Design on the blog

Notes and notes on interaction design and user experience.

Critique in design: a practice in the making

3 Mar, 2008, by Sergio.

Design critique is not a test or a collection of personal tastes: it is a tool for uncovering opportunities, detecting flaws and growing ideas.

Defence and attack techniques in design

24 Jan, 2008, by Sergio.

Learning to ‘fall’ gracefully in the face of the unexpected is what makes a competent designer resilient and effective.

Muriel Cooper: Pioneer of graphic and digital design

11 Jan, 2008, by Sergio.

When it comes to pioneers in electronic communication, one of the most overlooked people is Muriel Cooper, perhaps the first graphic designer to apply her skills to the computer screen. Born in 1925, she graduated from the Massachusetts College of Art in 1947. She discovered computers by accident in 1967 during a course at [...]

Lessons from the Holy Family for product design

13 Dec, 2007, by Sergio.

Showing significant progress on the project inspires the team and sets the direction, just like Gaudí's Nativity façade.

The theremin: the first intangible interface

17 Jul, 2007, by Sergio.

The Theremin was the first device in which human gesture interacted with a machine without the need for physical contact.

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