January 2017
User story: flowering future forward
There’s always a first warm day in March, when winter’s low skies open into the blue promise of spring. It rarely lasts. Not in England.
But today the lawns of the garden square were dry for the first time that year and already filling with the…
Video: Ben Scott-Robinson’s #mexsession on reimagining digital mapping UX at Ordnance Survey
Seeking a path between the traditions and detail which have defined Ordnance Survey maps and the changing needs of a new generation of users accustomed to digital mapping, Ben Scott-Robinson explains the challenges faced across user research, prot…
Francis Ford Coppola, user research and ‘bioimaged’ vs ‘autobiographical’
About 2 minutes in the interviewer comments: “Your films are not so much autobiographical as bioimaged.”
This is from ‘Blank on Blank‘, a Youtube series which animates old audio interview recor…
Design Talk 27. Alex Genov, Head of UX Research, Zappos
Alex Genov, head of UX Research at Zappos, talks to Marek Pawlowski, founder of MEX, about designing retail experiences, understanding users as people and emerging user research methods. The conversation covers Genov’s early interest in experimen…
Planning for the intensity of empathy in user research
Part of a new MEX series highlighting compelling case studies which catch our eye. Follow MEX @mexfeed or by signing-up for the weekly email newsletter.
Benjamin Earl Evans‘ ‘How to avoid UX burnout‘ is a departure from our recent case study p…
Getting straight to the Punkt
As I slipped the SIM card into the Punkt MP 01, I was fully aware that my other assorted devices still had wifi connectivity. Only if I left them behind would I be truly bereft of the myriad digital services that punctuate my day with information,…
Video: Kajsa Sundeson & Samir Fors’ #mexsession on designing interfaces for the body
Kajsa Sundeson & Samir Fors of Ocean Observations (@ocean_sthlm | oceanobservations.com), speaking at MEX/15 (London, March 2015) ask whether digital interfaces such as fitness trackers are really helping to improve health. For instance, does moni…
Serendipity and discovering supercreativity
Supercreativity is the latest PopTech ‘Edition’, comprising videos, a reading list and an ongoing discussion forum. In their words:
Supercreativity provided an intimate setting to explore perspectives on creativity as technology tools help us …