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Friday, January 07, 2011

Nike Unveils Runner's Watch With Touch Screen and GPS

The beauty is in the details of the simple design and intuitive interface. By Austin Carr

L.A. Scores a Bold New Museum by Diller Scofidio

A $130 million art museum backed by philanthropist Eli Broad hopes to anchor a revitalized cultural center for the city's downtown. By Alissa Walker

Withings unveils blood pressure cuff for iPhone

A blood pressure monitor with a companion iPhone app makes it easy to track your heart health. By John Pavlus

Splashy new science complex is a floating city

Wolfgang Tschapeller's winning design for a building in New Belgrade hovers gorgeously in mid-air. Eat your heart out, Cobb! By Suzanne Labarre

Ten One Design bringing tactility to touchscreebs

We've seen this idea before, just not applied to the iPad: Ten One Design's Fling, a suction-cup tactile controller for touchscreens, when your finger just won't cut it. By Core77

Ascendings

Stephen Ronsheim is the other kind of industrial designer, the kind that designs industrial machines and assembly lines. While remodeling his own home, he ran into a design problem. By Core77

Yet another alternative design for wind farms

Here comes yet another wind-harnessing solution, this time from a Japanese company called Zena. By Core77

Casio goes innovative with Tryx

The blogs of CES-goers are abuzz with news of Casio's new Tryx camera, which boasts the most unusual form factor we've ever seen on a point-and-shoot. By Core77

Case Study: Humanair Air Purifier

With its focus on the design of the comfortable workplace, it would seem logical for the ergonomic equipment maker Humanscale to turn its attention to the quality of indoor air. By Peter Hall

An interview with Jesse James Garrett

Elements of User Experience, The: User-Centered Design for the Web and Beyond, 2nd Edition

Russ Unger interviews Jesse James Garrett about the new edition of The Elements of User Experience, what's changed since the first edition was released in 2002, why client work is still important to him, and the relationship between UX and the video game industry. By Russ Unger

The relevance of user experience

Is it possible to calculate the ROI of great design? What about the cost-per-acquisition of a customer sold on User Experience? There are no second chances for first impressions, and even the smallest opportunity is a chance to “Wow” users. By Nicholas Thomas

Why you need a user experience vision (and how to create and publicise it)

Many design teams launch into development without a shared vision of the user experience. Without this shared vision, the team lacks direction, challenge and focus. By UserFocus

Power or Collaboration—What’s Most Valuable to a UX Leader?

Do UX leaders need to acquire and wield power to ensure their organizations can produce game-changing design? If they don’t already have executive support, can they can collaborate their way to success? By Jim Nieters

The Future of User Interaction

To stay ahead of the curve when it comes to user research and UX design, we must keep in mind the new technologies that are currently under development and could influence the fundamental ways in which people interact with the products we design and develop. By Demetrius Madrigal and Bryan McClain

Storyboarding iPad Transitions

Figure 3: Opening iTunes Album Details Step-by-Step

Most designers will soon be asked to design transitions. Greg Nudelman helps us prepare by examining the principles behind a good animation, showing how to sketch them out, and explaining how to document them effectively for development. By Greg Nudelman

Design Challenge: Thinking Outside the Wrist

Time is a slippery fish for any creative professional. By David Sherwin

Wednesday, January 05, 2011

Thimble

It seems that the visually impaired could be spoiled for choice with student design projects, as University of Washington design students Erik Hedberg and Zack Bennet offer up another, potential revolutionary, smartphone application for the blind. By Core77