Monthly Archives: June 2009

Designers often use research tools such as user observation and persona development to get into the heads of those we’re designing for. After all, approaching a problem from the point of view of the user a key component of user-centered design. But we also have the benefit of our day-to-day experience to draw from; and… Continue reading Seeing Things Differently >>

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• Impressive collection of gestural interface readings: http://bit.ly/azXI7 #
• “The personal robot will be open source.” http://is.gd/19EDo #
• Holy crxp. @RichardDevine demo-ing the future of flexible dj control surfaces. I want one! http://is.gd/1aC53 (via @davcron) #
• Timo Arnall video from LIFT09 on Making

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Mentions of Kicker elsewhere. Continue reading Kicker in the News, May 2009 >>

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• F.O.K.S. Schematic’s got a new new multi-user touchwall: http://tinyurl.com/meqbv2 #
• Our concept for @jlb’s Dad’s new phone is in this week’s On Design. Happy Fathers’ Day! http://tinyurl.com/ltje5z #

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A talk Dan gave at UX London 2009. Continue reading Designing from the Inside-Out: Behavior as the Engine of Product Design >>

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Does your mother know what gestural interfaces are?

Mine does now, in part because of our work at Kicker Studio, but also in part because of recent coverage in the mainstream media, like Hitachi’s gesture-controlled TV featured on the Today Show yesterday. Continue reading Gestural TV Debuts on the Today Show >>

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• Infoviz! Kicker’s @jenniferbove (@jlb) interviews @stamen’s Tom Carden and @dopplr’s Boris Anthony for OnDesign: http://tinyurl.com/n4q7qc #
• Kicker’s on the road! @jlb is in NYC speaking at SVA’s DotDotDot while @odannyboy is in Portland presenting at UPA. Check them out! #
• Gestural UIs from Minority Report

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