August 2012
Andrew Muir Wood joins as MEX co-host
I’m delighted to announce Andrew Muir Wood is joining MEX as co-host for the 19th – 20th September event in London. In addition to chairing with me, Andrew will lead Pathway #15 on ‘Clarity’. Many of you will already known him from several M…
Feeling fast
Speed is subjective. As evidenced by the continuing ‘lag’ effect experienced on multi-core, multi-gHz smartphones, making an experience feel fast is not just a technical challenge. It also goes beyond the design of the individual experience and …
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…
The day the world talked back
Contextually response digital experiences (the subject of Pathway #14) rely on information about the user’s world. The quantity of this information is increasing, with new sensors emerging to track and inform. Two that have caught my eye recentl…
Setting your eyes free
Visual elements dominate the mobile user experience. This creates a pressured, synchronous relationship between the user’s attention span and the device. MEX Pathway #9 asks how other senses, such as sound and touch, could be employed to create …
Concurrent usage
Designing for a single user at any one time has been a tenant of digital interface design since the first computing devices emerged. However, the proliferation of large touchscreen devices, has given rise to a new use case, where multiple users t…
Multi-touchpoint content isn’t yet primetime
The first generation of multi-touchpoint digital experiences has been about sharing content between screens. Apple’s AirPlay, for instance, allows users to send a video from their iPhone to an Apple TV-equipped big screen display. In Pathway #2,…
Updated & curated
With so much happening in the MEX community, I thought it was time to introduce an occasional edition of the MEX Newsletter to keep you up-to-date on a curated list of news, project openings and events. Enjoy and don’t hesitate to drop me a line …