Doctor's Note

A mix of essays and commentary about design, innovation, technology, society, coaching, personal and leadership development. Since 1996.

LeapMotion

LeapMotion is a USB device now available for pre-order that “creates a 3D interaction space of 8 cubic feet to precisely interact with and control …

Webdagene 2012 Notes and Slides

From UX to Service Design workshop Thanks to everyone who took part in our From UX to Service Design workshop at Webdagene 2012 today. As promised here are the …

Touchpoint Observatory: Touch Elevator Buttons

I think I could write a whole series on lift buttons - I regularly see people struggle with this most rudimentary of interfaces. These buttons are from a smart …

formd

formd >formd is a tool for (for)matting (M)ark(d)own that allows rapid conversion between the two styles of Markdown links and images—inline and referenced. …

Dead Drops

Dead Drops is an interesting physical digital crossover from Aram Bartholl: ‘Dead Drops’ is an anonymous, offline, peer to peer file-sharing network in public …

Bill Moggridge

It’s been a sad and bad year for interaction design losing some of its pioneers. Hillman Curtis, Andy Cameron and now Bill Moggridge, arguably the father …

Designers are not researchers: the difference between design and social research

Designers are not researchers: the difference between design and social research from Sam Ladner is worth a read by all designers engaging in this kind of work. …