In September, as I wrapped up my talk at ReasonsTo, I announced to the audience that my personal goal for the coming year was to move my prototypes from a disarray of wires to something more permanent. To effectively draw a line under each and end with a Product. In October, I got that opportunity […]
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Speaking at DXN
This month I had the opportunity to travel to Nottingham to speak at the tenth DXN event (Design Exchange Nottingham) organised by Jamie Huskisson of JH. It’s “a monthly meetup about web design. Featuring inspiring talks from renowned speakers and local voices that will enrich and excite“.
Spotify’s DJ Apron
Adding flavour to the connected kitchen. Stirring, whisking, kneading and rolling. Cooking is fun and messy and best done to your favourite tunes. But changing music with soiled hands just gets your devices dirty. To solve this problem, our team in London turned to e-textiles, conductive thread, interactive fabrics, LED lights and stitched Spotify functionality into an apron.
Speaker at Reasons To Be Creative conference
Firstly, I had a blast! The Reasons To Be Creative conference/festival was such a great opportunity to meet people and meet luminaries across the creative and tech fields. So inspiring! My session was titled “Welcome UFO People” and related to a quote by author Tim Robbins, “Be your own flying saucer, rescue yourself”. I spoke for 45 […]
Electronic empathy: meet the next wave of virtual reality
I was delighted to be asked by journalist Joanna Goodman to comment on how Brands are experimenting with immersive technology to create electronic empathy – blending digital and experiential marketing to bring shared experiences to a wider audience. “This ‘real world’ AR opens new brand opportunities, not only for sponsorship, real world retail gamification and foot […]