From Pickles and Papyrus to Bats and Brains
My life has been enriched by tactile experiences—and pickles—ever since I can remember. From the time I was a totally blind baby, my parents and the other adults in my life encouraged me to explore the world through my four senses.
Photographer Kristan Emerson is legally blind, experiences the world as bright, colourful place
Imagine a world where flashes of colour, approaching and receding sound, as well as the kind words of a dedicated family member, are the only way you know where to look.
Universal Principles of User Experience Design
As designers working in an ever-changing field, it’s important that we develop an understanding of the timeless design principles that underpin everything we do. In part one of the Universal Principles of User Experience Design, I’ll explore the foundations that enable us to establish some universal principles of UX.
User Experience and Experience Design: From the Material to the Experiential
The wake-up experience created by an alarm clock substantially differs from the experience created by sunrise and happy birds.
How design can help inclusive growth
This week the Inclusive Growth Commission published their final findings and recommendation after an independent enquiry into how the UK can achieve inclusive growth.
How One Florida City Is Reinventing Itself With UX Design
Make Gainesville the best place to live and work, courtesy of human-centered design.
A Seven-Foot-Tall Designer Re-imagines Public Space
Wouter Corvers envisions street infrastructure created for people of all shapes and sizes.
Designing a Better Shopping Experience with a Holistic Approach to Aging in Place
This article originally appears in Design for All Institute of India October 2016: Vol-11 No-9. by Elnaz Davoudi | UX Designer San Francisco State University Holistic Approach to Research & Design Aging in place is a complicated subject that involves many interrelated factors. Studying any of these factors as a solo lead can be misleading […]
The Conversation of Design
Telling stories is an age-old way people share ideas. At IDEO.org, storytelling sits at the core of how we learn about the people whom we design solutions for. The stories we hear from people inspire great design, and we design great stories to inspire others.
My Paralympic Blues
During the 12 days of the Paralympic Games, it will seem that we have sprung directly from the technological imagination of the 21st century. Those iron feet! Those wheelchair athletes and their superbuff biceps! But after the medals are awarded we will retreat underground again — into normalcy, I guess, which is in fact a […]