IDEO Pocket profile What is IDEO? Founded in 1978, David Kelley established his design firm, David Kelley Design (DKD). In 1991, David Kelley, Bill Moggridge, and Mike Nuttall merged their companies and called it IDEO. In 1980, Steve Jobs asked IDEO to develop a mouse for a radical new computer, the Lisa. The design team abandoned the […]
Month: December 2020
Josef Albers – Pocket Profile
Josef Albers – Pocket Profile Josef Albers (1888–1976) was a German-born artist, educator, writer and color theorist. He taught at the Bauhaus and Black Mountain College, headed Yale University’s department of design, and is considered one of the most influential teachers of the visual arts in the twentieth century. Albers was best known for the […]
James Victore – Pocket Profile
How I plan on improving as an Interaction Designer… I would be lying if I told anyone that I have found this course easy so far. This year everybody has faced so much already. With the ongoing pandemic, life as I have known it has completely changed and likewise… so have I! I have always […]
IxD 102 – Update on Webpage
Here is the link to my webpage [Website](https://github.com/emmamcgurrenixd/web-essay-emg)
IxD102 – Communication History
IxD102 – Semester One, Communication History In this blogpost, I have been keeping a weekly update on the communication history content we learn about each Friday. Below is a short weekly summary of what I have learnt, something I have found interesting or inspiring and what tasks we have been given weekly. I think this […]
Wearable Technology – Research
Wearable technology Wearable technology, also known as “wearables“, is a category of electronic devices that can be worn as accessories, embedded in clothing, implanted in the user’s body, or even tattooed on the skin. It ranges from wearable jewelry eg. rings, watches, body-mounted sensors that monitor and transmit biological data for healthcare purposes. Fitness trackers, […]
IxD101 – Update on Web Essay
Here is an update on how I am getting on with my web essay so far. I have hand-written the edits I’ve made to my essay and need to work on my referencing. I have started turning it into a html and want to begin my design planning today.
Pentagram Design Studios – Pocket Profile
Pentagram Design Studios Pentagram is the world’s largest independent design consultancy. The firm is owned and run by 24 partners, each of whom are leaders in their individual fields. It was founded in 1972, by Alan Fletcher, Theo Crosby, Colin Forbes, Kenneth Grange, and Mervyn Kurlansky at Needham Road, Notting Hill, London. The company has offices in London, […]
Vic Bell – Pocket Profile
Vic Bell Illustrator, Iconographer and Brand designer Whilst using the Uber app, I always noticed the undeniably cute icons… little did I know, I would be researching their creator, Vic Bell. That’s the beautiful thing about Interaction design… It is all around us, even if we don’t recognise it all of the time. Since discovering […]