Category Archives: Projects

SWYP: See What You Print

 

Very few people would disagree that consumer printers are stagnant. The advance of digital technologies, increasing printing costs and ecological concerns paint a bleak future for the printer as we know it today. Yet, you won’t hear people lament the loss … Continue reading →

 

Modwells: Personal modules for wellness

 

Today there is a significant conversation around health, wellness and healthcare experiences.  The topic of healthcare reform has exposed the opportunity for healthcare innovation. Health and wellness is ultimately the responsibility of each one of us.  It is up to … Continue reading →

 

Seattle Children’s Patient Information System

 

Seattle Children’s Patient Information system showcases the impact of design in the healthcare industry. Good design of medical information systems has tremendous impact on the safety and efficiency of care, but design is often made a secondary priority industry-wide. We … Continue reading →

 

RIM BlackBerry PlayBook

 

In the earliest phases of the project, Artefact assisted the Research in Motion (RIM) corporate user experience design team in developing aspects of the user interface for the BlackBerry PlayBook. RIM’s Vice President of User Experience, Don Lindsey, approached Artefact … Continue reading →

 

Camera Futura – A Concept for the Future of Digital Photography

 

In 2010, we embarked on a journey to investigate photography. Based on our findings, we identified several opportunities for innovation that are left untapped by the camera industry. We asked ourselves: Why is it not possible to share images right … Continue reading →

 

Camera Futura

 

Being passionate about photography, there are several questions we have asked ourselves for quite some time: Why cameras today still look like they did 60 years ago? Why does my camera not help me on the way to becoming a … Continue reading →

 

ESPN Channel on Xbox 360

 

Artefact worked with the IEB Design team to help design the ESPN channel for the Xbox 360. Over 5 months, the two teams worked together on a design that showcases popular content, provides access to a catalog of over 3500 … Continue reading →

 

Introducing Artefact’s ID group through their personal portfolios

 

To further introduce our Industrial Design group, here are some examples of Consumer & Consumer Electronics projects that Johanna, Jonas, Markus and Fernd completed prior to joining Artefact. These samples span a variety of clients and range from forward looking … Continue reading →

 

Artefact Website

 

With a move to a new location, booming business and the launch of a new Artefact brand, a new website was definitely in order, so we came to… well ourselves, to design and develop the new Artefact website. Our goal … 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 →