July 2017
Imagining a sense for others
Memory Tapes is a BBC Radio 6 segment, hosted by Lauren Laverne, where she asks listeners to share the story of mix tapes they’ve made for others.
I recently learned of a 2014 episode, in which Tremayne Crossley shared the playlist he’d prepared …
Design Talk 36. Closure experiences; Joe Macleod, author of Ends
Joe Macleod’s book ‘Ends’ asks us to consider why we have such difficulty designing closure experiences. He talks to MEX founder Marek Pawlowski about how the thinking behind the book emerged from a career in mobile technology with Nokia and desig…
User story: the BBQ and the errant butler
Part of MEX User Stories, an ongoing series of tales about digital user experience in the real world.
Alexa, it seems, can be an opportunistic dinner guest. At a recent summer barbeque, she was sitting quietly on a deck laid for outdoor dining, a…
User story: iPhoning for the first time
Part of MEX User Stories, an ongoing series of tales about digital user experience in the real world.
“I’m going to get an iPhone,” she said. “I’ve decided.”
She had spent the previous several minutes confiding the woes of her three year old Sam…
Design Talk 35. Wearable health; Christian Lindholm, CEO, Koru
Christian Lindholm, a pioneer of mobile experience design, has his sights set on enabling a new generation of wearables for health and fashion. He talks to MEX founder Marek Pawlowski about his journey from Nokia in the 1990s, where he shipped the…