August 2016
Canvas to orb: an inflexion point in digital experience design?
A new metaphor for a new digital epoch
Connected history has been defined by the rapid broadening of the user base. Its future will instead be determined by the deepening of connected experiences for existing users.
This seemingly subtle adjustm…
Design Talk 19. The Friday inspirations project
In this episode we share 6 digital design inspirations, from a sci-fi film script written by artificial intelligence to a fashion collection influenced by sound waves. Prompted by a move to Basecamp for MEX collaboration, podcast co-host Alex Gues…
Experimenting with audio in digital experience design
This is the story of a MEX experiment in audio design, where we blindfolded 100 conference participants and played them three original compositions – each a minute in length – by Peter ‘pdx’ Drescher.
Participants were allowed to briefly remove…
Design Talk 18. Microexpressions in user research; Aaron Garner, Director, Emotional Intelligence Academy
Design improves in proportion with how accurately users’ true feelings are understood. However, are user experience practitioners doing enough to look outside their own field to evolve new research techniques? We spoke with Aaron Garner of the E…
