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How wired gadgets encroach on privacy
From Putting People First

How wired gadgets encroach on privacy

With every high-tech gadget we buy, we give up a little more privacy. Many devices today are in constant communication with their manufacturer. And it’s not just...

Indian Design for All newsletter features German design
From Putting People First

Indian Design for All newsletter features German design

The Design for All Institute India has published a special issue of its newsletter together with IDZ International Design Centre, Berlin. Guest Editor is Prof Birgit...

Benedict Singleton on socio-technical assemblages
From Putting People First

Benedict Singleton on socio-technical assemblages

Benedict Singleton is in the later stages of a practice-based PhD on service design at Northumbria University. In his research he uses “critical, self-directed...

An Experientia celebration in style
From Putting People First

An Experientia celebration in style

(Article contributed by Experientia editor Erin O’Loughlin:) On the 23rd July 2009, Experientia celebrated its fourth anniversary in style, at the stunning Villa...

IBM and the Internet of Things
From Putting People First

IBM and the Internet of Things


TEDGlobal:
From Putting People First

TEDGlobal:

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How the digital world is changing the rules of modern courtship
From Putting People First

How the digital world is changing the rules of modern courtship

As part of a feature series on Facebook (see below), Newsweek explores how the digital world is changing the rules of modern courtship: “It wasn’t so long ago that...

TEDGlobal updates
From Putting People First

TEDGlobal updates

Both the Guardian newspaper’s PDA blog and TED itself are posting regular updates from the current TEDGlobal conference in Oxford, UK. (TED stands for technology...

Designing for sustainability
From Putting People First

Designing for sustainability

In this three-part video series, originally posted on Adobe’s Inspire site (a publication from the Adobe Experience Design Team), watch highlights from the Adobe...

Literature review on museums and libraries in a digital age
From Putting People First

Literature review on museums and libraries in a digital age

The Futures of Learning blog, which is associated with a MacArthur Foundation project, just completed an extensive literature review, conducted as part of the project...

Visions of Europe in 2030
From Putting People First

Visions of Europe in 2030

The age of globalization is over. The coming 30 years will be shaped by the logic of scarcity, resulting in a turn away from global trade and the creation of self...

Elsevier announces the
From Putting People First

Elsevier announces the

According to an Elsevier press release, the ew article prototype introduces non-linear structure, enhanced graphical navigation, and integrated multimedia. “Elsevier...

Touch me! An article on tactile experience
From Putting People First

Touch me! An article on tactile experience

In this article Jessica Ching, Laura Henneberry and Shally Lee share the findings of a collaborative project between the Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD)...

Mobile Internet user experience is miserable: Study
From Putting People First

Mobile Internet user experience is miserable: Study

While most people see mobile as the answer to so many problems, research from Nielsen Norman Group sees it as another problem on the list. “The key finding showed...

Storytelling and interaction design
From Putting People First

Storytelling and interaction design

The urge to describe experiences by telling a story runs throughout human history. From pictograms to hieroglyphs to the songs of the wandering bard, argues Ben...

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From Putting People First

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Ross Mayfield (blog), a leading social software entrepreneur and founder of Socialtext, talks on Nokia’s IdeasProject site about a major transformation in the way...

Happy birthday Experientia
From Putting People First

Happy birthday Experientia


Libraries turn page to thrive in digital age
From Putting People First

Libraries turn page to thrive in digital age

The Globe and Mail newspaper of Canada looks at the future of libraries: Long the subject of warnings that the Internet would spell their demise, public libraries...

The crowd is wise (when it
From Putting People First

The crowd is wise (when it

According to the New York Times, evidence suggests that crowdsourcing succeeds when it

Technology for more than one language, please
From Putting People First

Technology for more than one language, please

Technological tools are not made for people who speak more than one language, and there are many of us: immigrants, travellers, polyglots, emerging market facilitators...
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