Figuring out “service design”
Update: Fellow CMU alum Jeff Howard has compiled an excellent literature review of articles largely from business journals (HBR, etc.) regarding Service Design. Highly recommend! So I’ve spent the last…
Category: Theoretical Issues
Aesthetic integrity
Just saw this from the Apple iPhone Guidelines about “aesthetic integrity”: Aesthetic integrity is not a measure of how beautifully your application is decorated. It’s a measure of how well…
Jean Nouvel on design & architecture
Just found this while browsing through a recently acquired (like, this evening!) collection of old AXIS magazines, dating back to 1992, from a neighbor moving out and getting rid of…
Part 2: Interpretations of beauty as a value of user experience
[Second in a series of postings about aesthetics and beauty as they pertain to interaction design, and beyond…] When we think of beauty, certain things come to mind: art, nature,…
Part 3: Towards an integrative aesthetic experience
[Third in a series of postings about aesthetics and beauty as they pertain to interaction design, and beyond…] So what then is the result of this investigation into beauty, as…