Monthly Archives: June 2010

“What” vs. “So-What”

 

I have spent the past XX years working in traditional product development companies. I started my career designing cell phones (when we had quite different ideas about portability), then moved to the consulting world when the idea of having ID … Continue reading →

 

Seeking participants for paid research study about entertainment and why it matters to you

 

Artefact is conducting a study on fans of different forms of entertainment. We are interested in understanding the activities you do in anticipation of going to or watching an entertainment event; during the event itself; and afterwards to remember or … Continue reading →

 

Artefact Wins Four Awards in the 2010 International Design Excellence Awards Program

 

SEATTLE, WA – (Marketwire – June, 25 2010) – Artefact, a Seattle-based design consultancy, today announced it has been recognized for their outstanding work by The Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) in the 2010 International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) … Continue reading →

 

Project Impact: IDEA Award and Design for the Majority

 

We’re very happy to announce that Artefact has won four International Design Excellence Awards (IDEAs) for 2010! A silver award went to Project Impact, an internal passion effort in collaboration with Carbon Design in which we created designs to influence … Continue reading →

 

Hottest New Designs Unveiled

 

DULLES, Va., June 24, 2010 – The Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) unveiled the winners of the 2010 International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA®) competition—a celebration of the year’s most inventive and creative product and product concept designs.  This year’s … Continue reading →

 

Talk: Design Rules from Visual Perception

 

I’ll be giving a talk at Puget Sound SIGCHI tomorrow (Thursday the 24th of June). Stop by! They’ve got it listed as, “Neuroscience of Visual Perception,” but that’s not the actual title. Description Artists and designers learn and intuit many … Continue reading →

 

neXperience, Panasonic Avionics’ Design of a Next-Generation In-Flight Entertainment System

 

Panasonic Avionics Corporation saw an opportunity to offer an in-flight passenger experience that was event driven, location aware and content rich.  Panasonic neXperience (formally called FlightPath) delivers on that opportunity. Panasonic’s neXperience, an interactive experience platform, was conceived with the … Continue reading →

 

Mafia Wars and Design for Behavior Change

 

We’ve been thinking about how to use design to influence behavioral change, especially for resource use. It occurred to me that influencing behavior isn’t new – it’s just being applied to new topics. So while there’s more to discover I … Continue reading →

 

Fernd van Engelen

 

With 25 years of corporate and consulting experience, Fernd is an accomplished industrial design leader whose experience spans consumer, medical and technology segments. He has a track record of building successful programs and strong Client partnerships with emerging companies and … Continue reading →

 

Junior & Senior Industrial Design Shows

 

WWU Senior Exhibition Tonight (Thursday, June 3) is the senior industrial design exhibition for Western Washington University. It is being held at Mithun Architects on Pier 56 down on the Seattle waterfront. On display will be carefully handcrafted design work … Continue reading →