Nokia Lumia 1020 inspires creative experience
I’m conscious just a few days have elapsed since publishing my essay on the Nokia Lumia 920, but at the risk of exhibiting bias towards the Finnish company, yesterday’s launch of the Lumia 1020 cannot go unmentioned.
It is a unique product….
Experiencing the Nokia Lumia 920
Plastic is not a material traditionally associated with craft. It lacks the obvious elegance of wood or metal. Nokia’s use of plastic in the Lumia 920, however, approaches craft. Its edges are smoothed and rounded the way a carpenter might …
Finding truth in experience design
The Foundation, an organisation I’ve collaborated with on several occasions, hosted a discussion last night on truth. It focused primarily on what happens when historical truth is confronted or revealed, illuminating the subject through the experi…
Exploring quiet design, sensory interfaces and human factors at Made in Brunel
Last weekend the MEX collaboration with Brunel University saw us experimenting with a new type of open workshop at the Bargehouse on London’s Southbank. It was hosted as part of Made in Brunel, the multi-day event organised annually by studen…
15th June 2013: join MEX & Made in Brunel creative sessions in London
On Saturday, 15th June, we’re running a series of 90 minute creative exercises at Made In Brunel, where participants can explore 3 themes inspired by MEX Pathways and Brunel’s designers:
- Quiet design: digital interactions which await user…
Changes in iOS 7 design language
The most significant change in the design language of iOS 7 is not the move away from skeuomorphism, but rather the introduction of spatial layers and a sense of visual depth. Previous versions of iOS existed on…
Summary of the 12th MEX: sensory interfaces, context aware UX, new form factors & better user research
Mobile as the new old
For me, this was the first MEX where ‘mobile’ – understood as a device alone – started to feel traditional and old. From the outset in 2005, the heart of the MEX community has always been in the mo…
MEX Sessions: Jason DaPonte on storytelling across multiple digital touchpoints
Jason DaPonte came to MEX in December 2010 to explore the evolution of storytelling in a multi-touchpoint digital environment. In addition to leading several early MEX working sessions on this theme as part of Pathway #2, Jason formerly led e…