Andy Polaine
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There’s been quite a bit of debate (and strikes) surrounding the privatisation of postal services. Whilst strikes has been going on, private postal …
Writing & Thinking
A mix of essays and commentary about design, innovation, technology, society, coaching, personal and leadership development. Since 1996.
Creative Collaboration and the Future of Education Seminar
I’m going to be giving a seminar called Creative Collaboration and the Future of Education at Urban Learning Space in Glasgow who have a number of really …
Second Life is like an empty restaurant
I wrote a post a while back about how dull I thought it was that Adaptive Path were researching Second Life (along with many, far too many, media academics). I …
The 12 Kinds of Ads in the World
I don’t really blog about advertising or marketing, though it seems to be one the most popular blogging subjects. I usually read Iain’s Crackunit …
Etched in Time
In almost all of the course on interactivity that I have taught, someone comes up with the idea of making a screen-based Etch-A-Sketch toy. They’re almost …
The Playmakers
I’ve just been introduced to a wonderful book. It’s called Timeless Toys: Classic Toys and the Playmakers Who Created Them , by Tim Walsh and …
Facebook and Identity Theft
There has been quite a lot in the news about privacy concerns with Facebook as well as it being used for investigations. Living in a country that was home to …
Service Design with Live|Work
In another interview I’m re-publishing online, I talk with Ben Reason from service design agency, Live|Work. He explains exactly what service design is, …
Interview with Nik Roope from Hulger & Poke
My first Core77 Broadcast with Nik Roope about Hulger has just gone online. It should become one of a series of podcasts for Core77 and I’m really …
StumbleUpon is the Antirom of the Web
Or - In Praise of Randomness Whilst thinking about writing a post in praise of randomness in interaction design, I realised that StumbleUpon is, in many ways, …
Director Lives Again for Retro Games
Like all of us at Antirom, Macromedia’s Director was a revolution because it allowed a bunch of non-coders to make interactive ‘stuff’. The …
Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design Opens
A year or so ago I heard about plans to set up the Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design (CIID) and I’m really happy to see that they are now ready …
The Dramatic Impact of the 'Silent Revolution'
I’m very chuffed to see that ChangeThis selected my thoughts on education to be part of their manifesto the Dramtic Impact of The Silent Revolution. …
The Art of Peter Polaine
Christmas Dinner - Woodcut I’ve been meaning to post a quick link to my father’s website and online gallery for a while. It’s not totally …
Where to now with multitouch?
I’ve been doing a bit of catching up with my blog reading recently and noticed Chris’s post on Pixelsumo about the HP giant Multi-Touch screen with …