Design investment increases profitability
VisionMobile’s annual Developer Economics survey tracks the reality of developing apps across a wide range of platforms and thousands of coders around the world. It’s important because it is based on direct feedback from developers themselves rath…
New Apple hire points to computational photography
From The Register:
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Partinen, who later confirmed that Apple is indeed his new paymaster, started at Nokia working on the optics for the Finnish firm’s N8 model. He was one of the key developers of the PureView 808, a Symbian mobile with a …
One small swipe
Continuing the MEX series examining interactions which influence user experience, here’s an example of how seemingly small nuances can make all the difference.
“…you only have to swipe your thumb halfway across the screen to incur the del…
Spatial layers in mobile interface design
A video exploring how spatial layers can be used to create intuitive mobile user interfaces. Marek Pawlowski, founder of MEX, explains an example from Blackberry 10, where the Hub is accessible from anywhere on the device using a single gesture by…
Follow #mex14 defining future UX live this week
The 14th international MEX opens in London on 19th – 20th March, welcoming user experience pioneers for 2 days of inspirational speakers and in-depth design challenges.
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All consuming digital
The number of digital touchpoints through which users consume information is growing. So too is the variety of information types and the quantity of each. We are also more likely to have those multiple digital portals with us at all times, as digi…
Brunel designers at MEX
MEX works with Brunel University to partner promising final year design students with professional facilitators during the MEX creative sessions. The Brunel designers work alongside the facilitators by assisting with preparation, contributing idea…
Introducing ‘Locate’
We make countless decisions in response to our location every day. Something so fundamental to being human seemed a fitting theme to add to the MEX user modes, not least because digital experiences in this area have hitherto been driven more by t…