CATALOGING THE ART AND SCIENCE OF USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN
Title: 10/GUI Context: Multi-touch: it’s not just for mobile devices anymore… Synopsis: The promise of multi-touch interaction presents several problems in the context of desktop computing, i.e. ergonomic, metaphorical, organizational. Here is a concept that tries to address these issues … Continued
Title: The Three Threats to Creativity Context: Being able to promote and sustain a culture of creative innovation requires us to understand the pitfalls as well as the how-to’s. Synopsis: Short post from the Harvard Business Review that posits the … Continued
Title: DICE 2010: “Design Outside the Box” Context: Facebook, reality, gaming, ubiquitous scoring systems, positive reinforcement behavior modification. It’s all in there. Synopsis: This is a longish video (:30 minutes) of a tour de force presentation that looks at how … Continued
Title: Playing in the Sandbox: The Role of Experimentation in Designing Context: This is one of my favorite posts that I’ve read in a long time. Please, please, please find a few minutes to read. It explains my work philosophy … Continued
Title: Future Shock: Nokia Research Touts 5 Innovative Mobile Interfaces Context: Sometimes the hard part is just telling a convincing story. Synopsis: Even though it’s still the most popular phone maker in the world Nokia doesn’t get the respect of … Continued
Title: The Mother of All Demos Context: Giving a presentation that 42 years later is still considered one of the greatest demos of all time is quite a feat. He must have got all the chicks. Synopsis: The mouse, interactive … Continued
Title: Intel doesn’t design actual products Context: Genevieve Bell, head of Intel’s Interaction and Experience Research Lab wants to make more than just chips. Mmmmmm…Chips… Synopsis: How will Intel expand beyond their core business of making processors? By making compelling … Continued
Title: A chat with Microsoft Principal Researcher Bill Buxton Context: UI big-wig at Microsoft talks ground breaking technology from ancient digital watch touchscreens to Xbox 360 controllers to Surface tables. Synopsis: The first part deals with the back stories of … Continued