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How the “Frontier” Became the Slogan of Uncontrolled AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been billed as the next frontier of humanity: the newly available expanse whose exploration …
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European Commission consults on rules for
The “Internet of Things” (IoT) is a future in which everyday objects such as phones, cars, household appliances, clothes and even food are wirelessly connected...
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Prisma kitchen at Eurocucina 2012
A high-tech kitchen and an instant classic, designed by Experientia, for Toncelli kitchens Minimalist design in a high-tech kitchen Experientia is taking part in...
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Designing for touch
Fingers and thumbs turn desktop conventions on their head. Interaction designer Josh Clark explains what you need to keep in mind when designing for mobile touchscreens...
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Boston Citizens Connect
With its Citizens Connect app, Boston is showing how to use technology to empower citizens and involve them in the inner workings of the city. Hana Schank reports...
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Videos from Technology Frontiers, an event by The Economist Group
Over 250 business leaders from across Europe descended on London’s Inmarsat Conference Centre for Technology Frontiers, two days of thought provoking sessions and...
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Radical UX focus created a $1 billion company
Kim-Mai Cutler writes in TechCrunch how a radical UX focus was Instagram’s secret ingredient to success: “With their UX skills, Krieger and Systrom refined Instagram...
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Meet Google
James Temple of the San Francisco Chronicle profiles Daniel Russell (video), Google’s search scientist (or as he calls it “search anthropologist”). “About four...
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From banker to service designer
Olga Morawczysnki, project Manager of Grameen Foundation
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Earth Institute publishes first ever World Happiness Report
The first ever World Happiness Report has been made public and states that our best chance at a contented life is to pack up and move to Scandinavia, writes Wired...
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Ambient Devices CEO Pritesh Gandhi on
Chris Ziegler of The Verge had a chance recently to chat with Ambient co-founder and CEO Pritesh Gandhi to hear about the company’s past, present, and future. “We’re...
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Imperialist Tendencies, Part 2: A Backgrounder for Corporate Design Research
Jan Chipchase, Frog Design’s Executive Creative Director for Global Insights, continues his argumentation on the importance of corporate design research. After...
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Project Glass, new disruptive interface concept by Google
Google released a YouTube video Wednesday showing the everyday uses of “Project Glass,” wrap-around virtual reality glasses with all the qualities of a smartphone...
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Experientia working towards ECOFAMILIES
Experientia is partnering with the Centre Scientifique et Technique du B
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The UK Government
The UK Government has published an alpha release of its digital design principles with examples of how they have been used so far. 1. Start with needs 2. Do less...
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The elements of navigation
Petter Silfver, an interaction designer from Stockholm (Sweden), has published an article on Smashing Magazine on “the tiniest of details that goes into creating...
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On Facebook, some friendly energy rivalry
Opower [is a company] that blends behavioral science and data analysis to find ways to help utilities get their customers to use less electricity. [Their] thinking...
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Capturing user research
Jim Ross, Principal of Design Research at Electronic Ink, provides a good technical overview on the methods of capturing information during user research.
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Transformative UX
Markus Latzina, SAP AG, and Joerg Beringer, SAP Labs, LLC. have republished an article they have written for Interactions Magazine on the Transformative User Experience...
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