I recently saw a complete version of the silent era vision of the future, Metropolis. What struck me apart from the prophetic glimpses of video-phones, skyscraper living and robots was the user experience of watching a full-length silent film. Initially, I found it alien and didn’t think my attention span, shortened by Youtube and iTunes, … Read more about ‘The user experience of Metropolis’

Posts written by Philip Webb
I’ve been intrigued by the user experience challenge that electronic readers make on physical books. Beyond issues like e-ink and screen sizes, it’s the versatility of the physical books that sets them apart. Book lovers are used to riffling pages, recycling books to their friends, or dropping them on the floor!
E-reader design is at a … Read more about ‘E-readers at a crossroads’
Our recent local council website usability report found that many local council websites still have a lot of room for improvement when it comes to usability. However, it seems that Google now wants to help local councils with their online offering with its Local government resource centre.
Offered in partnership with Directgov, LG Communications and the … Read more about ‘Google aims to give local councils an online boost’
Creating a mood board is a great way to visualise, develop and communicate design concepts. It can be a useful frame of reference for interface/website design, storyboarding, brand design, fashion design - in short any kind of creative endeavour, including those that aren’t explicitly visual. The idea is to collect images and objects that encapsulate … Read more about ‘Great online tool to create a mood board’
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