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UX design in open source development
From Putting People First

UX design in open source development

Olli Savolainen has published a thesis entitled “User experience design in open source development: Approaches to usability work in the Moodle community” at the...

Device Design Day videos
From Putting People First

Device Design Day videos

Kicker Studio organised on 20 August a Device Design Day in San Francisco, exploring the design of the next generation of products. Most videos are now online:...

What the developing world can teach us about technology
From Putting People First

What the developing world can teach us about technology

“Creativity, Cost-Cutting & Keeping it Simple: what the Developing World can teach us about Technology” is the long title of a short feature story by Anna Leach...

mobile + africa
From Putting People First

mobile + africa

A contingent of Stanford University d.school students recently returned from Kenya, where they spent two weeks working with Nokia Research Africa, and the University...

US UX versus EU UX: What
From Putting People First

US UX versus EU UX: What

In response to questions from Amy Knox regarding US user experience and European user experience, S

Project explores human factor in
From Putting People First

Project explores human factor in

Boston University is participating in a $2 million National Science Foundation-funded Smart Neighborhood project that seeks to make a Boston neighborhood more energy...

Experientia supporting Flemish applied research on mobility and sustainability
From Putting People First

Experientia supporting Flemish applied research on mobility and sustainability

Experientia is excited to be working on two applied research projects for Flanders InShape (FIS), a Flemish design promotion agency that supports and advises small...

Ford
From Putting People First

Ford

The New York Times reports on how car designers have recognised the challenge of keeping vehicles

Ford
From Putting People First

Ford

The New York Times reports on how car designers have recognised the challenge of keeping vehicles

Donald Norman on design without designers
From Putting People First

Donald Norman on design without designers

In his latest Core77 contribution, the acclaimed Donald Norman reflects on the role of testing versus creativity in design and innovation. “There is a trend to...

Donald Norman on design without designers
From Putting People First

Donald Norman on design without designers

In his latest Core77 contribution, the acclaimed Donald Norman reflects on the role of testing versus creativity in design and innovation.

Bruce Sterling interview by Rhys Hughes
From Putting People First

Bruce Sterling interview by Rhys Hughes

Last week, La Stampa newspaper of Turin, Italy published an interview with Bruce Sterling, conducted by Welsh writer and essayist Rhys Hughes. The complete English...

Bruce Sterling interview by Rhys Hughes
From Putting People First

Bruce Sterling interview by Rhys Hughes

Last week, La Stampa newspaper of Turin, Italy published an interview with Bruce Sterling, conducted by Welsh writer and essayist Rhys Hughes. The complete English...

Is social media catalyzing an offline sharing economy?
From Putting People First

Is social media catalyzing an offline sharing economy?

The results of Latitude Research and Shareable Magazine‘s The New Sharing Economy study released today indicate that online sharing does indeed seem to encourage...

Depth of field: Film in design research
From Putting People First

Depth of field: Film in design research

Timo Arnall and Einar Sneve Martinussen have published the article “Depth of field: discursive design research through film,” which discusses the role of film in...

What is user experience design? Overview, tools and resources
From Putting People First

What is user experience design? Overview, tools and resources

Jacob Gube has published a guide on Smashing Magazine that aims to familiarize us with the professional discipline of UX design in the context of Web-based systems...

Visualisations in service design
From Putting People First

Visualisations in service design

Fabian Segelstr

Visualisations in service design
From Putting People First

Visualisations in service design

Fabian Segelstr

Talk by anthropologist Mimi Ito in Milan
From Putting People First

Talk by anthropologist Mimi Ito in Milan

Yesterday cultural anthropologist Mimi Ito spoke on the impact of technology on teen and youth culture at the Meet The Media Guru event in Milan, Italy. The video...

Danah Boyd taking a pulse in roiling online world
From Putting People First

Danah Boyd taking a pulse in roiling online world

The Boston Globe profiles Microsoft researcher Danah Boyd. “At the center of the broader societal debate is Boyd, whose views on key issues like online privacy...
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