Space to move
The relationship between dance, design, and space.Herzog & de Meuron — Laban Dance Centre Interior/Studio. Photo by Jim Stephenson.Written by Craig Berry and Kirsten Oelofse
Designer & Writer | Dancer, Choreographer & Creative
What does it mean to have a building designed specifically for dance? You..
The UI & UX tips collection — Volume two
A collection of 18 tips to help improve your designs.
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The four approaches to fill the missing middle of Service Design
The Four Approaches to Fill the Missing Middle of Service DesignDuring its growth, Service Design focused heavily on definitions and its toolkit. But it failed to define what lies between these endpoints. While this is enough for practitioners, it falls short in the boardroom. Here we propose to fil..
The all too common request for a dashboard
And how to use the request for this feature as an indicator that the problem hasn’t been fully understood
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Maintaining attention in AR
How to direct and maintain attention in augmented reality applications.Co-Authors: Cat Hodges, Hannah Nye, and Kay Stanney
Augmented reality (AR) is a powerful tool that enhances our real world with overlaid virtual information. AR’s use ranges from virtually testing the look of new furniture in our..
The line between work and play is Garbage
What rock stars have taught me about my job.Garbage, illustrated by R. Michael HendrixSteve was supposed to be in bright colored lights on stages across the U.S. along with Liz Phair and Alanis Morrisette. Instead, he was on Zoom with me, trying to find a camera angle that didn’t make him look like ..
Adding a social layer across the web
How adding a social layer across the entire web can make it more delightful
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New directions: The cover story
New Directions: The Cover StoryPioneer designer Alvin Lustig’s fifty best book covers in one box.Lustig’s first cover design for New Directions, 1941The great graphic designer Milton Glaser once said, “there are three responses to a piece of design — yes, no, and WOW!”
WOW! is what you’ll say to New..
Affordances and signifiers
Creating designs, components and interactions that make sense to users
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What 21st-century design looks like
Don Norman and decolonial design.iMattSmart @UnsplashBack in October 2020 I had the pleasure to attend Don Norman’s Master Class transmitted by Interaction Design Foundation in which he presented the challenges to the discipline of Design and to all designers in the 21st century. To help me grasp a ..
