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Information Architecture Redux
Jon WestA 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 ChapmanWhat 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.
The words “Internet of Things” barely scratch the surface of the opportunities, and challenges, ahead.
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Apps for the Public Good
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 BishopWelcome 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 BishopAt 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 ChapmanSuccessful 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.
Watch the videoMakerSwarm 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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MAYA’s IoT app authoring tool, MakerSwarm, was one of just 5 winners of the top prize at DEMO Mobile.
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Making Stuff in the Connected Age
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.
Aspen Ideas Festival
MAYA CEO Mickey McManus joins designers at the Aspen Ideas Festival to talk about how great design can improve our world and our lives.