Global UX Research at #UXLX with Daniel Szuc

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Live from UXLX Lisbon 2013 - Day 2 During today's workshop, "Global Design Research," with lecturer and author of Global UX Daniel Szuc, I was inspired by how relevant narrative is in how we evolve from a task-based discipline to one that is more experiential and holistic design.  In essence,...

Speaking Worlds 2: The Student Press Initiative Promotional Video

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Recently, Student Press Initiative at Teachers College, Columbia University, hosted a summit of GED-PLUS students who wrote an amazing anthology of oral history, Speaking Worlds 2.  Here's a promotional video I directed and produced on behalf of DCG Arts, check it out! Speaking Worlds 2 at Teachers College from DCG...

Parsons App is High-Fidelity iPhone Goodie

Parsons launched official iPhone app on the iTunes yesterday. It's 83 megs of high-fidelity imagery, so be sure to hop on WiFi when fetching it at http://bit.ly/parsons-app.  Hopefully, they'll break down the apps to be by niche, but nevertheless it is a beautifully done app by DongYoon Park,  Parsons MFA '11.

Don’t Miss Kliyo!

Kliyo, a personal narrative platform, that I helped engineer way back when is finally about to explode onto the scene. Check it out at http://kliyo.tumblr.com/ . I have to say, I would prefer this to be in HTML 5, but at least it's becoming a reality.

ShakesNotes App Noteworthy on iTunes!

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This just in...Shakesnotes, a little love note app that I conceptualized, designed UX, and produced through DCG ARTS made iTunes Top 10 New and Noteworthy!  While it's just an app I made for fun, I can't help but to feel proud. Thanks to the team who helped make it happen!...

The Horizontal Web and Human Learning

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The Horizontal Web and Human Learning:  Formatting the Web to Reflect the Way We Read by DC Griffith As children, we’re taught to read horizontally from left to right – top to bottom/left to right if you’re Chinese and horizontally right to left if you’re Hebrew.  Although most research indicates...

Apple Updates MacBook Pro

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CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apple® today updated the industry-leading MacBook® Pro family with next generation processors and graphics, high-speed Thunderbolt I/O technology and a new FaceTime® HD camera. Featuring the very latest dual-core and quad-core Intel Core processors, the entire MacBook Pro line is up to twice as fast as the previous...

Good UX Begins With Empathy

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Good User Experience Begins With Empathy Author: Emily Rothchild People bring their own perception when interacting with a brand from iPads to desktop computers. Leading web strategists and user experience designers suggest empathy is key in getting to know the customer in Web 2.0 and beyond. User experience, "UX," is...