Science, humanities, design: The three cultures
Editor’s note: A look at a ‘designerly approach’ to knowing from Howard Silverman. Can design thinking help managers overcame managerial challenges?
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Designing for the reading experience
Editor’s note: Taking the main components of a digital experience are content, context and the user, this article explores assessment methods and some considerations that would improve the overall reading experience.
Trends in interactive design 2013
Editor’s note: A comprehensive slide deck with 147 slides providing context (ie where we have come from) and where interactive design is headed.
Everything you need to know about design thinking
Editor’s note: Ahead of their design jam, the Big Idea, weelearning have written an introduction to the concept of design thinking. Great introduction and primer on the main concepts.
Wearable devices’ next design challenge: the human brain
Editor’s note: The next big challenge for wearable technology is designing for the brain – designing for the nuanced way our brains process the experience of wearing a device.
Teenage usability: designing teen-targeted websites
Editor’s note: Thanks to Owen Ferguson for sharing these insights into teenage usability from Jakob Nielsen. Cuts through the stereotypes about what teenagers want online, giving a taster of the web skills of future employees.
Report: Most people just trying to get by
Editor’s note: A reflection on designing for behaviour change. Not framed in learning design but interesting insights into designing to help solve people’s problems.
Mayer & Clark – 10 brilliant design rules for e-learning
Editor’s note: Donald Clark takes a look at the work of Richard Mayer and Ruth Clark who wrote e-Learning and the Science of Instruction in 2003. The book covers seven design principles: multimedia, contiguity, modality, redundancy, coherence, personalisation, and practice opportunities and Clark argues it is a must-read for anyone designing elearning.
29 new inspiring responsive web designs
Editor’s note: Neil Lasher considers the strengths and weaknesses of live learning delivery versus online delivery and what this means for instructional designers.
Video of the week: Connecting – a short film that explores trends in user interfaces, interaction and experience design
Design and user interface industry thought leaders take a look at the future of user…
BJ Fogg’s behavior model
Editor’s note: A must-read for anyone designing for behaviour change – using a simple model, Stanford University professor BJ Fogg demonstrates the psychology of online behaviour change.
A new Behavioural Design Lab in the UK
Editor’s note: Interesting to see this, the world’s first Behavioural Design Lab. And it is based in the UK. It looks to have a wide remit but should be useful to follow to see developments at the intersection of design and behaviour.
What does the future hold for the mobile industry?
Editor’s note: Some mid-week crystal ball gazing on the future of mobile with interesting expert comment.
Three levels of happy design
Editor’s note: A look at how to create delight for our users using pleasure, flow, and meaning.
What we’ve learned about responsive design
Editor’s note: In-depth look at responsive design which includes practical examples. This article will bring you up to speed on the topic and how to actually do it.