Category: Interactivity
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Lego Style Apartment
Now this is interesting. There’s no doubt that living spaces are getting smaller. Stands to reason more population equals less living space for all of us (I’m looking at you Duggars). Before we start heading down the road to soylent green, the problem remains of how we will live in smaller living spaces. Christian Schallert…
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Objectified
I recently found an interesting film about industrial design. It talks about how we have interacted with objects over the years and how it may change within the future as we draw away from archetypes. The documentry is interesting and worth a look if your interested in interaction. Objectified does bring up some good points…
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Quote
“User-centered design means understanding what your users need, how they think, and how they behave – and incorporating that understanding into every aspect of your process.” -Jesse J. Garrett
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HTML5 vs Flash
Since the announcement of the apple ipad there has been a huge argument over what is better HTML5 or Flash. While the ipad has had it’s fair share of bashing it’s not the real issue. Products improve with time and user testing. The ipad is meant for the average user or designer, not a technology nut. Which…
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Interaction design defined
While at tafe I never really had a good look at youtube videos, something I regret doing now. I have found some videos to be a great resource in understanding and remembering the fundementals of design. Below is a video of interaction design which has been broken down into 3 parts. I found this easy…
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Are computers intuitive?
Early last year I wrote an article on intuition. I went into some detail on what is intuition and how it is used on interface design. I will post the article on this blog at a later date. The other day I was watching “Cloudy with a chance of meatballs” and this clip: Although it…
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Phonebook
There are a million ways to interact with products. The company mobile art lab have combined an old technology that users are familiar with, with a new technology the iphone. This allows for a interaction with books on a whole new level. A book no longer becomes static, the book allows interactive explanations for methods…
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The next evolution of the interface?
I was once told “the best interface is no interface” which put me in a dilemma. If there is no interface then how can I design or develop an interface for users to interact with? As a designer we strive to make an interface more simple and easy to use, which is not always an…
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Interactive display
Design in Crisis from We Love Inc on Vimeo. One of the reasons I decided to get into multimedia is the potential it has for future developments. Interactive design is still in an infant stage and any new development is exciting. Above is an example of interactive display involving the user. I personally find it…