Thoughtful design and the people behind technology
The Responsible XR Playbook
A practical guide to navigating and developing strong, safe, and trustworthy XR solutions that goes beyond just adding an ethics sticker.
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An idea with a human side.
Books for thoughtful design, humane technology, and shared understanding.
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Bring the person back into the idea.
Visualizing Data: Psychology and Analytics - Exploring, Explaining and Storytelling (Paperback)
If Analytics keeps catching your attention, “Visualizing Data: Psychology and Analytics - Exploring, Explaining and Storytelling (Paperback)” is a title to put on your radar. Its listed scope opens a worthwhile conversation about Data Visualization. Visualisation connects analysis with the way another person sees an argument. Choose a comparison that matters and ask which design decisions make that comparison easier to understand. Keep a person and a situation in view as you explore. Ask who would use the idea, what they would need to understand, and how their experience could change your interpretation. That human question is a productive creative starting point. Save it for the next time you want to follow the idea further.Take a closer look
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An idea is richer when people matter.
Quickstart Guide to Immersive User Experience
The appeal of “Quickstart Guide to Immersive User Experience” starts with its focus on Immersive Design. That is fertile territory for a reader ready to move beyond collecting ideas and start making connections. The most rewarding way into an unfamiliar subject is often a concrete question. Choose an example that matters to you and give the reading a result you can explain or explore. Keep a person and a situation in view as you explore. Ask who would use the idea, what they would need to understand, and how their experience could change your interpretation. That human question is a productive creative starting point. Save it for the next time you want to follow the idea further.Take a closer look
More Lovingly / The reading view
Make space for the human question.
Wired Minds: Reverse Psychology and Manipulation in the Digital Age (Paperback)
The appeal of “Wired Minds: Reverse Psychology and Manipulation in the Digital Age (Paperback)” starts with its focus on Technology & Society. That is fertile territory for a reader ready to move beyond collecting ideas and start making connections. The most rewarding way into an unfamiliar subject is often a concrete question. Choose an example that matters to you and give the reading a result you can explain or explore. Keep a person and a situation in view as you explore. Ask who would use the idea, what they would need to understand, and how their experience could change your interpretation. That human question is a productive creative starting point. Worth exploring when you are ready for a fresh reading direction.Take a closer look
Thoughtful design and the people behind technology
Put the person in the picture.
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The Responsible XR Playbook
A practical guide to navigating and developing strong, safe, and trustworthy XR solutions that goes beyond just adding an ethics sticker.
Books
Visualizing Data: Psychology and Analytics - Exploring, Explaining and Storytelling (Paperback)
Exploring the secrets behind data visualizations - how people interpret visualizations and how they can manipulate, control or more.
User Experience
Quickstart Guide to Immersive User Experience
This guide introduces the core principles behind immersive user experience design, blending psychology, interaction, and storytelling to help…
Books
Wired Minds: Reverse Psychology and Manipulation in the Digital Age (Paperback)
Explore how digital platforms manipulate human behavior through design, algorithms, and psychological tactics.
Uncanny Valley
Debugging The Uncanny Valley
An engaging exploration of why almost-human faces, voices, and movements can feel eerie, unsettling, and strangely wrong.
Game Design
Player Experience Design in 20 Minutes
A fast, practical guide to understanding how players think, feel, and interact with your game—so you can design experiences that keep them…
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Make understanding part of the design.
Practical reading notes for thoughtful design and the people behind technology.
Reading field note / 01
Read a design book through another person’s experience
A useful design question includes someone specific.
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How to disagree with an idea while taking it seriously
Careful criticism can be both direct and fair.
Read the guideMore Lovingly / A question for today
Have I kept the original qualification?
Choose a person and a task related to a listed topic. Ask what the approach would require them to understand and whose experience might be missing.
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The Bull And Bear Case For Digital Design In The Age Of AI
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