Web Trends

Web 3.What?

POSTED IN IA & UX, IA and UX, Web Trends July 11, 2009

What is Web3.0? It might be a little premature to start asking this question, but if we don’t start weighing up the possibilities, we’ll never know when it does actually hit us. Read More »

Repurposing Existing Technology

POSTED IN IA & UX, IA and UX, Interaction Design, User Experience, Web Trends August 6, 2008

I recently had the honour of giving a talk at the DegreeArts student graduation.  The night was a showcase of some of the most exciting young students graduating from leading design schools across London this year.

The speech was co written with our company director, Damian Kimmelman, and the main idea was to show that new ideas do not necessarily mean re-inventing the wheel: Read More »

Bridging the Digital Divide

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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