Category Archives: Usability

Nokia 3220 with NFC

By Timo | December 6th, 2005

Thanks to Matt and Nokia I've had a prototype 3220 NFC shell on loan for a few weeks. It's the second Nokia phone to feature an RFID reader and writer for 'Near Field Communication' the technology that I've been getting excited about for mobile services, stickering and touch.

Also posted in Interaction design, Mobility, Research, Ubicomp | 19 Comments

Graphic language for touch

By Timo | November 21st, 2005

This work explores the visual link between information and physical things, specifically around the emerging use of the mobile phone to interact with RFID or NFC. It was a presentation and poster at Design Engaged, Berlin on the 11th November 2005. Download the icons (PDF, 721KB, Gif preview).

Also posted in Graphic design, Information design, Interaction design, Mobility, Place, Project, Ubicomp | 17 Comments

Embodied interaction in music

By Timo | April 28th, 2005

!/images/embodied_music_cover.jpg(read more)!:http://www.elasticspace.com/2005/04/embodied-interaction-music Over Easter I sketched out some ideas for navigating music on a portable player. I was frustrated with the iPod clickwheel, thinking about reducing the reliance on visual interfaces and how navigating music has a lot to do with language. I wanted to explore richer interfaces that combine movement, language and vision.

Also posted in Interaction design, Media, Mobility, Research, Sound | 9 Comments

Social filtering for online forums

By Timo | June 28th, 2004

Perhaps the first online forum to use social network filtering went online yesterday.

Also posted in Adaptive design, Information architecture, Information design, Interaction design, Social, Technology | Comments closed

Design for television

By Timo | March 10th, 2004

Typographer.org / David Earls has covered the basics of design for television in a clear and accessible way. I have been meaning to write up some guidelines specific to (interactive) television, here is a start.

Also posted in Experience design, Graphic design, Information design, Interaction design, Media, Narrative, Television | Comments closed

Usability books

By Timo | August 11th, 2003

My books on usability and contextual design.

Also posted in Interaction design, Reading, Research | Leave a comment

Mobile interaction design case study

By Timo | June 4th, 2001

A mobile social entertainment system designed in 2001 for Pollen Mobile in the UK. This case study shows some of the processes used in the design of the service.

Also posted in Information architecture, Interaction design, Mobility, Place, Project, Social, Technology, Urbanism | Comments closed