Monthly Archives: July 2009

EOL Part 1: Working on the Encyclopedia of Life

 

We’ve just started working on a major new science initiative dedicated to revolutionizing how people access and experience biodiversity information. It’s about empowering people with a central source for information about the millions of known species on all of planet … Continue reading →

 

IxD! ID! Deathmatch! Tomorrow Night!!

 

IDSA + IxDA = whole product design How are Industrial Design and Interaction Design different? Is it true that Industrial Designers drink more during work hours? Are Interaction Designers better looking? Tomorrow night: Artefact will be presenting with Carbon alongside … Continue reading →

 

Students Brainstorm for Students

 

Research You may remember that Artefact and Carbon have been collaborating on a project with the Western Washington University Industrial Design Juniors. As part of this project, the students broke into groups and went out in the field to observe, … Continue reading →

 

Artefact designs user experience for Project Tuva

 

If I could choose someone from all of history to have a beer with, Richard Feynman would be on my short list. Books and audio recordings of his physics lectures have sold like crazy, even more among enthusiasts than as … Continue reading →

 

Google Announces OS; Blogosphere Says “Finally!”

 

The Blogosphere Rejoices Yes, this post is a day late so you’ve probably already heard all about Google announcing a (long awaited) new operating system called Google Chrome OS. Details are scarce, other than the fact that it will essentially … Continue reading →

 

Artefact Wins Two Prestigious Design Industry Awards

 

SEATTLE – July 7, 2009 – Artefact Group, a Seattle-based design consultancy, today announced that it was recognized by AIGA and I.D. Magazine in their annual award competitions. Out of a pool of more than 3,800 entries, Artefact was selected … Continue reading →