Taylor Holdsworth

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IXDA Interaction 10 Recap – Nathan Shedroff Keynote

March 12th, 2010 No Comments

Title: Meaningful Innovation Relies on Interaction and Service Design
Conference video: http://www.ixda.org/resources/nathan-shedroff-meaningful-innovation-relies-interaction-and-service-design
A Key Quote: “All design is the process of evoking meaning.  Most successful experiences are the ones that connect on this level”
This presentation set the stage for the foregrounding of the “meaning” meme present in countless discussions and presentations throughout the weekend.
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IXDA Interaction 10 Recap – Mental Models Workshop

February 24th, 2010 No Comments

I chose Indi Young’s Mental Models workshop over others on offer this year at Interactions 10 because for me it fills a gap in research skills – adding a formal methodology for working with contextual interview data to drive generative design. I’d encountered the end deliverable – an affinity diagram by [...]

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IXDA Interaction 10

January 27th, 2010 Comments Off

Getting ready to attend the IXDA Interaction 10 conference in Savannah, GA from Feb 4-7.   Although this might be 10th for IXDA – it’s my first IXDA conference, and in fact the first in-person event for quite a while.
I’m looking forward to visiting Savannah and soaking in a little bit of the architecture and atmosphere [...]

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