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• Microsoft Design Expo 2008

  I’ve been really impressed by the student output from the design courses at Dundee University in Scotland. I saw work from the Innovative Product Design (IPD) course at New Designers a couple of years ago and was really struck by the fact that they... Posted Jul 30 2008, 11:16 AM by rb.work Filed under: Design, Interaction, Events

• THE ECO ZOO

  I’m really blown away by the Eco Zoo as the first very compelling example of the use of 3D in a Flash website. The art style is lovely, very reminiscent of the shots I’ve seen of the forthcoming Playstation 3 game, Little Big Planet. Read... Posted Jun 12 2008, 06:45 AM by rb.work Filed under: Design, Interaction

• Tag Galaxy

  I’m a bit of a 3D UI sceptic. I just have some history in the area, and it’s left me thinking that 3D interactions are often cumbersome and rarely have a life beyond what their cool factor gives them. Case in point is this Tag Galaxy search... Posted May 28 2008, 03:50 AM by rb.work Filed under: Design, visualization, Interaction

• Green objects

  There’s an irony in green product design that we may just never get passed since you need to purchase new stuff, and creatively recycle/throw out the thing you’re replacing, in order to follow your ethics. Sometimes it just feels better to... Posted Mar 13 2008, 01:23 PM by rb.work Filed under: Design, Interaction

• Ask E.T.: Interface design and the iPhone

  Edward Tufte has posted a video that extols and criticises the iPhone UI design. He’s clearly a fan, and having played with the device I can understand why. I thought his critique on the Stock widget was particularly interesting, though, calling... Posted Jan 24 2008, 06:40 AM by rb.work Filed under: Design, Interaction