Slack’s product team noticed that users would often triage their messages on the mobile app before actually responding on the desktop. What is a familiar way to triage a large number of items on mobile? Swiping! This can be a […]
It’s that time of year: CES. In 2024 we are seeing a resurgence of robots, taking advantage of multi-modal inputs for modern AI. This makes interaction less reliant on memorizing commands so that you can easily use it from the
I’ve been really enjoying these case study stories. They describe themselves as “product tips in a comic book format.” This particular one is about Tinder onboarding and upselling their premium offerings. They have some decent suggestions and meta commentary about
Interesting – Netflix streaming Stranger Things, for free, on TikTok live. This is a great example of taking old media and bringing it into the new media sphere. Very low effort and brings in potential new subscribers. Apparently part of
I was watching Project Runway on Bravo recently and noticed they were using QR codes. As I discovered in my previous role, awareness of these codes and how to use them rose markedly during the pandemic. They are great for
Rob Higgs is a mechanical sculptor from the UK who uses found materials and encourages physical interaction with his artwork. He is an automata maker and inventor.
Real Monsters by Toby Allen: Mental disorders in form of “monsters”. BPD: “The borderline personality disorder is one of the most delicate but perhaps most sinister of monsters. The gather is small swarms around their victims and use pheromones to heighten
Along the lines of trolls/monsters in all of us, this brings a visage to internal mental workings. The Real Monsters are reborn! Upon getting so much attention for my previous designs, I wanted to redesign the monsters and develop the
Steven Shepherd Photography | June, 2013This troll doll has been here for at least two years, probably longer. It may be the creepiest thing I’ve ever encountered. Same place, same two hands sticking out of its throat. Same burnt out
Project name: Submo Group members: Xinran Wang, Peiqi Su Code: https://github.com/xinranwang/Spatial-Media/tree/master/submo And a sample from the in-class demo:
