Sunday, 13 September 2009

Action Planning for New Product Development Projects: 54 examples

 

54 new product development projects are assessed and activities contained therein are measured them in both in-house development departments as well as design agencies to determine best practices for ROI. We see in Action Planning for New Product Development Projects that only a portion of these activities were used in order to develop a project and as such ROI streamlining can easily further increase client and employee value. An excellent system.

Wednesday, 12 August 2009

Full body scans and brain wave monitors: new tools for designers today? Yes. In real time? Absolutely.

 

Does Infrared Therography (IRT) successfully demonstrate stimulus cognitive tasks in the way that Electroencephalogram (EEG) ad Affective Self Report (ASR) does? Are these the new tools for todays designers? Yes. Comparing Thermographic, EEG, and Subjective Measures of Affective Experience During Simulated Product details how use of these tools are only the beginning of the process for these tools that designers, markets and advertisers are only now beginning to use. And with surprising results.

Sunday, 12 July 2009

What is socially acceptable design?


Interactive devices are a part of our day to day life and this article calls for improvement in implicit interaction design. The Design of Implicit Interactions - Making Interactive Systems Less Obnoxious details the interaction patterns and implicit interaction framework, for ways in which devices can improve interaction with the user. This is taking technology to a socially acceptable level and understanding how to push it even further.




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