Archive for September, 2009

It’s important to accrue tactics to cope with the disruption of travelling. Quick currency conversions, self-conscious squints at unfamiliar coins, departure lounge distractions (ask Alain de Botton). In Scandinavia, I’ve learned to open clearly with “Hello” to announce myself as a foreigner, since the local salutation “Hej” is a homophone with informal English equivalents. Copenhagen, [...]

I’ve written a new article for Johnny Holland magazine, and it’s out now. It’s a short essay on the topic of my upcoming EuroIA talk, looking at how technology can improve our geographical models and help us get around. The timing’s pertinent, given the recent public and professional surge in interest in augmented reality. However, [...]

Another speaking gig, and it’s a cracker: my esteemed colleague James Box and I will be presenting The music of interaction design at the Design By Fire conference in Utrecht on 20 October. It’s already looking like a sharp lineup, with Robert Hoekman Jr. and Matt Jones bookending the day. Early bird tickets are now [...]

After you build forty or fifty websites there really isn’t any magic in it. dConstruct’s comfortable niche as the thinking person’s web conference was quickly disrupted by Adam Greenfield’s early remarks. Decrying web and UX design is a risky strategy in a room made largely of web designers and developers, yet it was a thought [...]