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I was lucky enough again to be able to present at MIX this year (you can see some slides from it scattered in this post and the video link is here). MIX09 for me was the first time I’ve really seen design be the major talking point and a key focus for the Microsoft organisers. A lot of this boiled down to one man: Bill Buxton. Bill is Principal ...

OK, with just a week to go it’s time to tell you what we’re doing at MIX this year. Last year, I looked at a whole bunch of stuff in Virgins, Spaceships and Hobnailed Boots but we focused in on a few things like the power of brand experience, and how you go about it with the philosophy of Total Experience Design where you have to look wider than ...

Inspired by James Saull and Andrew Shillaber... it's my turn! There are some beautiful and original works of art in London Heathrow's new Terminal 5. Most of them already owned or recently commissioned by British Airways. All of them - tucked away in the premium lounges for only the small percentage of privileged customers who get to travel at ...

So, blog-writing... dangerous thing. You can reveal things you never thought anyone would read ever... lesson-learned: People read your blogs! Shocking, but apparently true according to Thomas and Mike at The Signal. These guys spend their time reading, chatting, getting shouted at by their boss. Much like my life actually, but I don't have the ...

I saw a slogan on the side of a bus the other day: "Swap laptops for flip-flops" This is the latest in a long line of media and advertising that suggests that the computer is a part of our work lives, and that generally we should loathe it. Also that it is never part of our leisure lives; something we might actually enjoy ...