Following up with my previous reflections on my experience from being an interaction designer in Motorola, here are some additional thoughts: Mobile makes it emotional It is hard to disagree that mobile devices have become part of our identities. By carrying and displaying our mobile devices in public everyday, the brands, forms and screen treatments [...]

A former-colleague forwarded this video to me. It is a great example of how designers can change users’ behavior with pleasant surprises and the element of fun.

Last week, I went back to my alma mater and discussed emotions and design with graduate HCI students at DePaul University. I presented an updated version of my slidedeck on emotions and UX design during my 60 minutes presentation. I was encouraged to find students came from the same diverse background as when I was [...]

About 2 weeks ago, I presented the first draft of this deck in UXCampLondon. The idea of considering user’s emotions in mobile UI design came up while I attended Judith Gregory‘s class at IIT Institute of Design. Since then, I have been researching and crystallizing thoughts around the subject. The opportunity to present it to [...]

Several weeks ago I read about Blackwell, a bookseller in UK, started to sell just-in-time books. Machines in their store let customers order any book, even out-of-print books, and watch it printed and bound within minutes. A novel idea: The machine that can print off any book for you in minutes [Source: MailOnline] To an [...]