Category Archives: interaction design

IxD Jumps the Shark

I just saw a commercial for the new Nokia Lumia and I had to laugh. I think it was the first time I have seen an ad use interaction design so blatantly and explicitly as the object of sexual attention. A woman sitting next to a man is caught peeping over his shoulder as he …

April 17, 2012 – 9:39 pm | By Jason Sack | Posted in Design, interaction design, Mobile, UX | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

Modern Romantics and the Social Graph

I’ve been letting the Facebook Timeline design settle in now for a while. Today a developer friend was showing me the new Open Graph API (described as Facebook’s core), and it reminded me of some thoughts that have been nagging me about the deeper implications of the Timeline user experience. The Timeline is a wonderful …

January 25, 2012 – 12:34 am | By Jason Sack | Posted in Design, interaction design, Social Media, twitter | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Wabi-sabi and Experience Design

When I was teaching interactive design, I used to try to explain the concept of wabi-sabi to my students. It was a daunting task, and I’m sure I didn’t do justice to the aesthetic ideal and mindset. Nevertheless, I’ve continued to study it, and the more I learn, the more connections emerge between the mindset …

June 17, 2009 – 6:26 am | By jasonsack | Posted in Academic, Culture, Design, Inspiration, interaction design, UX | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments (2)