As Apple’s WWDC 24 kicks off this week following the Keynote announcement, Apple has started sharing some of the Developer conference events, with explanations on how to better design and …
Rabbit introduces the R1, a small AI voice assistant computer
Rabbit Inc a new AI startup, has introduced a small AI assistant computer called the R1 at this year’s CES 2024 costing approximately $199. Created in collaboration with Teenage Engineering, …
The role of design in shaping new fictions within Web3 and AI
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 …
Designing for Large Screens in Material Design 3
André Labonté (a Product Manager on Material Design) has presented a great talk at Google I/O 2022 on Designing for Large Screens, covering helpful principles, ergonomics to consider, Material Design …
Upcoming iPadOS 15 introduces much needed Multi-tasking & new Translate features
Apple’s online WWDC Keynote 2021 is introducing some new features for iPad OS 15, including privacy features (private relay) and live translation including from your Photo library. Pretty neat. Notes …
V&A 2021 re-opening day & the Alice Curiouser & Curiouser Exhibition
I had the wonderful pleasure of visiting the V&A (Victoria and Albert) museum for re-opening day on the 19th of May 2021 following the UK lockdowns and restrictions. It was …
Config 2021 & Keynote videos are now on YouTube
Config 2021 was inspiring & a treat this year – particularly facing the challenges we all have working remotely due to the global pandemic. If you are new or already …
Our human bias starts from the moment we are born
New research published by John Hopkins University shows that we actually start developing our human biases from much younger than was previously known, and that the choices we make (even …
Watching Hamilton on Disney+
This weekend we’re watching the filmed version of Hamilton – the original Broadway Musical on Disney+
Beck has re-released the Hyperspace album using an AI collaboration with NASA’s JPL
Beck has re-released his 14th album Hyperspace, re-titled Hyperspace: AI Exploration, as a visual album experience in collaboration with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). The Grammy award-winning artist collaborated with …
A designed by Apple Inc. inspiration Video from 7yrs ago.
I revisit a Designed by Apple inc. video today, for a little inspiration. It’s sometimes good slightly looking back, before starting to look forward. Copyright Apple Inc. Below is an …
UsTwo publishes part 2 of their Designing for Kids insights
UsTwo have published their second-part to their July post on Designing Digital Experiences for Kids. It’s well worth a read as they cover some new considerations they are finding as …
Bag Snatchers, Monzo & a night of adventure in London
A wonderful story of Tristan Watson’s adventure searching for his bag in London. Not just any bag, it contained his Macbook, iPad Pro, Go Pro 5, Canon 100D, 1TB HD …
Jon Kolko on Creativity at Interaction 17
Jon Kolko on Creativity and Finding Focus in the Midst of Ambiguity – taken from IxDA Interaction 17 in New York, February 2017.
When conversation hurts or hinders the Chatbot experience
Designers who are new to conversational interfaces often have the misconception that chatbots must chat. At the same time, they underestimate the extraordinary writing skill, technical investment and continual iteration …