Samsung expects to post a £6.2bn operating profit for the fourth quarter of last year, despite a series of faults including its Note 7 devices exploding. 2016 wasn’t the best of years for Samsung, as it was forced to end the production of its Note 7 phones after they caught fire, while a problem with…
Unsplash Picks: Wander AoiroStudio Jan 06, 2017 We wanted to share some of our picks from the beloved Unsplash site filled with free high-resolution photos that you can download and do whatever you want with it. For your next project, mockups; simply go wild with them. The main purpose is to create an opportunity to…
L’Oréal unveils a smart hairbrush at CES This week, L’Oréal targeted the luxury market and turned to the Internet of Things with its latest innovation, a smart hairbrush that it says will allow its Kérastase brand to connect directly with consumers through more personalised marketing. The unique technology, which was launched at the Consumer Electronics…
Clarity of consent and third-party data sharing dominated consumer complaints in 2016, according to the Direct Marketing Commission (DMC). Its annual report shows complex supply chains and confusion over consent represent the biggest concerns to consumers. In 2016, the Direct Marketing Commission recorded 230 complaints between 1 July 2015 and 30 June 2016. Those unrelated to…
Pernod Ricard is pushing further into the Internet of Things (Iot) by launching the world’s first connected cocktail library, allowing consumers to put together shopping lists, learn cocktail recipes and order spirits online. The Opn product was unveiled at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas yesterday (5 January). Pernod Ricard says the aim is…
Facilitation in the broadest sense means helping or enabling people to achieve a positive outcome. It’s an important and often under-appreciated skill for designers and other UX professionals to gain. It’s especially important as more teams embrace lean UX practices, which shift emphasis away from big deliverables toward facilitating outcomes such as continuous…
Industrial Design: Connected Air Purifier abduzeedo Jan 06, 2017 Connected is a product design and industrial design project shared by N U Y N on Behance. The product is an air purifier. The problem they are trying to solve is simple, most people close their windows and use air purification devices when fine dust density…
Editorial Design: The Work of Anaïs Coulon AoiroStudio Jan 05, 2017 Editorial Design has being around for a long time and we really do enjoy that sometimes we see projects that takes to another level OR even where you just gotta spend a couple more minutes to admire at the details. Let’s take a look…
Monitor Review: LG UltraWide 38 abduzeedo Jan 05, 2017 To start 2017 I’m pleased to share a pretty stellar product review. I teased a bit about it when I posted a photo on Instagram a few weeks back so here’s the full monitor review of the LG UltraWide 38 38UC99. I have been using my…
The Sun wants to capitalise on the current consumer trend for seeking brand value as it launches the latest iteration of its ‘£9.50 Holidays’ campaign. The newspaper’s ‘Whole Lotta Hols’ ad goes live this week and will be featured in the paper from 7 to 31 January. It will also run across TV, online and…