Iron Man comics, Sleep Cycle apps and some recent reads.

Iron Man, I have you now. The illustrations look mindblowing, and I cannot wait to dig deeper.

I’ve also be exploring the Sleep Cycle app on the iPhone and must say I’m hugely impressed at it’s simplicity and effectiveness.

… and this awesome article which dissects a very relevant discussion articulately.

I especially like the section where he [...]

Learning from @mkruzeniski @cottam @timoarnall @IxD10

This will be the first time I watch my mentor and friend Mike Kruzeniski of Microsoft EXG Group present.

Usually my chats with him were on gchat and he would tell me to be less poetic! This is so cool to watch and learn from.  

Building a new product is hard. In the transition from design to engineering, the subjective [...]

Updated: Shorter video for ‘Chameleo’ – The Intriguing Case of Human Identity.

Those of you who remember my degree project – ‘Chameleo – The Intriguing Case of Human Identity’ will probably remember this video.

It was done as a final ‘package’ for my MA Interaction Design degree from the Umeå Institute of Design. The project was sponsored by Microsoft (Seattle) and very kindly mentored by my guru – [...]

Happy 20th birthday – Umeå Institute for Design!

Even though I missed the 20th anniversary celebrations at Umeå I cannot but marvel at the amount of fun this event must have been for those who attended.

This video of a time-lapse, shot by Camille Moussette captures the spirit of the event brilliantly.

UID 20 years – 24 hours time-lapse from Umeå Institute of Design on [...]

Augmented Reality and other (postponed) futures…

Dont 6th Sense on my wall…

I believe in the concept of ubiquitous computing, as advocated by Adam Greenfield and many like-minded thinkers.
I believe that is the direction our future should take.

Honestly, I’ve done a project recently that uses urban and spatial elements and embedded computing to demonstrate a possible future. You touch a wall, and [...]

In search of the perfect Circle…

Back at the start of the 14th Century, Giotto’s proof of his masterpiece was his free-hand circle. It was a concise way for him to demonstrate his enormous technical skill. Watching him draw the circle, it probably looked easy, but undoubtedly it took years, if not decades, of practice to get that kind of lazy, [...]

The Future of Integrated Healthcare…

(A project I recently completed at Ergonomidesign, along with some amazing team-mates).

The Future of Health Care is a subject that has been under intense speculation and debate in recent times across different forums. Several interesting prototypes and scenarios have been made by professionals and designers to give the World a glimpse of a fuzzy future.

For [...]

The Future of Interface Design… some of which are already here.

(via UXBooth/David Leggit)

Did you know the first “brain-tweet” was sent out this year? How about that we may someday be customizing windshields with widgets? In the not-to-distant future, we may be interfacing with computers in exciting and innovative new ways.

On my Amazon Wishlist for now…

Iron Man Vol. 1: Extremis (Paperback)

Yes Is More: An Archicomic on Architectural Evolution (Paperback)

Planetary Vol. 3: Leaving the 20th Century (Paperback)

Delirious New York: A Retroactive Manifesto for Manhattan (Paperback)

Anyone feeling generous??

Microsoft Courier presentation video

I want to do more of this!

Courier is a real device, and we’ve heard that it’s in the “late prototype” stage of development. It’s not a tablet, it’s a booklet. The dual 7-inch (or so) screens are multitouch, and designed for writing, flicking and drawing with a stylus, in addition to fingers. They’re connected by [...]