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Information Architecture Redux

Jon West
April 29, 2013 in Articles

A thoughtful client recently asked me to explain the value of information architecture for customers and end-users.

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So you learned stuff. Now what?

Lauren Chapman
April 22, 2013 in Articles

What happens after the research is over? This is one of the most challenging parts of design—translating needs into tangible direction, taking a leap from insight into making.

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The Internet of Things, isn't about things.

March 1, 2013 in Articles

The words “Internet of Things” barely scratch the surface of the opportunities, and challenges, ahead.

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Apps for the Public Good

February 25, 2013 in Articles

MAYA’s Mickey McManus got programmers at the Steel City Codefest working through the night with a kick-off presentation to the competing teams.

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Best Design Articles of 2012

David Bishop
January 10, 2013 in Articles

Welcome to 2013… I was going to collect a “best design articles of 2012” list, but when I started to curate the list, I ended up with books, videos, and articles that stray from Design but should be read anyway.

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On Touch Target Size

David Bishop
January 9, 2013 in Articles

At MAYA, we’ve had a number of discussions amongst ourselves and with our clients about the optimal size for touch targets. This article summarizes what we know and provides some useful references.

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What's empathy got to do with it?

Lauren Chapman
December 6, 2012 in Articles

Successful and strong human-centered designers know how to develop and have empathy for their users. But too often sympathy is confused with empathy. Why is it critical to know the difference? And how can you build your empathy skills?

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Mickey McManus on Blouin News

MAYA CEO Mickey McManus speaks with Blouin News about business and culture in the post-PC era.

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MakerSwarm Opens the Internet of Everything to Everyone

The Internet of Things isn’t just about my things or your things. It’s about casually connecting a thousand, a million, a trillion things to build a richer more connected life.

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MakerSwarm Wins DEMO God Award

MAYA’s IoT app authoring tool, MakerSwarm, was one of just 5 winners of the top prize at DEMO Mobile.

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MAYA Speaks more

Making Stuff in the Connected Age

June 12, 2013

When connectivity spreads to ordinary objects and they are newly vulnerable to viruses or bad updates, complexity will be inevitable. But untamed, malignant complexity is not. Mickey McManus will speak at the RAPID 2013 Conference and Exposition in Pittsburgh, PA about the intersection of design, technology, and manufacturing in the Age of Trillions.

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Aspen Ideas Festival

June 29, 2013

MAYA CEO Mickey McManus joins designers at the Aspen Ideas Festival to talk about how great design can improve our world and our lives.

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