Dark patters and the psychological tricks of UX design.
This post is inspired by my recent experience of trying to book hotel accommodation online through booking.com. Once I wasContinue Reading
Author: drvoula
Human Centred Design Workshop – Designing rituals for autonomous vehicles
A few weeks ago we were invited to give a three day workshop on Human Centred Design at Jaguar LandContinue Reading
5 dystopian TV shows for design fiction fans
Dystopian fiction is having something of a renaissance these days and the over the last few years we have beenContinue Reading
The Do’s and Don’t’s of User Testing Moderation
For those of us who work in academia, it is a well known fact that over the summer part ofContinue Reading
Doorbells, danger and dead batteries: User Research War Stories by Steve Portigal
If (like myself) you have spent years doing user research, you will know really well that there is a hugeContinue Reading
Exploration of VR therapy to heal emotional wounds – A theatre play
‘Ugly Lies the Bone’ is a play that discusses technical innovation and uses it to explore the harrowing pressures inContinue Reading
Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just 5 Days -Jake Knapp
The last book I managed to read before the New year came from the three design partners at Google VenturesContinue Reading
Do all roads STILL lead to Rome?
Over the course of centuries, the Roman Empire built some 50,000 miles of highways, criss-crossing the ancient Mediterranean world fromContinue Reading
Where do Cars Go at Night? A children’s book of the future
The research lab of moovel Group GmbH is addressing the question of how autonomous driving will change our mobility, andContinue Reading
Crowdworking- dystopian future or democratisation of labour?
Crowdworking and the Human Element Crowdworking has been growing fast for the last couple of years with companies calling onContinue Reading
Future Domestic Robots: Design Fiction and the Home of the Future
At a recent event on Design Fiction and the Home of the Future that was held at the University of California, BruceContinue Reading
How and why do we lie?A documentary on our ability to be dishonest.
This documentary explores a fundamental human trait — the ability to be dishonest and aims to shed light on the complexContinue Reading
‘Imagination card games’ for future scenarios generation
Over the past few years there has been a surge of activity in the field of design for the futureContinue Reading
Design Fiction: ‘A History of the Future in 100 Objects’
A History of the Future in 100 Objects by Adrian Hon, describes a hundred slices of the future of everything,Continue Reading
The ethical dilemma of ‘algorithmic morality’
The ‘trolley problem’ is an iconic philosophical thought experiment that has shaped our understanding of what is right and wrong. ForContinue Reading
Visions of the Future: Design Fiction
Science Fiction has undoubtedly captivated our minds and imaginations for many centuries. Sci-fi films over the years have depicted all sorts ofContinue Reading
Rosalind Franklin Appathon Winner for sexual health app
The eSexual Health Clinic app, which was designed by myself and Dr Kate Hone was announced last night as the winnerContinue Reading
User Experience (UX) podcasts
I personally feel that 2015 was a year that we have experienced the ‘great podcast renaissance’. Years after their firstContinue Reading
‘Product Design: The Delft Design Approach’ online course
My work-related new year’s resolution for 2015 has been to simply to learn more. I wanted to take advantage ofContinue Reading
What should we be worried about? Real Scenarios that keep scientists up at night.
What should we be worried about? This is the question John Brockman (the publisher of Edge.org) has asked to theContinue Reading
Designing the Driving experience
I recently came across a very recently published book chapter called ‘Design, User Experience and Usability: Interactive Experience Design” thatContinue Reading
Design meets disability – Graham Pullin
I have to admit that I bought this book back in 2009 when it was first published and I haveContinue Reading
The Four-Dimensional Human-Laurence Scott
Yesterday, the world celebrated Amiga’s 30th birthday. Commodore’s once ‘state of the art’ home computer , bringing back bittersweet memoriesContinue Reading
Reflections on a Human Centred Design online course.
A while ago on this blog, I made a promise to actually take up on a MOOC (massive online openContinue Reading
Metaphors we live by – George Lakoff
This month’s book made it to the reading list for this year’s challenge because it was highly recommended by someContinue Reading
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