Apple vs. Samsung: reinventing Android’s interface
Everybody is talking about the Apple vs. Samsung patent infringement case. The resulting verdict was a shock for many people. Apart from ‘politics’ and ‘sides’, I was impressed by the amount of Apple’s patents that the jury thought to have been infringed by Samsung. One of my first thoughts was: “Android needs a lot of … Read more
Digital Narratives – An Experiment
Touch the image above to watch my digital narrative experience of ‘The Final Voyage’ Having written about the need to explore new forms of digital narratives and how to produce them, I wanted to try out myself in designing such a narrative. Since I’m not a writer, neither a photographer – and also because of … Read more
Breaking news, big events and the ‘second screen’
I remember the day the Egypt uprising began. It was Tuesday (25 January, 2011) and during the night I learned about it through Twitter – I was using my iPad. My first reaction to this breaking news was to turn the TV on and look for a news channel broadcasting about Tahir Square. I found … Read more
Designing for the touch interface
Ever since I saw the Objectified movie, I was struck by this simple sentence, by Naoto Fukasawa Design dissolving in behavior Beautiful, isn’t it? Think about it, what you design is not only transparent for the user of your object, but it also impels its user to behave with your design in a way that … Read more
