Rocketalk, the largest social network in India wanted to move their multichannel mobile social experience to the web. I worked with the Rocketalk CEO and key team members to develop a user content focussed web interface to present the constantly evolving rich media “life shares” generated by the community members.
Introduction This is the presentation I gave at the wearable futures conference 2012 (www.wearablefutures.com) organised by the Smart Clothes and Wearable Technology research centre at University of Wales Newport. Ill be giving an expanded version at Innov_Ex 2012 on 16th April 2012 and then working the whole thing up into a full paper to be presented at the Textile Institute…
Just heard that my paper proposal for the Textile Institute World Conference 2012 in Malaysia has been accepted…. The title and abstract is reproduced here: Title: Embedding Design in the Process of Communication of Functionality in Smart Clothes and Wearable Technology to the Active Ageing Consumer Abstract: The development of market ready Smart Clothes and Wearable Technology (SCWT) for the…
Abstract: This paper will consider the implications of a cross disciplinary approach to socially innovative design processes by examining research work in progress within the ‘Design For Ageing Well – Improving the quality of life for the ageing population using a technology enabled garment system’ project lead by University of Wales Newport. Social innovation often manifests through the actions of…
This poster was displayed as my entry in the final EPSRC “ICT Pioneers competition 2011”. I was very surprised to be nominated as a finalist as my work is grounded in social and design related issues rather than engineering and physical sciences. Nonetheless I was very pleased to be selected as one of the finalists. Abstract: This research aims to…
Abstract: Design has a rich iconographic based tradition of information transfer with its roots stretching back many millennia. This topic is evolving into a new on and off screen visual language embedded in our daily interaction with an ever-expanding range of physical and virtual tools. There is a need to be able to interpret the information presented through this new…
A paper prepared for presentation at the ISG 7th World Conference in Vancouver 2010. The paper presented issues uncovered in early stages of the research being undertaken by the Smart Clothes and Wearable Technology research centre at the University of Wales Newport as part of the New Dynamics of Ageing – Design for Ageing Well Project. Effective Communication Between…
Teaching WordPress as part of my digital scholarship approach to personal perspectives. Trying to explain categorisation vs tagging of blog posts… Got to use some deliciously old school technology. A whiteboard and a pen…
Great little film from Microsoft showing a view of teh future. Very slick and well produced, but im not convinced that I like the overall tenor of this. It all feels a litte too much like the distopian version of the future portrayed in the classic Logans Run and the more recent The Island. Not sure I want all of…
A design theory paper presented at Include 11: The Role of Inclusive Design in Making Social Innovation Happen at the Royal College of Art, 18-20 April 2011. Abstract This paper will consider the implications of a cross disciplinary approach to socially innovative design processes by examining research work in progress within the ‘Design For Ageing Well – Improving the quality…