Andy Polaine
Fixing photo and video file metadata with ExifTool
This post is really a note-to-self for when I next have to remember how to deal with missing photo and QuickTime movie metadata. Nevertheless, since it took me …
Writing & Thinking
A mix of essays and commentary about design, innovation, technology, society, coaching, personal and leadership development. Since 1996.
Getting from here to there – from hunch to research direction to design concept
The most common issue my students face is project paralysis in the face of infinite possibilities and the synthesis of a mass of research material. Services …
Be My Eyes ~ Lend Your Eyes to the Blind
Be My Eyes is an app that actually benefits people. Imagine that. It crowdsources help for visually impaired people by simply using a video link to someone else …
IFTTT vs ifttt
You may have noticed some very short posts recently. Today actually. Except they are from a while ago. I have a recipe on If This Then That that posts the …
The Cheapest Generation
The Cheapest Generation is an interesting piece over at The Atlantic about “why millennials (Gen Yers) aren’t buying cars or houses, and what that means …
Winterhouse Institute
The Winterhouse Institute focusess on non-profit, self-initiated projects that support design education, as well as social and political initiatives. What the …
The Daily Monster
Stefan Bucher’s inky fellas.
phofa - John Warwicker
A blog from the Waracle.
UPPERCASE
UPPERCASE. Making, creating and curating visual culture.
UXpod podcast interview
Gerry Gaffney interviewed me about service design and UX for the UXpod podcast a few weeks ago and it’s now online. You can play it on the UXpod website …
Protection Racket
On Thursday, Google launches a new service called Contributor that Gigaom bills as “a crowdfunding platform for publishers.” According to Gigaom, …
Presentation Notes to my Design to the Powers of Ten UX Futures Talk
Here are the links to sources and resources, people and videos that I drew upon for my UX Futures Design to the Power of Ten talk. In no particular order: …
Join me for Interaction 14 South America
Update: The workshops are now open for registrations and there are early bird discounts available. I’m super looking forward to taking part in …
Help Launchlabs crowdfund their creative co-working space
“At home you feel lonely and at the office you get nothing done.” True words from my friend and frequent collaborator, Andreas Erbe, from …
Service design combined with smart resource usage
My older brother Matt works as Lead Researcher, The Circular Economy at British Telecommunications (yes, he is older than me, although I get the bald head and …