Future & trends

Mac’s petit inventions: Data Visualization


It always frustrates me when I find out that a USB stick is full after I’ve tried to put new data on it? Does data have to be so invisible? This frustration was the starting point of a new product, one that visualizes the digital information on a USB stick. … »

Digital interaction Psychology Stuff

“What Are You Suggesting?” Using Images to Influence

As interaction designers, we’re keenly aware of the explicit meanings in words and images. But how many of us also focus on the what is suggested by our words and images?
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Radio Johnny

Radio Johnny: Joe Lamantia on Augmented Reality


Today on Radio Johnny Jeff Parks chats with freelance experience strategist in Amsterdam, Joe Lamantia on the emerging topic of Augmented Reality and how this discipline is acquiring tremendous interest with thought leaders and various industries around the world. … »

Future & trends Physical interaction Stuff

The Latest in Wonka Vision: A Flexible Multitouch Surface

Microsoft Surface is so 2008. That is what we are led to believe reading about the latest product from Future Labs, a interactive technology company that has developed Displax, a flexible and portable multitouch surface that can be integrated with any existing surface or screen.

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Methods & theory

On Social Interaction Design and the Detective

I have a thing for British television. It’s from having grown up in Edinburgh, I’m sure. But it is bolstered by the fact that some British television is in fact really good. One of my favourites is the crime drama “Cracker”,  a three-season masterpiece of the form. Moreover, I believe it’s much like online social interaction in its approach to human insights and collecting evidence. … »

Stuff

Johnny TV’s 10 Must-See UX Videos

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We  just posted our 100th video to Johnny Holland TV. To celebrate, we collected the ten videos that we think are the best of the bunch. So without further ado, and in no particular order…
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Future & trends Physical interaction

Even in iPad’s Shadow, Courier Shines


Portable computing, including tablet PCs,  has been the hot topic since Apple’s unveiling of the iPad in January. While the iPad has gained a lot of press and generated conversation about its intended audience and potential use, other tablet devices have been overlooked. Microsoft’s Courier is one such device. Courier—the soon-to-be production version of the Codex, a rumored tablet device widely discussed in 2009—provides a tablet platform for the student, techie, and slide-show-loving grandparent alike.

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Featured Methods & theory

Standardization in a cross-border world


Along with globalization/globalisation, we increasingly see folks insist on standards (or more often beat each other over the head with standards). But have we actually “standardized” what we mean when we talk about “standardization”, “rules”, and “best practice”?

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Radio Johnny

Radio Johnny: Designing for Sociality in Enterprise Search


Design Researcher Brynn Evans and Interaction Designer Will Evans talk with Jeff Parks about the importance of looking at the social elements of search. … »

Digital interaction Future & trends Methods & theory

What Happens When You’re Gone?

In last month’s Johnny Holland column, I made the radical recommendation that UX professionals stop making recommendations to their clients. … »

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