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Interaction Design in Furniture
I love furniture that is not only beautiful but also multi-functional. The Double Side chair embodies these qualities – I would certainly love to own one myself.
Designer, Matali Craset has a very interesting perspective on our furniture and how we interact with them: “At home today the structures are fixed, like a paused video with a paused picture, life is changing and it’s in movement and it reactivates the video so to speak. My projects work in the interstices of the activities, in passages between one paused picture to another in order to reattach them to one another and to renew the movement and the action in between the spaces.”
By Gülay Birand
Published: April 13, 2011
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Tagged In: T-Mobile G2x with Google
Another fun project I had the opportunity to contribute to. The long anticipated T-Mobile G2 is on it’s way:
The T-Mobile® G1® was the world’s first Android™ -powered phone. Launched nearly two years ago, it created an entirely new class of mobile phones and apps. Its successor, the T-Mobile G2™ with Google™, will continue the revolution.
The T-Mobile G2 will deliver tight integration with Google services and break new ground as the first smartphone designed to run at 4G speeds on our new HSPA+ network. In the coming weeks, we’ll share more details about the G2 and offer exclusive first access to current T-Mobile customers.
By Gülay Birand
Published: August 19, 2010
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5 Mobile UX Design Bites
- Design within the interaction paradigm provided by the platform or device itself. Deviations can be costly for development and create room for user confusion.
- Make things easier for users by keeping most important options easily accessible and the focus on the highest priority elements.
- Deliver simpler and more effective experiences. Being in a resource constrained environment, more complexity can mean, more difficulty for the user.
- Provide immediate feedback. It is a necessity on touch devices. Most users who are used to an iPhone will not choose to switch to an Android phone simply due to the latency in scrolling.
- Keep in mind that mobile devices are more than a piece of technology. They are enablers with a high emotion factor.
By Gülay Birand
Published: May 8, 2010
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T-Mobile Voice Plus Beta
It’s so rare that I get to publicly talk about what I’m working on at T-Mo as it’s usually Dark, so this is a real treat. One of the projects I’ve been working on for the past 5 months is finally out on a very hush, hush beta. It’s for G-1 users only but if you do try it out successfully. Let me know what you think!
http://www.tmonews.com/2010/03/t-mobile-rolls-out-voice-plus-beta-for-g1-users/
