After fixing course time conflicts over the holiday break for next semester, I looked over my schedule a second time to ease the nerves. Previously, the class I was an associate instructor for conflicted with one class. I have two required classes, Human-Computer Interaction II - Studio and Experience Design, ...  Continue Reading »

I finally get to catch up on some pleasure reading this holiday break. I know the Kite Runner is out in theaters, but I hear the book is much more compelling. "Sketching User Experiences. getting the design right and the right design", by Bill Buxton (Mar 2007) ...  Continue Reading »

Marion Buchenau and Jane Fulton Suri of IDEO describes experience prototyping as a form of prototyping that enables design team members, users and clients to gain first-hand appreciation of existing or future conditions through active engagement with prototypes. I heard of the term before, but I did not have a ...  Continue Reading »

I've always been fascinated with information visualization combined with audio. When I heard of the Yamaha's TENORI-ON two years ago Engadget I was anticipating its commercial release. Years later the product officially launched in UK last month and is available for sale. This new musical interface, created by Toshio Iwai, combines ...  Continue Reading »

Is art design? or is design art? Can they be used synonymously? These questions are very open-ended and can be interpreted in many different ways. First, design is a general term. It could refer to a decorative piece, sub-disciplines (ie. communication design, visual design), or a plan or project. I think ...  Continue Reading »