May 2009

E3 2009

E3 2009

The E3 begins tomorrow in LA, this year it seems like there should be a number of interesting announcements along with all the trailers (the PSP Go has already been leaked). I’m looking forward to not only viewing the new art styles, 3d graphics and UI elements of upcoming games but also finding out release […]

May 2009

Google Wave

Google Wave

Google have announced a new web application that’s under development called Wave. It’s being developed by the same two brothers who developed the Google Maps application and promises to revolutionise the way we communicate over the Internet with an open-source policy. For a detailed look there’s a video of the developer preview from the announcement last […]

May 2009

Mapping New York

Uptown

I just got back from a few days vacation in New York. It was my second time there but almost felt like exploring a new city as I guess it’s hard to take the same path through New York twice. I think the city has some amazing areas that could really inspire creativity, specifically Williamsburg, West […]

May 2009

Future home

The BBC was shown around Microsoft’s home of the future in this short video. There’s nothing too different from other prediction videos that attempt to demonstrate how we will interact with digital devices, it does use some practical examples though — many others don’t. Typically the trend seems to be based more and more around […]

May 2009

OFFF Oeiras’09

Sagmesiter in a dress at OFFF

I spent the last few days in Lisbon at the OFFF design festival. It was inspiring to listen to people talk about work that I have a lot of respect for, though I didn’t get as much out of it as previous design conferences I’ve been to. I think this was just because these events […]