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Frog Design, the firm which worked with Apple on its Snow White design language and the original Macintosh computers, has released…a Twitter iPhone app to

frog design Orange's motto: “Design the right thing before we design the thing right” 2009 Mobile User Experience Conference
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A grey but unseasonably warm November greeted the Mobile User Experience conference in London this week. Richard Lewis of Orange made a persuasive case that Orange 'gets' the concept of User Experience at the highest levels of the company. They've

frog design Glad the Dutch TEDxsters liked our matchmaking Iphone app #TEDxAms was a blasting experience, see review here:
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It has never been a better time to be a designer, and even in the present economic state of the world, it's a wonderful time to be joining the design workforce. This talk will discuss the state of design and HCI talent in the United States, and will describe the specific methods, capabilities, and portfolio materials n...ecessary to secure a high paying job at a leading product design consultancy.
Speaker Bio
Jon Kolko is an associate creative director at frog design in Austin, TX. His professional work involves the synthesis of complicated business and technological constraints in order to best solve the problems of Fortune 500 clients. The work spans the boundaries of information architecture, interaction design and usability engineering; the common underlying theme of these problems and projects is the creation of a solution that is useful, usable, and desirable. Kolko is the author of the text Thoughts on Interaction Design; he is also the 2008-2011 Editor-in-Chief of Interactions Magazine, published by the ACM. He sits on the Board of Directors for the Interaction Design Association (IxDA).
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Time:5:40PM Wednesday, November 18th
Location:Carnegie Mellon

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How can your organization make the most of the emerging opportunities presented by mobile healthcare? How do you design successful mHealth solutions? In thisfull-day workshop, frog design will help you answer these questions and provide you with a toolkit to drive your companies mHealth strategy.
AGENDA
08.30 Registratio...n and Refreshments
09.00 Introductions
09.15 Session 1: Designing for Human Behaviour and Motivations
* Creating value and meaning for multiple stakeholders
11.00 Networking Break and Refreshments
11.30 Session 2: Understanding the Importance of Adjacent Technologies
* Analysing the role social media platforms, EHRs, and wireless sensors
13.00 Lunch
14.00 Session 2 Contd: Using the 'Customer Journey' Framework to Define Multi-Touchpoint Service Concepts
15.00 Networking Break and Refreshments
15.30 Session 3: Leveraging Open Platforms and Interoperability Standards
16.30 End Workshop and Q and A
Workshop Leader:
Fabio Sergio is an interaction design and user experience strategist. He's happiest in areas at the intersection of design, technology and (social) connectivity, working on projects that wrap business scenarios around people's desires and dreams. It has been scientifically proven that his heart beats a bit faster when the term "mobile" is mentioned, even casually.
He's currently Creative Director at frog design. Prior to joining frog design he was an Associate Professor of Interaction Design at Interaction Design Institute Ivrea.
Previously Fabio was Sr. Manager at 3 Italy, where he was responsible forthe industrial design and user interface of mobile handsets and accessories for the Italian market, and where he worked extensively on value-addedmobile services.
Prior to joining 3 Italy he was a User Experience Director at XYZ Reply, a User Experience Lead and Sr. Information Architect at Razorfish Milano,and an Interaction Designer in the Global Consumer Design Center of Whirlpool Europe.
Fabio is an experienced lecturer on interaction design and user experience matters, with participations to international conferences such as PMN's Mobile User Experience, Design Engaged, Frontiers of Interaction and From Business to Buttons, in addition to various educational venues. He is a visiting professor at the Politecnico di Milano, Domus Academy and at Scuola Politecnica di Design.
He is also a member of the invitation-only International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, which selects nominees and winners for the Webby Awards, the leading honor for web sites. Fabio lives with his wife Valeria and their son Andrea in Varese, Italy.
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Time:9:30AM Monday, November 30th
Location:London

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Want to know Who’s Who at TEDxAmsterdam?
Global innovation firm frog design lets you discover who’s who during TEDxAmsterdam. Check out the TV screens and animations around the venue and enjoy a joyful matchmaking iPhone application, specially created for TEDxAmsterdam. It’s very easy to participate: Ensure you visit on...e of the photo-booths located within the foyer and get your photo taken. Then get the application on your iPhone and start your discovery: Mix and match attendees and speakers, enjoy learning about them and connect to like minded souls.

frog design Can you take the hint? Listen to the third installment of our podcast to find out where you've been faltering on social media ettiquette.
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Poking. Friending. De-friending. Messaging. Posting. Tagging. Liking. Ignoring.

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Last week I sat on a panel at SwissNex, discussing sustainability in business. The panelists represented a wide range of industries, from a start-up software entrepreneur to a leadership expert at a major grocery chain and a research scientist from a

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If you only see one slide show about the State of the Internet in 2009, "Digital Strangelove (or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Internet)" by David Gillespie, an Account Director at Maclaren McCann, Toronto, is a good

frog design Do you think product line will last?
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Back in London on a frog research mission, I quickly found myself speeding around on sweaty tubes getting dizzy from the bright lights, flashing ads and competitive consumption, I found some breathing space back at an old haunt, howies, on Carnaby

frog design "Now New, But Improved" in her NYTimes blog Allison Arieff quotes ACD @jkolko on how product design can highlight new materials.
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A big step forward in product design simply involves using better materials.

frog design Happy Birthday, Cash Register! Wired writes about the invention of the cash register + its futuristic cousin by Intel designed by frog
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1879: James Jacob Ritty patents the first cash register. It's supposed to be a way to keep his bartenders honest. The invention does little to curtail

frog design The Huffington Post contest asks who the ultimate game changers are: Vote for Vittana in the Philanthropy category!
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HuffPost's Game Changers celebrates 100 innovators, visionaries, and leaders in 10 categories who are harnessing the power of new media to reshape their fields and change the world. With your help, we've picked 10 people who are changing the game in philanthropy.

frog design Forrester highlights frog's work with GE, calling it a meaningful new approach to help consumers connect with companies online.
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As consumers increasingly look to connect with companies online, lackluster Web experiences will damage many brands. But better functional design won't solve the problem. Instead, Forrester recommends ...






















