November 2011
Visual stories in data
Luke Bacon, one of the Brunel designers participating at MEX, shared his selection: a TED talk by Hans Rosling exploring visual stories in data.
Luke comments: “Firstly, it is fascinating to see what someone can do with info…
Meet the speakers: Mo Firouzabadian
Mo comes to MEX to explore the how consumers experience media across multiple digital touchpoints, focusing on the themes of Pathway #2. Mo Firouzabadian is Head of Connected Devices of Lumata. He leads Lumata’s social content solutions for ha…
Interfacing with the air
The latest pick in our series from Brunel’s designers comes from Sarah Hutley. She selected Pattie Maes and Pranav Mistry’s demo of SixthSense, a wearable projection system developed by MIT and linked with a mobile device.
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Fun changes behaviour
Luke Gray, one of the Brunel designers participating at MEX, chose this video of Volkswagen’s Fun Factor group using playful design to encourage people to use stairs rather than escalators.
It touches on several of the MEX Pathway areas, in…
Identity in a world of multiple digital touchpoints
Brunel designer Mark Taylor chose this MSNBC article on the use of Facebook and other social networks to screen job candidates.
It highlights some of the issues around digital identity which are core to MEX Pathway #2 (entitled ‘Research the im…
Meet the speakers: Claire Rowland
Claire leads Pathway #2 at MEX, facilitating the team as it creates new ideas in response to a specific MEX challenge. We invited her for her extensive experience of service design and her deep understanding of user research. Claire is Head of…
There’s no digital substitute when learning language
Sophie O’Kelly, another of the Brunel designers, selected this TED Talk by Patrica Kuhl. The presentation shares the latest research on how children learn language, identifying a crucial turning point in their development when babies become less …
Meet the speakers: Stephen Haggard
We asked Stephen to lead Pathway #5 at MEX, examining best practice for mobile healthcare, because of his huge experience developing tech solutions for information audiences. Stephen’s own journey to new platforms started in 2001 after steppin…