Google has done it! They have made the biggest problem in the world a bit smaller! Communication. With Wave. The communication problem The biggest problem of humanity now is communication. With communication we become aware of knowledge, problems and can combine ideas to solve anything. With better communication better matches of people can be made [...]

Yes, this blogpost is longer than normal but I wanted to create one holistic view. If you are not a big reader just scan the nice bits or go to the end The Lift The past week I was in Geneva, the city where HTTP/HTML or in other words the internet was invented. I visited [...]

Above are some small ideas I penned down in one of my sketch books. Maybe you can make them useful in some of your future interface designs. They are all about including extra information in common interface elements. 1. Range slider with distribution curve Price ranges or other type of ranges like for example the [...]

Once this post would be written. My big unification post. What am I searching for… Well I was searching for the ultimate goal of design. Design has only one goal. To improve, to construct, to unify, to become one and simple. Design works with improving what already is. So it communicates better, so it works [...]

All mediums have their own design movements. Think art with minimalism, dadaism, surrealism, futurism etc. Think Architecture with Bauhaus, rennaissance, avant-garde, modernism, postmodernism etc. They all look with a different perspective to the design. For example from an emotional, functional, technical point of view. But could also be centered around a philosophy, vision or religion. [...]

My computer of choice is Apple. It needed some convincing with me but in January I switched and now I will not return to Windows. I have become a real fan. I discovered that Apple is a religion. You either believe it or don’t. (Or you are not aware it exists and what it is) [...]

Ted released a real cool video today on the multitouch displays I talked about in the earlier days of this blog. For those who don’t know, TED is an event that brings together thoughtleaders, movers and shakers to share their ideas. I recommend you to check out some of their videos. These multitouch screens are [...]

Well I think the winner of the next gen battle is here. The output of graphics and sound has evolved greatly in the past generations and Sony and Microsoft tried another leap there. But that leap is costly in research, which has to be paid back in the costs of the console. (599 euros for [...]

I really like to have new gadgets. I don’t buy gadgets suddenly but search for them till the right one comes by. For almost 4 years I had a nokia 3510, I got it cheap, it was reliable with long battery power and was very easy in calling and sending SMS functions. The calender grew [...]

Well this week I finally started my gratuation project. It is fun to see with what kind of project you end up with after the years of Communication and Multimedia Design. Two years ago I thought I would create a big 3D animation. I have done that as a part of the crew of the [...]

Here are some random photos of the trip. Special thanks to Nadia for taking them! Oh and the image give the impression it was small and there were not a lot of people, but it was the other way around. I don’t know how Nadz took those pictures without any people on them… Car trouble [...]

Yesterday I went to a new festival in Eindhoven called STRP. After a troublesome trip and car malfunctions we finally arrived. (the trip took 5 hours) The festival took place in the Strijp building where Philips did some of the biggest technological discoveries like the audio cassette, video 2000 system (which was superior to the [...]

I recently saw this movie and was struck by all the levels of play and content. Most of the content is not defined by the game developers but by the player himself, other players and randomize functions. All made possible with procedural content and characters. A game that will play differently every time. Here is [...]

Well, Microsoft has just launched a vague campaign on a new something called Origami. http://www.origamiproject.com/ But it seems they could not keep the secret until launch. A demo movie has already been spotted on a site of a marketing firm. http://www.d-kitchen.com/ (enter site> work> brand theatre> Microsoft Origami) Looks like a cool device that seems [...]

I love to see where those will be in a few years. These multitouch screens open new possibilities with Interaction design. It is much easier to get intuitive computer programs. It can get rid of the whole screen, mouse, keyboard triangle. Just watch the video here: http://mrl.nyu.edu/~jhan/ftirtouch/ It looks like its inspired on the tactapad. [...]

Mac keeps its power promise, PC challenge issued: I have a duty to report that this figure is inaccurate. Results of the measurements I took on a 20-inch iMac were better than Apple’s specs. At typical interactive use–both hands in constant motion, flipping among 6 or so open apps–iMac draws 80-85 watts. With both of [...]