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Mobile interfaces Pinterest board

Thu, 24 May 2012 17:34:23 +0100

I’ve started a Pinterest board featuring mobile interfaces that catch my eye. It’s a work in progress and I’ll be adding to it as I go along.

It’s made up of hardware and software interfaces that break moulds or just do simple things really well. The example below is a screenshot of Path. (Ex-)Privacy issues aside, Path is a lovely app to interact with, visual and playful and introduces nice new models of interaction.

Pay me a visit sometime.

Interface Origami

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:08:00 +0100

Interface Origami:

Here’s an interesting way of prototyping digital interfaces.

Having a physical prototype [has the] benefit of putting something in your hands you can play with and evaluate. While a final design may end up as pixels, there’s a lot to explore beyond that.

“Urbanflow would add a layer of personalized interactivity...

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:32:00 +0000

“Urbanflow would add a layer of personalized interactivity to common public signage, so that tourists could find a specific route on a local map, seek out the closest subway station, or simply find a cool place to hang out for a few hours.

It would do this by leveraging what Urbanscale calls the “ambient data” generated by the interaction of people and infrastructure, “such as energy consumption, traffic density, air quality and municipal works.” The idea is that you can see what’s going on, but also communicate back to the city with your own updates.”

(via Urbanflow Aims To Turn Cities Into Playgrounds For Interactive Infographics | Co.Design: business innovation design)

Crafting experience

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:13:00 +0000

Here’s a lovely write up of the recent V&A exhibition ‘Power of Making’ that focusses on digital design as a craft:

MEX – the strategy forum for mobile user experience – Crafting experience

“Where these physical craftspeople rely on familiarity with grains, knots, fractures and faults, their digital equals must become intimate with the varied interactions, connectivity and behaviours which define virtual experience. By understanding the technical composition of these elements, by embracing a willingness to subvert them and by constantly refining the experience, the resulting designer is more capable of the alchemy of memorable digital craft.”

Nokia Mobile flexible user interface. Navigate your device by...

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:30:00 +0000

Nokia Mobile flexible user interface. Navigate your device by flexing it. Can see it working well for some apps, maybe not everything though.

(via Nokia Mobile Flexible User Interface)

Using augmented reality to spice up the facade of an apartment...

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 21:38:00 +0000

Using augmented reality to spice up the facade of an apartment block in Eindhoven.

(via Augmented Reality Based Facades by Studio Maatwerk and Studio 1:1)

Learn to code | Codecademy

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:26:00 +0000

Learn to code | Codecademy:

Codecademy is the easiest way to learn how to code. It’s interactive, fun, and you can do it with your friends.

(via Infographic Of The Day: The Internet Really Is A Series Of...

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 17:14:00 +0100

(via Infographic Of The Day: The Internet Really Is A Series Of Tubes | Co. Design)

Rimino - A Human Touch on Mobile Experience (by Amid...

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:27:00 +0100

Rimino - A Human Touch on Mobile Experience (by Amid Moradganjeh)

Rimino concept is an E-paper mobile device with a user interface inspired by print posters. Historically, as technology has progressed, devices have become more conspicuous. Rimino challenges this trend and presents the alternative: technology that is more integrated and more sensitive to the human experience.

(via Infographic: The Potential of Big Data)

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 11:52:00 +0100

(via Infographic: The Potential of Big Data)

Visual.ly Crowdsourced data visualisations.

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:41:00 +0100

Visual.ly

Crowdsourced data visualisations.

Twitter Visualizes the Geographical Spreading of Information

Sat, 02 Jul 2011 09:40:00 +0100

via information aesthetics

Through a recent post [twitter.com] on its company blog, Twitter has been showing off its ‘big data’ geekness through … Read More »

History, Technology, and the Shuffle Beat.

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 08:16:00 +0100

via The Aporetic

There’s a kind of beat called a “shuffle.” You’ve heard it thousands of times, maybe without knowing it. It’s an amazing beat … Read More »

A Daily Deal Site That Helps You Make Healthy Choices

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 08:14:00 +0100

via GOOD

We’ve written a lot about Groupon here, mainly because we wish it would honor its roots as a platform for doing good a … Read More »

Night sky timelapse...with a twist!

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 08:15:00 +0100

via Jenny’s shared items in Google Reader This will be the hundredth night sky timelapse video you’ve seen but probably the first one that shows the Earth rotating … Read More »

Infovis Graffiti: Spray Painting Infographics in the Wild

Sat, 11 Jun 2011 23:22:00 +0100

via information aesthetics

Interactive art master Golan Levin designed an easily adjustable lasercut stencil, which can be used to spray paint pie chart … Read More »

3-Way Street by Ron Gabriel. Highlighting bad interactions...

Sat, 11 Jun 2011 19:49:00 +0100

3-Way Street by Ron Gabriel. Highlighting bad interactions between cars, bikes, and pedestrians at a typical NYC street intersection.

Via Kottke.org.

Live Transit Updates in Google Maps (by Google)

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 17:12:00 +0100

Live Transit Updates in Google Maps (by Google)

Icon’s “Rethink”: turning receipts into ‘paper apps’

Sat, 04 Jun 2011 19:07:00 +0100

via BERG

Icon magazine asked us to contribute to their monthly “Rethink” feature, where current and commonplace objects are … Read More »

Museum of me

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 16:50:00 +0100

Museum of me