May 2017
Digital exploration seeks an emotional rather than a logical outcome
Adventure (slightly) augmented by design
Part of MEX Inspirations, an ongoing series exploring tangents and their relationship to better experience design.
How are your New Year’s Resolutions going?
I don’t do NYRs but at the start of each year, I spend some time reflecting on what was…
The lower the sense of commitment, the more likely a user will experiment with new features
User story: the drone pilot and the missing boat
He walked with that mixture of determination and anxiety which suggests someone late for an appointment. In one hand he carried a big, square metal flight case and in the other he grasped his phone, alternately holding it to his ear and then out i…
Exploring mortality in virtual reality
Part of MEX Inspirations, an ongoing series exploring tangents and their relationship to better experience design.
Could virtual reality help humans better consider their own mortality?
When We Die combines an abstract virtual reality scene with…
The multi-sensory experience design of a Harley
Part of MEX Inspirations, an ongoing series exploring tangents and their relationship to better experience design.
When asked about Harley Davidson’s enduring appeal, the great grandson of the company’s co-founder uses a vocabulary which suggests…
Subvert indicator lights, speakers & ports to extend the interaction canvas beyond the screen
Long-term review: Lenovo’s Yoga Book, a flexible enough tool for creators?
There is a theatrical air of the imagined future about Lenovo’s Yoga Book.
On the one hand, its hinge is reminiscent of traditional book binding. On the other, it possesses an intricacy you might expect to find in some alien spacecraft buried in …