Design Talk 19. The Friday inspirations project
In this episode we share 6 digital design inspirations, from a sci-fi film script written by artificial intelligence to a fashion collection influenced by sound waves. Prompted by a move to Basecamp for MEX collaboration, podcast co-host Alex Gues…
Experimenting with audio in digital experience design
This is the story of a MEX experiment in audio design, where we blindfolded 100 conference participants and played them three original compositions – each a minute in length – by Peter ‘pdx’ Drescher.
Participants were allowed to briefly remove…
Design Talk 18. Microexpressions in user research; Aaron Garner, Director, Emotional Intelligence Academy
Design improves in proportion with how accurately users’ true feelings are understood. However, are user experience practitioners doing enough to look outside their own field to evolve new research techniques? We spoke with Aaron Garner of the E…
#mexsigns, an open project seeking digital inspiration in physical signage
Design Talk 17. Virtual reality special; experiencing HTC Vive with Greg Taylor of Tigerspike
This special edition of the MEX podcast takes you hands-on with the user experience of virtual reality, with bonus photos and videos. In episode 12 we went in-depth on the design principles of augmented, virtual and mixed reality with Greg Taylor…
Design Talk 16. The value of nurturing tangential inspiration
Many of us are now in the ideas business and, of course, those ideas have to come from somewhere. Sometimes they’re iterative and result from the day-to-day work we’re already doing. Sometimes they spin off from specific client projects. But what …
User story: the selfie and the daisies
It was her stillness which caught my attention. She sat on the grass with an almost statue-like absence of motion. Slowly she raised an expensive, complicated digital camera until it was positioned in front of her face, the colour display angled t…
Design Talk 15. Automotive UX; Parrish Hanna, Global Director, Interaction & Ergonomics, Ford
Automotive is an industry in transition. The challenge is two-fold: an immediate need to enhance digital elements of the vehicle experience, while contemplating the longer term – and arguably more significant – conceptual revolution in personal m…