“ok, glass”
The original Google Glass announcement left me stunned. I had never seen anything like it before. To me, it was one of the only product announcements that has come close to the unveiling of the iPhone in 2007. Just like back then, it was a moment so exciting that I couldn’t resist telling everyone I […]
Where Design is Going, and How to be There
Insightful article by design pundit Cheryl Heller about past trends in design and other creative practices/industries, and future trends based on that experience. Her main point is that designers, increasingly, will need to be generalists: able to communicate to clients and customers using many aspects of themselves. Design, like almost every industry, has been changed […]
If you want to see the future of software UI design, look to the history of print design
This interesting article from bjango.com posits that stylistic design choices follow from the limitations of their hardware or production: Like many trends in technical areas, interaction design is being led by technical ability. 8bit games looked 8bit-y, because of limited colour palettes and giant pixels. 16bit games looked 16bit-y because of better colour abilities and […]