Archive for the ‘Interaction’ Category


Solving the touchscreen delay problem

Microsoft’s Applied Sciences Group is working on new technologies that improve touchscreen input response time:

One of the biggest problems with touch interfaces is simulating physics well enough to fool the brain’s perception systems. When a physical action you make with your finger does not lead to the response your brain has learned to expect in the physical world, something feels very wrong. It doesn’t feel genuine. Thankfully, Windows Phone does a much better job at this than Android; Microsoft is clearly thinking about this stuff.

An Internet Thing

Internet of Things are uniquely identifiable objects (things) and their virtual representations in an Internet-like structure. And here is an awesome example from the fella’s over at Breakfast. It brings a physical interaction to the like or dislike of music from Last.fm or Pandora.

Touch Vision Interface

Evolve and Prosper

Two methods to initiate the design process:

  • Either as a “progressive enhancement”, with mobile layout first and desktop layout at last.
  • Or as a “graceful degradation”, with the full desktop website as a basis to design the other layouts.

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Phaidon Books iPadized

I have to make the assumption that the Phaidon Design Classic will not be the last of their publications to be converted to iPad/e-Book form. It’s amazing that once was/still is three(3) enormous volumes fits into your hand at just under a pound.

Mag+ Tablet UI Design Concept

Magazines have articles you can curl up with and lose yourself in, and luscious photography that draws the eye. And they’re so easy and enjoyable to read. Can we marry what’s best about magazines with the always connected, portable tablet e-readers sure to arrive in 2010?

This conceptual video is a corporate collaborative research project initiated by Bonnier R&D into the experience of reading magazines on handheld digital devices. It illustrates one possible vision for digital magazines in the near future, presented by our design partners at BERG.

Here the Nothing – Gloobic

A timelapse dance video. Etude No. 1 in a series of studies in sound and movement.
Music………………………….gloobic
Choreography & Dance…..Eric Gunther
Director of Photography….Jeff Lieberman
Editing………………………..Eric Gunther & Jeff Lieberman

Another Inventive Video from OK GO

I’m interested to see to who they hired to plan the whole thing, and how many runs it took them to get it right.

February's Design Sprawl Project

Yesterday was the end of the February Design Sprawl Project,  a collage of all the entries received will be displated at fractal for March’s ArtDetour on March 6th.

A Very Swiss Style Ad Campaign

Watch the design team  talk about purifying mobile communication, social and technological trends, and creating a movement towards simplicity.

Pureness™ Design Team >