Michael Sueoka, writes on the InVision blog about how their team completed a 5-day design sprint in 3-days. We couldn’t allocate an entire 5 days to this, so we had …
Monument Valley’s soundtrack in stunning Vinyl
The double vinyl pack of the epic Monument Valley soundtrack is up for sale as pre-order from iam8Bit. I’ve got a copy ordered :) Source: TheVerge and iam8bit
A new banking App that Nudges you
HSBC are the first bank to provide an app that combines ‘nudge theory’ with customer data. The app alerts customers on their spending habits such as how much was spent …
The Design & Redesign Critique in Data Visualisation
I came across this brilliant Medium post title Design & Redesign in Data Visualisation which discusses the recent trend of the design critique in dataviz. Last year, Alberto Cairo wrote …
Behavioural Adaptation & The Peltzman Effect on Design
I came across an interesting discussion today on the Peltzman Effect on the Golden Gate bridge. The bridge has recently seen an unexpected increase in speeding due to introduced forced …
China’s eye soothing rainbow tunnel
The WebUrbanist report on this long rainbow underpass in Zhengzhou, China which has been designed to help drivers’ eyes adjust from daylight to an artificial lighting and then back again.
IOS8 GUI Sketch 3 Templates
The very useful Teehan+Lax IOS8 Sketch 3 Templates have been updated http://www.teehanlax.com/tools/iphone-sketch-app 2013 Tools for the iPad (including PSD) http://www.teehanlax.com/tools/ipad
Jason Santa Maria on Sketching & Generating Ideas
Jason Santa Maria has written a wonderful article post on Sketching, and making Ideas stronger. I want a big sprawling mass of ugly ideas because it helps get past the …
Google’s Material design
Wired has written another post on Google’s Material Design, this time looking at the considerations within Interaction Design. Material design is a few things. It’s a makeover—a “sweeping, well-reasoned, and …
Different kinds of Design Principles
Uday Gajendar has written about the different kinds of Design Principles. http://www.ghostinthepixel.com/?p=901 He mentions at least 4 kinds of principles: Cultural Systemic Tactical Legendary
Documentary of Sound Designer Ben Burtt (1989)
This 10 minute documentary from 1989 covers the efforts into sound design in the 1990’s, including the recording of sounds for films and television. Ben Burtt is an American sound …
My Presentation on Digital UK from EuroIA 2006
I’ve uploaded my powerpoint slides on the UK’s Digital Television Switchover from EuroIA in Berlin earlier this year onto Slideshare. This years theme focused on ‘Building Our Practice’ and was …
IA Summit 06 Redux
According to recent academic and business research, there is an enormous wave of people on its way to adulthood that may very well take us by surprise. And while many …
Information Architecture for the World Wide Web – 3rd Edition
Peter Morville and Louis Rosenfeld have signed with O’Reilly to write the 3rd edition of their book, Information Architecture for the World Wide Web.
Clement Mok suggests – lets focus more on the Process
AGDA, the Australian Graphic Design Association, have posted a link to an article in the Communication Arts site by Clement Mok (President of AIGA, The American Institute of Graphic Art). …