Caio Braga, Fabricio Teixeira & Luciano Infanti have written an excellent article that explores design in new fictions – the invisible social contracts that we all accept and subscribe to …
John Maeda’s 2017 Design in Tech Report
Design isn’t just about beauty; it’s about market relevance and meaningful results. John Maeda’s 2017 Design in Tech Report puts the focus on Inclusive Design. Update: The Design in Tech …
#DesignInTech report by KPCB
John Maeda’s inaugural #DesignInTech Report has been presented at South by South West 2015. It was great to be part of and contribute to some of the findings. More about …
Sensors & mobile tech are helping cities handle growing challenges
Technology review on how some cities are using Mobile apps, sensors, and other technologies to handle growing challenges. Image source: Technology Review Photo Reference: Flickr
Business books of the Decade by the FT
The Financial Times has created a micro-site which lists the best business books of the Decade across a number of areas including History, Economics, Behavioural Science, Technology, Innovation and others. …
The ICA’s Jasia Reichardt’s landmark exhibition Cybernetic Serendipity
The ICA is celebrating the landmark Jasia Reichardt 1968 exhibition this month with a display of documents, installation photographs, press reviews, invitation cards and publications.
TED video of Steven Johnson: Where good ideas come from
People often credit their ideas to individual “Eureka!” moments. But Steven Johnson shows how history tells a different story. His fascinating tour takes us from the “liquid networks” of London’s …
Favourite UX & Technology Blogs (2010)
A great UX Matters article of favourite User Experience & Technology blogs by fellow experts & writers.
The success of YouTube & MySpace
The secret to success is to make everything one-button easy, then get out of the way. If you think collaborative architecture matters more, Flickr, Digg and del.icio.us have plateaued with …
IA Summit 06 Redux
According to recent academic and business research, there is an enormous wave of people on its way to adulthood that may very well take us by surprise. And while many …
The Wealth of Networks (PDF’s)
The Wealth of Networks – PDF’s Download PDF’s of the book under the Creative Commons Noncommercial Sharealike license. The wiki where the PDF’s reside is a collaborative and research website …
Sorting Things Out: Classification and its Consequences
Peter Merholz posted an interesting dicussion the other day on the classification of systems becoming invisible through use. Bowker and Star showed that classification systems become invisible through use, but …
UK UPA london event: Games and the EyeToy
The UK Chapter of the UPA, the Usability Professionals’ Association who promote usability concepts and techniques in the UK, will be holding an event tomorrow night at Microsoft London on …
The McKinsey view on What is Next in Mobile Telecom
McKinsey & Co. have written some very informative and useful articles on how to keep mobile subscribers loyal. The proven adoption of an approach known as Customer Lifetime Management (CLM) …
The ethics within Ubiquitous Computing
Adam Greenfield has written an informative and interesting article in Boxes and Arrows on some of the ethical guidelines for user experience within ubiquitous-computing. It is an very interesting read, …