March 2017
Losing one’s self in selfie moments
Part of Friday Inspirations, an ongoing MEX series exploring tangents and their relationship to better experience design.
Two rather different sources have inspired some musing on the evolving photographic ritual of self-regard.
Sam Barsky kni…
Google’s wandering, inevitable path to ambient augmentation
Would you like to explore a tangent? It concerns chickens, antiques and the future of ambient augmentation.
About twice a week I like to buy eggs from a local farm. It is a walk of a few miles, along a country road at first and then across fields…
Video: Toni Laturi’s #mexsession on multi-touchpoint UX for sports fans
Building multi-touchpoint experiences which unfold across several screens – from TVs to smartphones – challenges designers to think about what happens in the conceptual gaps between devices. It requires a different approach to user research and in…
Hey Siri, am I clear to land?
I was lucky enough to be taken for a flight in a small four seater plane, touring over New Jersey, USA. It provided insight into the role of audio as a data channel, especially in an environment of complex controls.
The panel of instruments wa…
Design Talk 31. Craig Bryant, We Are Mammoth; patience and incubating agency ventures
This episode is a story which gets to the heart of the challenges facing digital agencies, from remote working to incubating in-house ventures, as Craig Bryant talks to Marek Pawlowski about his journey co-founding We Are Mammoth. Craig shares his…
Video: Floris van Eck’s #mexsession on designing future imaging experiences
Floris van Eck gives an expansive look at the future of imaging experiences, drawing on his work for the likes of Canon and its Silicon Valley-based accelerator project, as well as his personal interests in the maker movement, cyborgs and the sing…
Good UX flows from thorough user research
I’ve begun reading Roger Deakin’s Wildwood. Early on, he describes a series of school trips to Beaulieu in the New Forest, where he and other children observed and documented the flora and fauna of a 3 by 2 mile area. I’m in awe of what his biolog…
Methods and mindsets for circular design
Part of a new MEX series highlighting compelling case studies which catch our eye. Follow @mexfeed or by signing-up for the weekly email newsletter.
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation and IDEO collaborated to produce a detailed, practical guide to …