting compelling case studies which catch our eye. Follow @mexfeed or by signing-up for the weekly email newsletter.
Argodesign’s work for FarmLink shows how user-centred design combines with data analysis for ne…
Reclaiming user personalisation of digital hardware
There was a time when a radio was something you could build at a home and a television could be repaired by a local technician. Consumer electronics have gradually become consumable in the literal sense of the word; we use them until they bre…
Video: Franco Papeschi’s #mexsession on digital craft & sustainability
Franco Papeschi spoke at MEX in May 2011, exploring the theme of sustainability. He talked about what digital craftsmanship might mean and how deep understanding of your working materials is essential when trying to create experiences which persua…
Of batteries, startup culture & things which fall on your head
Dan Hill published this wonderful, roaming essay which begins with the expectations of the caricatured, generic product launch and goes on to explore the real, user-centred implications of developments like Tesla’s Powerwall batteries.
As startu…
Saying what you mean, meaning what you say
Apple sent me an email today, along with presumably several million other customers. The message I took away from it: I should buy someone an Apple product to enable them to unleash their creativity. It’s the sort of thing you get from every com…