Some predictions about the year 2025:

http://singularityhub.com/2015/05/11/the-world-in-2025-8-predictions-for-the-next-10-years/

Check deze link: http://www.flabber.nl/artikel/wtf-is-internet-of-things-nou-precies-deze-infographic-legt-het-simpel-en-duidelijk-uit

A nice visual about the true nature of good UX…. teamwork across disciplines!

Cool video of a documentary by InVision about the value of design in some of the worlds leading tech companies.

In this world we need the structure of left brained individuals and the creativity of right brained individuals. I’d like to consider myself a hybrid, building the bridge between left and right. 

This infographic nicely visualises the various disciplines and expertises you (can) encounter during a user experience challenge. 

A nice resource for when you are planning your next UX project. Contains a lot of nice techniques to use during different stages of the development process. Check it out here: http://uxchecklist.github.io/

This article written by the next web gives an interesting perspective on the fundamentals of good interaction design. Read the full article here: http://tnw.to/t3N9i

This website has a lot of cool infographics showing the path technology will take according to the trend forecasting studio. http://envisioningtech.com/

A very nice video made by IBM demonstrating the meaning of ‘the internet of things’ and what a smart planet will mean for our future.

This video by the Microsoft Windows Phone design team discusses the rise and the change of interaction design and user experience design. Moving from designing for one device for one user to designing for a network of various users. “We are now all part of something bigger, but most of us don’t realize it yet…”. Check out the video, it is good food for thought!

A background article about the video can be found here 8 insights about the coming era of interactive design

Is creativity really based upon copying? This video makes you believe so! I believe it makes a strong point and that we shouldn’t forget that we always make use of the work of others.

This is the TED talk related to the video. In the talk Kirby Ferguson is arguing that everything around us is a remix, meaning that we all get inspired by the world around us, transform it and then build new things. But should we be trying to patent everything, like a slide to unlock function on a smartphone, or should we embrace the remixing and let innovation flourish?

http://www.ted.com/talks/view/lang/nl//id/1535

This movie gives an interesting perspective on the history and current developments within the design profession. It is not sufficient anymore to just create nice products and promote them in fancy brochures. This is the time of the intergrated customer experience, where user and company have many touchpoints, made by designers.

A nice article about the future of computing by frog design. According to the article we are entering a new age of embedded, intuitive computing, with computers and sensors all around us. Read more on:

http://designmind.frogdesign.com/blog/the-third-wave-of-computing.html#!

A cool site about UX desing:

http://www.uxapprentice.com/

A nice story about the way the digital world is expected to keep growing and what it will mean for digital innovations.

This video explains why UX work should be considered valuable and why you should spend money on it. Actually it will save you money and give you extra benefits!

Een mooie aflevering van tegenlicht waarin wordt onderzocht wat jouw persoonlijke data waard is en wat er mee mogelijk is.

http://tegenlicht.vpro.nl/afleveringen/2013-2014/persoonlijke-data.html

Deze aflevering van tegenlicht gaat in op Big Data en het herkennen van patronen en afwijkingen. Een nieuwe manier van journalistiek?

http://tegenlicht.vpro.nl/afleveringen/2013-2014/big-data-de-shell-search.html

How a good website should look….

http://motherfuckingwebsite.com/

A very nicely animated video that arguements for the benefits of a circular economy. Digital communication technology is enabling a lot of those possibilities.