Interaction reaches far beyond the Web – it is central to all our work
We don’t need to be told that the future is digital, not just for design, but also for ordinary folk. We are already living the digital life in just about
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Let’s teach our clients to invest in design
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Cool again
Ice cream is making a comeback. Forget Fab lollies and kitsch 1950s paraphernalia and say hello to a world of adult indulgence, bespoke flavours and retail drama. John Stones warms
Handheld universe
Mapping and GPS technology for mobile devices are rapidly coming of age, offering the scope to provide plenty of fun and information along with directions from A to B. Anna
Profile: Simon Spilsbury
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Voxpop
What alternative name would you have given to the London bicycle hire scheme, which is currently called Barclays Cycle Hire?
…Strengthen the economy and promote collaboration
The economic value of UK investment in design is out of the scope of the Design Council review (Voxpop, DW 29 July), so it will need to be supported by
A future role for the Design Council? To champion risk…
With the future of the Design Council now under review, you recently posed the question, ’What do you think its role should be?’ (Voxpop, DW 29 July). The Design Council,
If the content’s fun it’ll keep us interested
There are some helpful observations in Anna Richardson’s feature Screen Literate (DW 29 July), but I challenge her assertion that attention spans are much shorter among online audiences. The excellent
Inspired: Dean Johnson – Brandwidth
Ask a bunch of students what interactive design is all about and more often than not, the answer will be ’digital, Web, mobile stuff’. However, bringing it back to basics,
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http://tiny.cc/6o6y9 Hooked is a great blog for lovers of street art, graffiti, photography and illustration. Last week’s Street Art Walking Tour around east London found loads of QR code
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