about, with & for is a collaborative forum hosted by the Institute of Design to discuss emerging topics, methods and issues in design research. The core values of research and discovery methodologies have been embraced by leading companies wishing to increase brand legitimacy, capacity, and impact. What challenges are on the forefront for these leading institutions? (more…)
Entertaible concept: combination of electronic gaming and traditional board games. The Entertaible concept is a tabletop gaming platform that marries traditional multi-player board and computer games in a uniquely simple and intuitive way. Entertaible comprises a 32-inch horizontal LCD, sophisticated touch screen-based multi-object position detection, and all supporting control electronics. (more…)
A recet article in Boxes and Arrows by Luke Wroblewski illustrates a technique for deriving color palettes from nature. This isn’t a novel idea but it’s nice to see it getting some attention. We need to bring the living, breathing world into our work as much as possible. Color is certainly a place to make that happen. (more…)
User-Centered Design is a process in which usability engineers, designers and others participate to design a product or service. The premise being that the calculated and structured involvement of users in the process from start to finish will maximize the likelihood that the businesses goals will be met or furthered through a solution that meets the users wants and needs in a way they would expect. (more…)
The inaugural issues of two new journals, LOOP & Gain, launched last week. LOOP is described as a “Journal on Interaction Design Education” and Gain bills itself as a “Journal of Design for the Network Economy.” Both are good Read more…