Tip o’ the hat to the Modern UI
The new Windows 8 interface commonly referenced to as the Windows Modern UI is inspired by various trends and design patterns from over the last century. Modern UI tips it’s own hat to the way finding graphics that you see…
The art and illusion of Jonty Hurwitz
I’ve not seen these before, but love the idea and appreciate the incredible dedication to getting these to work. Be sure to check out more at Jonty Hurwitz – I love his metal sculptures too – I love the frog…
Kinect and shopping carts. wi-GO and Whole Foods
Two similar projects here but with slightly different objectives. I saw the Whole Foods demo recently and it reminded me of the wi-GO project that surfaced about a year earlier… wi-GO is a project that seeks to unite the technological…
I’m looking forward to Little Printer from those clever chaps over at BERG
Little Printer lives in your home, bringing you news, puzzles and gossip from your friends. Use your smartphone to set up subscriptions and Little Printer will gather them together to create a timely, beautiful mini-newspaper. bergcloud.com/2011/11/29/announcing-little-printer-and-berg-cloud/ Posted via email from…
#UX advice – The Problem With QR Codes (via @rocket_panda)
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I. Want. One. Air Swimmers – RC Flying Shark and Clownfish
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Space & Light in Architecture: a conversation with Duncan McLeod
Like a pause in a piece of theatre, space in design can speak volumes. We often hear from graphic designers about how the use of space allows content to breathe and I wondered if the same is true for architects….
Sound and Sound Reproduction: a conversation with Gareth Jones
Mobile audio is difficult. Mobile audio has historically been painfully implemented. In this short film, record producer Gareth Jones talks about how he hears the world, the loudness war and offers up some advice on how to produce sounds that…
Typographic Design in the Digital Domain: with Erik Spiekermann and Elliot Jay Stocks
Metro, the design paradigm behind Windows Phone is in part, a celebration of typography. In this short film, godfather of modern type, Erik Spiekermann talks with Elliot Jay Stocks about how typography is used in the digital domain and what…
Navigation with way-finding graphics: a conversation with Tony Howard
Metro is hugely inspired by the way-finding graphics that guide us round airports and railway stations. For this short film, I approached Tony Howard, the Managing Director of the London based Transport Design Consultancy to discuss his approach to way-finding…