Category Archives: Experience Design

Moving from apps to web – the revolution has begun

Written by Frank Gaine As outlined in our last blog entry, we reviewed over twenty automotive and motorcycle mobile websites in Europe and the US. We also had a look at the native apps (available through the app store) that … Continue reading

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Trends in mobile web design for the automotive industry

MediaCatalyst recently carried out a review of over twenty automotive and motorcycle mobile websites in Europe and the US. The insights of our review brought up some interesting trends and design practices that we would like to share with you … Continue reading

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Integrating user generated content from console to web: DanceStarParty.com

MediaCatalyst has been working with Sony’s in-house development team at London Studios since 2009, joining in a dynamic partnership to develop a web presence to showcase such titles as Killzone 2 and SingStar, plus involvement with Sony Computer Entertainment Europe’s … Continue reading

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World Press Photo and MediaCatalyst, a strategic partnership since 2004

Our partnership shares a passion and belief in the power photojournalism has to inspire understanding and shape our world. Over the years MediaCatalyst has developed World Press Photo’s digital offering and helped the foundation to improve elements of the online … Continue reading

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Are designers losing design strategy to business strategists learning design thinking?

One of the early and simplest aspirations of those in the design community who feel that design can and should play a role in the formation and realization of business strategy is that design not simply be used in a … Continue reading

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Strategic design for competitive advantage: the competitor customer experience audit

Whether or not you agree with Bruce Nussbaum, one of the leading media voices to support the approach to design inherent in design thinking, and his recent highly publicized declarations that design thinking has been a failed experiment; it may … Continue reading

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When is a persona a reliable persona?

One of the most useful of tools of human-centered strategic design is the persona. They are a wonderful form of synthesis upon completion of primary user research. They become a lens through which design and business teams can define users; … Continue reading

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Strategic design and the dynamic duo of qualitative and quantitative research

Research is often a fundamental activity in tackling design challenges. Research is often a fundamental activity in tackling business challenges. Two statements that sound like you might be talking about the same thing, but depending on whom you are talking … Continue reading

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This is (enter design specialism) design thinking!

At last week’s Amsterdam Service Design Talk hosted by Geke and the STBY folks we had a very interesting conversation about the recently released book “This is Service Design Thinking”. The book was crowdsourced and co-authored by 23 design professionals … Continue reading

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Visualizing Strategy

Designers partnering in business strategy formation bring many fresh tools, techniques, and perspectives to the process. From methods for gathering information, forming insights, generating ideas, imagining concepts, validating concepts, and articulating a design vision that can make ideas real, design … Continue reading

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