Event: May 17, 2013
WebVisions: Making Meaningful Design with the IoT
Carla Diana to talk in Portland about why she thinks something exciting is happening to our everyday objects.
Announcement: May 17, 2013
Microinteractions: Designing with Details by Dan Saffer
The Power of Thinking Small: Dan Saffer’s persuasive new book, Microinteractions: Designing with Details, makes the case that focusing on small moments leads to better products.
Event: May 17, 2013
Service Design Workshop on Diabetes Care at Barcelona Design Week
Our team in Barcelona is leading a workshop titled Breaking Barriers: how to design and implement services which help the patient to acquire healthier habits, as part of the Barcelona Design Week program coming in June.
Press: May 13, 2013
Fortune Magazine: 9 ideas for a radical redesign of iOS 7
We’re all creatures of habit, and it seems the most important electronics in our lives should be able to keep up. Imagine if Apple’s new iOS learned what we do day after day.
Press: May 13, 2013
The Wall Street Journal: Are Multipurpose Devices Better Than Products That Perform One Function?
Dan Saffer, Director of Interaction Design, argues for the necessity of single-purpose devices in the Wall Street Journal.
Event: April 24, 2013
Dan Formosa speaks at 2013 agIdeas International Design Conference
Smart Design Co-Founder is heading to Melbourne to participate in the 2013 agIdeas Research Conference and Advantage Business Breakfast
Event: April 23, 2013
Channeling Empathy for Successful Management of Global Programs
Lakshmi Jayaraman from Smart Design talks at Stanford’s Advanced Project Management Program: The Strategic Execution Conference
Event: March 26, 2013
Heather Martin speaks at PEVE Conference in London
Smart Design’s Director of Interaction Design will present on the topic of deconstructing the TV experience to make it more personal.
Event: March 12, 2013
Tucker Fort to speak at the MBA Innovation Summit 2013 in New York
Columbia Business School, Wharton, and Yale School of Management’ s design and innovation clubs hold an open dialogue on innovation with industry leaders on April 5th.
Press: February 19, 2013
SmartPlanet Innovation: Pure Genius Q&A with Dan Formosa
Smart Design co-founder and award-winning designer, Dan Formosa speaks with SmartPlanet about designing IBM’s first personal computer, how design has changed over the decades — and why you should have meetings in elevators.
Press: February 8, 2013
PSFK: MobiCube – A Concept For Future of Work
The MobiCube, by Smart Design, helps the modern worker manage the range of tasks that they face and focus on the tasks at hand.
Press: February 8, 2013
The New York Times: Our Talking, Walking Objects
Soon, responsive robots and products will help us wake up, perform at work and make us dinner. Carla Diana gives us a glimpse of a typical day in our near future.
Event: February 8, 2013
Dan Saffer to speak at User Experience Lisbon Conference (UXLx)
Smart Design’s Director of Interaction Design will present on the topic of Microinteractions: Design with Details.
Press: December 20, 2012
Smart Design On What We’ll Really Want From Robot Cars
Forget the Jetsons: Dan Saffer on how we should interact with the automobiles of the (near) future.
Press: November 28, 2012
WATCH: Transforming the TV experience with Heather Martin
Smart Design has re-imagined a TV experience that puts people first, leverages technology and redefines the smart TV paradigm.
Press: November 20, 2012
WSJ: OTTtv World Summit Helps Transform the TV Experience
Heather Martin, Director of Interaction Design, in The Wall Street Journal on redefining the Smart TV paradigm.
Event: November 16, 2012
Dan Saffer speaks at Interaction13 about Microinteractions in Toronto
“The details are not the details. They make the design.” -Charles Eames
Event: November 16, 2012
Making Meaning in an Internet of Things with Carla Diana at IxDA’s Interaction 13 in Toronto
Diana to discuss innovation challenges and highlight opportunities where the combination of physical device and virtual data can provide a more meaningful experience on January 30th.
Event: October 31, 2012
Heather Martin to speak at Over The Top TV World Summit in London
Smart’s Director of Interaction Design talks about the opportunity to redefine the Smart TV paradigm and challenges facing the industry on November 7, 2012.
Event: October 24, 2012
Microinteraction talk & Brainstorm + Design Principles workshop with Dan Saffer at Interaction Conference
Interaction South America (ISA) Conference ’12 on “Interaction and Experience” to feature Smart Design’s Director of Interaction Design, Dan Saffer in São Paulo.
