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Interactions magazine on human nuances
From Putting People First

Interactions magazine on human nuances

The current issue of Interactions Magazine is generally on the nuances of what makes us human, writes co-editor-in-chief Jon Kolko, and more in particular “about...

Aesthetics of interaction
From Putting People First

Aesthetics of interaction

The latest issue of the International Journal of Design, eer-reviewed, open-access journal devoted to publishing research papers in all fields of design, is devoted...

A weird way of thinking has prevailed worldwide
From Putting People First

A weird way of thinking has prevailed worldwide

If a provocative new study is to be believed, the world lives in a situation where American undergraduates monopolize our knowledge of human nature, writes Anand...

Digital dinosaurs and public gardens
From Putting People First

Digital dinosaurs and public gardens

Two new articles in UX Magazine: Don’t become a digital dinosaur by Samantha Starmer UX professionals can

Technology aside, most people still decline to be located
From Putting People First

Technology aside, most people still decline to be located

Mostly the young are interested in letting others know their physical location. Others are reticent for safety reasons, or against providing too much information...

Neighborly borrowing, over the online fence
From Putting People First

Neighborly borrowing, over the online fence

The New York Times reports on how online start-ups are allowing people to rent out their belongings locally, for a small fee. “The Roomba was mine for only 24 hours...

French ethnographic research on smartphone use
From Putting People First

French ethnographic research on smartphone use

Le Monde newspaper published (Google translation) today a summary of an ethnographic research project on smartphone use by young adult, presented yesterday at a...

Dublin, Ireland to host Interaction 12
From Putting People First

Dublin, Ireland to host Interaction 12

The City of Dublin and the Institute of Art, Design & Technology (IADT) will act as co-hosts for Interaction 12, the annual conference of the Interaction Design...

Trapped in the Anglosphere
From Putting People First

Trapped in the Anglosphere

Martin Kettle thinks the UK has lost sight of next door Europe, trapped as Brits are in their Anglo-centric internet. “It is hard to recall a time when the national...

Finland
From Putting People First

Finland

The 2010 Finnish National Innovation Strategy contains an important section on demand and user-driven innovation, with user-driven innovation being described as...

Does technology pose a threat to our private life?
From Putting People First

Does technology pose a threat to our private life?

This week Google’s Eric Schmidt suggested we may need to invent new identities to escape embarrassing online pasts

Younghee Jung on design research for Nokia
From Putting People First

Younghee Jung on design research for Nokia

Younghee Jung, manager and design researcher at the Nokia Research Centre in Bangalore, India, has been profiled again on the Nokia Conversations blog through a...

Designing for the loss of control
From Putting People First

Designing for the loss of control

The people at frogdesign have posted two long articles (the first one is really an essay) that we consider a recommended read: Openness or how do you design for...

Creating immersive experiences with diegetic interfaces
From Putting People First

Creating immersive experiences with diegetic interfaces

Imon Deshmukh of Cooper thinks that interfaces can be more closely integrated with the environment in which they operate. In an article on the Cooper blog, he shares...

Planting memories in people
From Putting People First

Planting memories in people

In our urge to create great products online, we should focus on making experiences happen that plant memories in people

Do you own your device, or it you?
From Putting People First

Do you own your device, or it you?

On August 12, at noon, ZDNet Australia organised a live broadcast on the future of email. The discussion delved into the issues and challenges facing email in its...

Gender differences in web usability
From Putting People First

Gender differences in web usability

Frank Spillers thinks the User Experience community has not fully tapped the potential of gender-specific design aka Woman-centered Design. According to Spillers...

If technology is making us stupid, it
From Putting People First

If technology is making us stupid, it

There has been growing concern that computers have failed to live up to the promise of improving learning for school kids. The New York Times, The Washington Post...

The Economist on social innovation
From Putting People First

The Economist on social innovation

In America and Britain governments hope that a partnership with

Innovation in Kenya
From Putting People First

Innovation in Kenya

In Making Do: Innovation in Kenya
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