Essays

How accessible are our applications?

POSTED IN Essays, Interaction Design, User Experience August 20, 2008

One of my research projects during my degree was to assess the accessibility of a commonly used public computer based interface. I decided to investigate the self service check-in counters used by British Airways at Heathrow airport:

POSTED IN Essays, IA & UX, IA and UX, User Experience, Web Trends May 5, 2008

It is estimated that in 2009, half the global population will have access to a mobile phone. What effect will the proliferation of new technologies and access to information have on social and cultural norms in previously disadvantaged communities? Read More »

How reliant are you on a framework?

POSTED IN Essays, IA and UX, Interaction Design, User Experience, Web Trends March 21, 2008

As we move towards a world of “plug and play” devices, are the frameworks within which we are designing these devices flexible enough to allow for a radical shift in attitude, should such a shift be required in the future? The danger of designing an entire world of self-maintained ubiquitous systems that in the end force us to accommodate their existence, as opposed to assisting our lifestyles, is a very real threat which needs to be addressed before we become caught up in such a scenario.
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