Summary of the 12th MEX: sensory interfaces, context aware UX, new form factors & better user research
By Marek Pawlowski Mobile as the new old For me, this was the first MEX where ‘mobile’ – understood as a device alone – started to feel traditional and old. From the outset in 2005, the heart of the MEX community has always been in the mobile technology industry, but it feels like we’re evolving [...]
MEX Sessions: Jason DaPonte on storytelling across multiple digital touchpoints
Summary Jason DaPonte came to MEX in December 2010 to explore the evolution of storytelling in a multi-touchpoint digital environment. In addition to leading several early MEX working sessions on this theme as part of Pathway #2, Jason formerly led editorial for the BBC’s mobile channels. He went on to found his own agency, Enter [...]
MEX Sessions: Sofia Svanteson on inspiring team creativity in UX design
Summary Sofia Svanteson returned to MEX in December 2009 to share ideas on the creative process for digital user experience. Sofia is a pioneer in digital creativity, having worked with Razorfish in the early days of the dotcom era, before founding her own agency – Ocean Observations – one of the first and most acclaimed [...]
Multi-sensory UIs need multi-sensory designers
Until recently, design focus has been primarily on screen-based experiences. But there is a growing distemper with this ‘pictures under glass’ mentality. More meaningful, human interactions can be achieved when additional senses are engaged. Although the technology to enable these alternative interactions has been around for a while, they are only slowly finding their way [...]
MEX Sessions: Sian Townsend on mobile search behaviour in emerging markets
Summary Sian Townsend, at the time a user experience researcher with Google, spoke at MEX in May 2009 on mobile user experience in the emerging markets of Africa. 2009 was a time when hundreds of millions of users in developing countries were joining mobile networks for the first time and Google set out to understand [...]
MEX Sessions: Oren Horev on multi-touchpoint digital experiences & van drivers
Summary Oren Horev, at the time a user experience strategist for Plan, spoke at MEX in May 2010. He shared the results of an ethnographic study into the mobile user experience of ‘van man’, a colloquial term in British society for the legion of delivery drivers and tradesman who drive tens of thousands of miles [...]
MEX Sessions: Jason Mesut on touch, gesture, multiple screens & inspiration for mobile form factors
Summary Jason Mesut used his December 2010 MEX Session to prompt new thinking about physical controls, touch interfaces and mobile device form factors, inspired by his love of music making tools. Jason traces the development of music making interfaces and identifies where lessons could be learnt for digital design, challenging participants to think beyond flat, [...]
MEX Sessions: Mattias Andersson on 3D & visual depth in mobile UX
Summary Mattias Andersson, an interaction designer for Swedish agency Ocean Observations at the time, came to MEX in December 2010 to give a ground breaking presentation on the role of 3D in mobile user experience. It was a time when 3D televisions were emerging strongly and the first mobile displays which could project 3D without [...]
Digital sustainability & sustaining digital
The timescales of sustainable living and daily decision making are very different. Risks of exhausting energy supplies, raw materials and climate change seem far off and, understandably, struggle to hold attention against more immediate matters of daily work schedules, monthly payments and annual birthdays. It is human nature to satisfy the immediate desire for the [...]
MEX Sessions: Nicholas Wheeler on the digital, multi-touchpoint evolution of media
Summary Nicholas Wheeler came to MEX in December 2011 to share his view on the evolution of media in an age of multi-touchpoint digital experiences. With more than 30 years in the industry, including running radio stations and building some of the first video news services for mobile devices, Nicholas’ brings a unique understanding to [...]
