Artefact co-founder discusses how 3D technology – a huge trend on the big screen – could come to mobile phones...
-Sarah Reedy, Telephony Online

Comparisons to the iPhone – It looks like the Palm experience could be on par with the iPhone experience...
-Peter Burrows, BusinessWeek

Capacitive touch screens – while the hot mobile device technology in 2008 – were the exception, not the rule
-Sarah Reedy, Telephony Online

Touch computing-which started with the iPhone and is now making its way to your desktop-will change computing paradigms, at least for the most common PC tasks. Print Version [PDF]
-John Brandon, PC Magazine

Sabrina Boler is a design director at interface design company Artefact Group. We interviewed her to find out about the current state of touch interfaces, and what UI designers think may come next.
-Staff, PC Magazine

How can developers create good user interfaces when the world around them keeps changing? There are a few simple strategies to follow, but there are no guarantees.
-Evan Koblentz, Wireless Week

Touch screens and gesture-based interaction are the next GUI for mobile devices, but the trick is in getting them right.
-Jamie Lendino, Smart Device Central

DESIGNING THE USER EXPERIENCE
-Phil Carson, RCR Wireless News

The company responds to continued demand for software development in 2010

SEATTLE, WA--(Marketwire – July 1, 2010) - Artefact, a Seattle-based design consultancy, today announced that it has added Sam Baker to the team as senior developer. Baker, who has nearly 15 years in the video game industry, will bring a broad range of software development expertise to develop creative engineering solutions to user-centered design problems... read more

Artefact builds its industrial design team with Carbon Design Group principal Fernd van Engelen

SEATTLE, WA--(Marketwire – July 1, 2010) - Artefact, a Seattle-based design consultancy, today announced that it has added Fernd van Engelen to its team. Van Engelen joins Artefact to build an Industrial Design presence and expand the company’s offering... read more

IDSA, Fast Company, Dow Corning and The Henry Ford Salute IDEA 2010 Winners

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) competition... read more

The company foresees continued growth in demand for software development in 2010

SEATTLE, WA--(Marketwire - April 28, 2010) - Artefact, a Seattle-based design consultancy, today announced that it has added four staff members to its growing software development and design teams.... read more

Artefact Builds Its Expertise in the Digital Design Space With Strategic Hire of SectionSeven Co-Founder Craig Erickson

SEATTLE, WA--(Marketwire - March 22, 2010) - Artefact, a Seattle-based design consultancy, today announced that it has added Craig Erickson to the team as a creative director. Erickson, who has nearly 15 years experience in creative direction and design, will bring talent and experience, both technical and creative, ranging from interactive to print.... read more

Design Consultancy Recognized for Four Projects in Prestigious Industry Publication

SEATTLE, WA--(Marketwire - March 22, 2010) - Artefact, a Seattle-based design consultancy, today announced that its work was recognized by HOW Magazine, the premier outlet for graphic-design professionals, in their Interactive Design Awards for four projects: Microsoft Research WorldWide Telescope, Live Mesh Travel Application Concept for Microsoft, the Nau Concept Site, and The Wall: A Next Generation Retail Experience for Snowboard Connection. The awards are featured in the April 2010 issue.... read more

The company experienced significant client and workforce growth in 2009 with plans to continue expanding into 2010.

SEATTLE, WA -- (January 20, 2010) - Artefact, a Seattle-based design consultancy, today announced that it has added two new staff members, Charlie Stabb and Kateryna Sitner to its design team... read more

The company experienced significant client and workforce growth in 2009 with plans to continue expanding into 2010.

SEATTLE, WA -- (January 20, 2010) - Artefact, a Seattle-based digital product design consultancy, today announced it has moved to a larger office space in the South Lake Union neighborhood. The company moved to the new Terry Thomas office building, which was recently named 'Green Building of the Year' and was listed as one of the nation’s top sustainable projects in 2009, according to the American Institute of Architects Committee... read more

Artefact’s Martijn Van Tilburg and Masuma Henry will be interviewed in the “Designing Products for Emerging Markets” Webcast on October 29.

SEATTLE, WA -- (October 27, 2009) - Artefact Group, a Seattle-based design consultancy, today announced that Martijn Van Tilburg, senior design director and Masuma Henry, user experience research lead have been selected to participate in I.D. Magazine’s upcoming Webcast titled “Designing Products for Emerging Markets.” The Webcast will take place on October 29 at 4 pm ET... read more

Artefact builds its expertise in the automotive and emerging markets spaces with two strategic hires.

SEATTLE, WA -- (Marketwire - August 11, 2009) - Artefact Group, a Seattle-based design consultancy, today announced that it has added two new members to its design team, Masuma Henry as user experience research lead and Joon Jang as user experience designer.”... read more

Artefact also named a finalist in 2009 International Design Excellence Awards, sponsored by BusinessWeek.

SEATTLE, WA -- (Marketwire - 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 by AIGA, the professional association for design, in its “365: AIGA Annual Design Competition 30.”... read more

Through the project, industrial design students will act as consultants to research and develop marketable products for the classroom.

SEATTLE, WA -- (Marketwire - May 4, 2009) - Artefact Group, a Seattle-based design consultancy, today announced that it is collaborating with Carbon Design Group, a full-service industrial design and product development consultancy to create a project with Western Washington University’s (WWU) Industrial Design Department.... read more

Malaysia's Leading Provider of Internet Content Has Selected Artefact as a Partner to Develop a Suite of Mobile Applications That Leverage the Power of Social Networking and Mobile Media

SEATTLE, WA -- (Marketwire - March 24, 2009) - Realizing the importance of delivering a world-class user experience, Digital Five, a subsidiary of Astro All Asia Networks (AAAN), selected Artefact Group, a Seattle-based design consultancy, as its newest global partner. Through the partnership, Artefact will be responsible for designing the user experience for the future products for Maxis, Malaysia's leading mobile service provider... read more

Artefact Expands Its Team as the Demand for Its Cost-Effective Research and Informed Usability Designs Continue to Grow.

SEATTLE, WA -- (Marketwire - March 17, 2009) - Artefact, a Seattle-based design consultancy, today announced that it has added two new staff members, Issara Willenskomer and Katrina Mendoza to its design team. Issara joins the company as creative director. For nearly the past decade, he worked as a freelancer on a variety of video game design and music video directing projects for companies such as Superfad and IDEO... read more

Ken Fry will be one of 10 speakers for the Department of Technical Communication’s winter 2009 seminar titled "User Experience Leadership."

SEATTLE -- February 3, 2008 -- Artefact Group, a Seattle-based design consultancy, today announced that its design director, Ken Fry will join the University of Washington Department of Technical Communication’s winter 2009 seminar series titled “User Experience Leadership” on February 6. During the lecture, Fry, a University of Washington graduate, will present an approach... read more

Artefact’s revenue grew by 100 percent and added Intel, InfoSpace and H&R Block to its client roster in 2008.

SEATTLE -- January 13, 2008 -- Artefact, a Seattle-based design consultancy, today announced a selection of its key successes in 2008, demonstrating its growth and new client relationships in the areas of user research, product strategy and technology products design. In 2008, Artefact’s key milestones include securing many new clients such as Intel, InfoSpace, H&R Block and local Seattle startups... read more

In the Era of Natural User Interfaces, Artefact and Carbon Offer an Integrated Approach to User Interface and Hardware Design

SEATTLE, WA, Oct 01, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) - Recognizing the ever-increasing demand for tight integration between hardware design and interaction user experience in modern technology products, Artefact and Carbon Design Group have announced a strategic partnership ... read more

Artefact worked with designers from HTC to conceive, visualize, and prototype key interactions for HTC's new TouchFLO™ 3D user experience

SEATTLE, September 22, 2008 - Simple touch experience on a well designed device opens up a world of possibilities. Touch is so much more human and direct. After experiencing touch, going back to cumbersome keypads is like painting with oven mitts ... read more