Monthly Archives: October 2007

3D gesture controller for cars

 

Another design concept involving interactive environments within automobiles. We’ve yet to see one that both looks good and has usable interactivity – maybe this is something to explore. Read the article at Engadget »

 

Applied Empathy: Human Needs and Desires

 

This is an older article, but I think it’s still very relevant and true to today’s standards when we talk about delivering desirable experiences. Written by Dirk Knemeyer, he talks about the how the user person goes through five different … Continue reading →

 

iPhone: Jailbreaking Made Easy

 

Ever wanted to install 3rd party apps on your iPhone? Don’t want to wait until February 2008 until Apple releases their SDK? Can’t wait for developers to churn out their goodness after that? Wait no more! Even if you have … Continue reading →

 

Computer Vision-Based Detection Interaction

 

We were recently talking about gestural interactions as an input mechanism vs current conventional forms of input (see: mouse and keyboard) that led to this little nugget. Some of you may already be familiar with this research from MSR by … Continue reading →

 

Periodic Table of Visualization Methods

 

If you are ever wondering what type of data visualization to use. Here you can find them all And here are some other interesting collections of data visualizations. Read the article » Read a related blog »

 

Design Management

 

Invest more in the customer experience, and revenue increases as well. Artefact Design Director Ken Fry discusses how Microsoft’s Hardware Division relies on user-experience design and research to drive successful business strategy. Courtesy of the Design Management Review (Vol. 18, … Continue reading →