CATALOGING THE ART AND SCIENCE OF USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN
Title: 6 Ideas That Define Design in 2014 Context: Hey design. What’s new with you? Oh these 6 things? OK then. Synopsis: Design is constantly evolving and while there are certainly inviolate articles of faith that maintain across its continuous … Continued
Title: A Golden Age of Design Context: The New York Times says we are in the golden age of design. They can’t lie about these things, right? Synopsis: It’s all coming together. Technology, ideas, business—all of it—and the result is … Continued
Title: Bose Headphones and the Internet of Broken Things Context: All things must come to an end. But does the end really have to come so damn quickly? Synopsis: As technology rapidly replaces the mechanical in our increasingly noisy lives, … Continued
Title: Seams Context: The act of simplification is also the reduction of possibility. Use the power of design to simplify wisely. Synopsis: Sometimes we designers treat our customers like children. Oh, we do it with the best of intentions. All … Continued
Title: Can-Do vs. Can’t-Do Culture Context: Being unreasonable is sometimes the only reasonable way to solve a problem. Synopsis: Business history is replete with tales of short-sighted, unimaginative cranks sneering at a novel idea simply because they failed to grasp … Continued
Title: The Right Brain Revolution Context: Computers aren’t creative. They are merely tools that allow us to spend more time being creative. Synopsis: We live in a world built on 1’s and 0’s where those who have learned to tame … Continued
Title: Disruptions: Design Rivals Technology in Importance Context: Design is the new killer app. Synopsis: Quick, what kind of processor does the device you are reading this on have? I bet you don’t know any more than I know what … Continued
Title: Triumph of the Mundane Context: Smart devices require smart designers to build smarter user experiences. Synopsis: The internet of things is coming. All of your devices, appliances, vehicles, tools, even the places where you live and work will all … Continued
Title: Study Shows Kids Are Predicting the Future of Technology Context: From the minds that brought you the runaway popularity of Justin Bieber comes the future of technology… Synopsis: Oh kids today! Acting all ‘cool’ with their ‘groovy’ rap music … Continued
Title: Atoms + Bits = the neue Craft, A lecture by John Maeda Context: A whistle-stop tour of the history of art and design within digital media and what it means for our collective future curated by one of the … 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