March 2013
Summary of the 12th MEX: sensory interfaces, context aware UX, new form factors & better user research
Mobile as the new old
For me, this was the first MEX where ‘mobile’ – understood as a device alone – started to feel traditional and old. From the outset in 2005, the heart of the MEX community has always been in the mo…
MEX Sessions: Jason DaPonte on storytelling across multiple digital touchpoints
Jason DaPonte came to MEX in December 2010 to explore the evolution of storytelling in a multi-touchpoint digital environment. In addition to leading several early MEX working sessions on this theme as part of Pathway #2, Jason formerly led e…
MEX Sessions: Sofia Svanteson on inspiring team creativity in UX design
Sofia Svanteson returned to MEX in December 2009 to share ideas on the creative process for digital user experience. Sofia is a pioneer in digital creativity, having worked with Razorfish in the early days of the dotcom era, before founding h…
Multi-sensory UIs need multi-sensory designers
Until recently, design focus has been primarily on screen-based experiences. But there is a growing distemper with this ‘pictures under glass’ mentality. More meaningful, human interactions can be achieved when additional senses are engaged. Altho…
MEX Sessions: Sian Townsend on mobile search behaviour in emerging markets
Sian Townsend, at the time a user experience researcher with Google, spoke at MEX in May 2009 on mobile user experience in the emerging markets of Africa. 2009 was a time when hundreds of millions of users in developing countries were joining…
MEX Sessions: Oren Horev on multi-touchpoint digital experiences & van drivers
Oren Horev, at the time a user experience strategist for Plan, spoke at MEX in May 2010. He shared the results of an ethnographic study into the mobile user experience of ‘van man’, a colloquial term in British society for the legion of delive…
MEX Sessions: Mattias Andersson on 3D & visual depth in mobile UX
Mattias Andersson, an interaction designer for Swedish agency Ocean Observations at the time, came to MEX in December 2010 to give a ground breaking presentation on the role of 3D in mobile user experience. It was a time when 3D televisions w…
Digital sustainability & sustaining digital
The timescales of sustainable living and daily decision making are very different. Risks of exhausting energy supplies, raw materials and climate change seem far off and, understandably, struggle to hold attention against more immediate matters of…