January 2017
£3m to fund early stage design innovation
Design Foundations is a funding programme offering £3m to support early stage investment in design. Announced at a London event on 17th January 2017, it is the first Innovate UK funding of its kind with an explicitly horizontal remit, intended to …
Living in the machine to hone IoT design skills
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.
Alloy’s case study of internal efforts to improve internet of things (IoT) design skills i…
The day Google invited me to learn papier mâché
It started like any average Thursday: I responded to a few messages and checked on project progress in our MEX Basecamp. It was when I opened my Google calendar to review the rest of the day that things got a little weird.
“News Year’s res…
Video: Rich Clayton’s #mexsession on UX at the intersection of physical & digital
When Rich Clayton (@monkeymischief | monkeymischief.net) took on the role of Creative Director at Loaded Magazine, it was a publication adrift – in need of both a new content direction to reflect the evolving tas…
Design Talk 26. Wearable experience design
Marek Pawlowski and Alex Guest take up Patrizia Bertini’s challenge from the last episode and go in search of wearable technology beyond the smartwatch and fitness tracker. After questioning the term ‘wearable’ itself, Marek and Alex cite examples…
How artificial intelligence nuances experience design
The fabric of connectivity defines the experience
Pin badge with a multi-touchpoint design approach
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.
Pins Collective is a $69 wearable digital badge which can be personalised to display diffe…