Friday 28 September 2012

A Concept User Interface for Touchscreen-based Mobile Devices


Project Summary
This project was borne out of a need to design a user interface that would remedy problems I have perceived with user interfaces of the major mobile platforms (Apple iOS, Google Android and Microsoft Windows Phone). I've been working on this since mid 2011. The interface in its original form was presented to Nokia by myself via the Invent With Nokia program in August 2011. I have since continued to work on the interface. Its present form is an evolution of the original designs sent to Nokia. 

The objective of the project was and still is to create an easy to use interface that requires no more than two taps or gestures to access every feature or function from absolutely any point or part of the interface. The result is a simplistic and intuitively laid out interface that retains all the functionality expected from a premium platform; an interface that is ergonomically superior to all other platforms. Its main features are:

Saturday 8 September 2012

In A Future Where Big Numbers Are Currency


Twitter has 150 million users. Instagram now has 80 million users and Twitter is not happy about it. George Takei has 2.5 million followers on his facebook page; the dancing cat video has been viewed 7 million times on Youtube. Rihanna has gathered 60 million likes on Facebook. Eminem has an equally impressive record. You should know just what I’m getting at by now. We now live in an era where big numbers equals big business. Or so the wisdom goes. Many people, corporations, and bodies publish these big numbers to signify their relevance or perceived success. But what does it all mean exactly?