face the interface
                        a brief introduction to
                        - faces,
                        - interfaces,
                        - why the picture of an egg is still an egg
                        - the end of the jogwheel and
                        - the invention of the thing that will make us all very ritch




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face




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face




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face
                        designed to being read and




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face
                        being interpreted

                                              without thinking, intuitively we are
                                              able to understand highly complex
                                              communication simply by reading
                                              and interpreting few attributes




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interface




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                              fancy a cappucchino?



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interface

               Short, Tall, Grande, Venti?




                              fancy a cappucchino?



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interface

               Short, Tall, Grande, Venti?
                              Coffee, Espresso, Mocha, Tea, Toffee,
                              Chocolatte,
                              Chai, Cider, Vanilla Creme, Milk, ...??




                                    fancy a cappucchino?



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interface

               Short, Tall, Grande, Venti?
                              Coffee, Espresso, Mocha, Tea, Toffee,
                              Chocolatte,
                              Chai, Cider, Vanilla Creme, Milk, ...??
                         tasty, Half-Caf,
                            DeCaf???
                                    fancy a cappucchino?



Dienstag, 7. September 2010
interface

               Short, Tall, Grande, Venti?
                                Coffee, Espresso, Mocha, Tea, Toffee,
                                Chocolatte,
                                Chai, Cider, Vanilla Creme, Milk, ...??
                         tasty, Half-Caf,
                            DeCaf??? single, double, triple, quad, ristretto
                                      fancy a cappucchino?



Dienstag, 7. September 2010
interface

               Short, Tall, Grande, Venti?
                                    Coffee, Espresso, Mocha, Tea, Toffee,
                                    Chocolatte,
                                    Chai, Cider, Vanilla Creme, Milk, ...??
                         tasty, Half-Caf,
                            DeCaf??? single, double, triple, quad, ristretto
                                          fancy a cappucchino?
                              Nonfat, Lowfat, Breve,
                              Soy, Organic, Eggnog



Dienstag, 7. September 2010
interface

               Short, Tall, Grande, Venti?
                                Coffee, Espresso, Mocha, Tea, Toffee,
                                Chocolatte,
                                Chai, Cider, Vanilla Creme, Milk, ...??
                         tasty, Half-Caf,
                            DeCaf??? single, double, triple, quad, ristretto
                                      fancy a cappucchino?
            Nonfat, Lowfat, Breve,
            Soy, Organic, Eggnog
  Foam, Wet/Dry, Whipped, Hot, Extra Hot,
  140deg., Iced, Upside Down, ???????
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interface
                        I get forced to take highly complex decisions
                        immediately after ordering a cup of Cappuccino.
                        A second of hesitation and the clerks will freak out!

                        But this is not the only example of a poorly designed
                        interface




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interface




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interface




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interface
                        Star Treck teaches us,
                        tomorrow you will not see many keyboard or knob based
                        interfaces any more
                        no matter how complex a task
                        It's all gestures, multitouch, intuitive, customizability




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interface




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interface
                        Designers often tend to talk about the pre- and the post-iPod era.

                        Touch sensitive controllers, minimized into one jog wheel that intuitively
                        allows all control you need to use a mobile music device became the role
                        model of how a slick intelligent device has to be accessible to the user.
                        Even though the iPod has some control bugs, no one really cares, the
                        interface design is just good enough.




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interface




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interface
                                     the next generation




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interface
                                                                                     the next generation

                        The crucial question will be, how will content like music be consumed and
                        'handled' in a touchscreen environment?

                        It's a matter of fact, that the fast developing screen technology and
                        interface design is producing and aiming on more interaction with the
                        device.
                        MoodWheel, is a first hint: A simple on/off switch will not match the users
                        demands any further, if they are presented a device that allows so much
                        more.




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interface
                                     the next generation




                              =
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interface
                                                                                      the next generation

                        Scrolling through tree-like menus, being asked to compile playlists in a
                        time eating manner, tag and sort stuff will be a K.O. criteria as soon as
                        new forms and options to interact with your device

                        create new habits and thus



                        a new approach towards media consumption, and therefore towards the
                        content.




Dienstag, 7. September 2010
interface
                                                                                      the next generation

                        Scrolling through tree-like menus, being asked to compile playlists in a
                        time eating manner, tag and sort stuff will be a K.O. criteria as soon as
                        new forms and options to interact with your device

                        create new habits and thus



                        a new approach towards media consumption, and therefore towards the
                        content.




                                      not convinced yet?



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interface
                                                                                    the next generation

                        imagine a party with DJs not beat matching or mixing their set




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interface
                                     the next generation

                                        would you demand the iPad being
                                        sold with an external keyboard?




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interface
                                             the next generation




      would you demand sound being
      turned off at the movies

      because in former day you got
      used to silent movies?




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interface
                                                                                     the next generation

                        Sounds stupid, but
                        all this is habits that changed due to new interface and/or screen technologies




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translations
                                                                         virtual knobs still are knobs

                        You agree,
                        nothing about media consumption is for granted
                        or lasting or set.

                        No matter how used we are to
                        consume media in a certain way.




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translations
                                    virtual knobs still are knobs




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translations
                                                                            virtual knobs still are knobs

                        transforming content, 1:1 across different media or interfaces
                        means to force the user to adopt the handling

                        from outdated technologies to new ones

                        ... like using a floppy disc with a netbook




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user
                                 the unknown species?




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user
                                                               the unknown species?

                        imagine a user, maybe yourself...




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user
                                   the unknown species?

                                       plus a thing




                               +




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user
                                                                                   the unknown species?

                        but the thing is an elefant,

                        and it says, ,I‘m not an elephant, elephants are so 90s, I‘m something different
                        now,
                        and even if I still look like an elephant, and work like an elephant, accept I‘m
                        something else now, ‘caus I look like a device...‘




                                                                        +




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user
                                                    the unknown species?

                        or I‘ll fu(#*n eat you




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user
                                                  the unknown species?

                        2005 was downloading




                                                      content made available online was
                                                      downloaded for individual use




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user
                                             the unknown species?

                        today is upload




                                                 today more data is uploaded than
                                                 downloaded




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user
                                   the unknown species?




       Source: Wired Magazine




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user
                                                                                 the unknown species?

                        The means:
                        Users do
                        - not accept given material

                        - demand interaction

                        - preferably use material they can use for self-design




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user
                                                                                  the unknown species?

                        Design is the key,

                        fashion blogs outrange fashion magazines,
                        blogs outrange traditional media,
                        from myspace profiles to a CV,
                        from a personal letter to a website,
                        from a facebook profile to the personality that you want to be on facebook
                        from your individual playlists to the community you share your music with

                        everything is designed, preferably DIY

                        Content already IS a matter used for such self-design
                        users won‘t stop just because it is music, YOUR music




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user
                                                               the unknown species?

                        What I want to say,
                        if you want to connect a consumer
                        to your product

                        allow him to mess around with it

                        or you‘re screwed.




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self-design content

                        Music

                        - tracks are being dissolved in playlists, DJ Sets, genre-tags, ...
                        - tracks are being mashed up, cut, mixed to match individual consumption

                        is combined with rich media
                        is stored on multiple plattforms and devices




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self-design content
                        What content could match this requirements?

                        Say a song that can be played with various video edits that you swipe over it,
                        or that can be altered from a pop version to a singer songwriter or dub or
                        instrumental version by a simple gesture you perform on the screen just
                        because you feel like...
                        a Karaoke version, instrumental,
                        tagged not with the usual genre/artist/label/... but with moods, daytimes,
                        occasions, go location based,




Dienstag, 7. September 2010
me
                        Klaus Gropper
                        gropbot@yahoo.de

                        http://foggslog.wordpress.com




                        http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0




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Face the interface

  • 1.
    face the interface a brief introduction to - faces, - interfaces, - why the picture of an egg is still an egg - the end of the jogwheel and - the invention of the thing that will make us all very ritch Dienstag, 7. September 2010
  • 2.
  • 3.
  • 4.
    face designed to being read and Dienstag, 7. September 2010
  • 5.
    face being interpreted without thinking, intuitively we are able to understand highly complex communication simply by reading and interpreting few attributes Dienstag, 7. September 2010
  • 6.
  • 7.
  • 8.
    interface fancy a cappucchino? Dienstag, 7. September 2010
  • 9.
    interface Short, Tall, Grande, Venti? fancy a cappucchino? Dienstag, 7. September 2010
  • 10.
    interface Short, Tall, Grande, Venti? Coffee, Espresso, Mocha, Tea, Toffee, Chocolatte, Chai, Cider, Vanilla Creme, Milk, ...?? fancy a cappucchino? Dienstag, 7. September 2010
  • 11.
    interface Short, Tall, Grande, Venti? Coffee, Espresso, Mocha, Tea, Toffee, Chocolatte, Chai, Cider, Vanilla Creme, Milk, ...?? tasty, Half-Caf, DeCaf??? fancy a cappucchino? Dienstag, 7. September 2010
  • 12.
    interface Short, Tall, Grande, Venti? Coffee, Espresso, Mocha, Tea, Toffee, Chocolatte, Chai, Cider, Vanilla Creme, Milk, ...?? tasty, Half-Caf, DeCaf??? single, double, triple, quad, ristretto fancy a cappucchino? Dienstag, 7. September 2010
  • 13.
    interface Short, Tall, Grande, Venti? Coffee, Espresso, Mocha, Tea, Toffee, Chocolatte, Chai, Cider, Vanilla Creme, Milk, ...?? tasty, Half-Caf, DeCaf??? single, double, triple, quad, ristretto fancy a cappucchino? Nonfat, Lowfat, Breve, Soy, Organic, Eggnog Dienstag, 7. September 2010
  • 14.
    interface Short, Tall, Grande, Venti? Coffee, Espresso, Mocha, Tea, Toffee, Chocolatte, Chai, Cider, Vanilla Creme, Milk, ...?? tasty, Half-Caf, DeCaf??? single, double, triple, quad, ristretto fancy a cappucchino? Nonfat, Lowfat, Breve, Soy, Organic, Eggnog Foam, Wet/Dry, Whipped, Hot, Extra Hot, 140deg., Iced, Upside Down, ??????? Dienstag, 7. September 2010
  • 15.
    interface I get forced to take highly complex decisions immediately after ordering a cup of Cappuccino. A second of hesitation and the clerks will freak out! But this is not the only example of a poorly designed interface Dienstag, 7. September 2010
  • 16.
  • 17.
  • 18.
    interface Star Treck teaches us, tomorrow you will not see many keyboard or knob based interfaces any more no matter how complex a task It's all gestures, multitouch, intuitive, customizability Dienstag, 7. September 2010
  • 19.
  • 20.
    interface Designers often tend to talk about the pre- and the post-iPod era. Touch sensitive controllers, minimized into one jog wheel that intuitively allows all control you need to use a mobile music device became the role model of how a slick intelligent device has to be accessible to the user. Even though the iPod has some control bugs, no one really cares, the interface design is just good enough. Dienstag, 7. September 2010
  • 21.
  • 22.
    interface the next generation Dienstag, 7. September 2010
  • 23.
    interface the next generation The crucial question will be, how will content like music be consumed and 'handled' in a touchscreen environment? It's a matter of fact, that the fast developing screen technology and interface design is producing and aiming on more interaction with the device. MoodWheel, is a first hint: A simple on/off switch will not match the users demands any further, if they are presented a device that allows so much more. Dienstag, 7. September 2010
  • 24.
    interface the next generation = Dienstag, 7. September 2010
  • 25.
    interface the next generation Scrolling through tree-like menus, being asked to compile playlists in a time eating manner, tag and sort stuff will be a K.O. criteria as soon as new forms and options to interact with your device create new habits and thus a new approach towards media consumption, and therefore towards the content. Dienstag, 7. September 2010
  • 26.
    interface the next generation Scrolling through tree-like menus, being asked to compile playlists in a time eating manner, tag and sort stuff will be a K.O. criteria as soon as new forms and options to interact with your device create new habits and thus a new approach towards media consumption, and therefore towards the content. not convinced yet? Dienstag, 7. September 2010
  • 27.
    interface the next generation imagine a party with DJs not beat matching or mixing their set Dienstag, 7. September 2010
  • 28.
    interface the next generation would you demand the iPad being sold with an external keyboard? Dienstag, 7. September 2010
  • 29.
    interface the next generation would you demand sound being turned off at the movies because in former day you got used to silent movies? Dienstag, 7. September 2010
  • 30.
    interface the next generation Sounds stupid, but all this is habits that changed due to new interface and/or screen technologies Dienstag, 7. September 2010
  • 31.
    translations virtual knobs still are knobs You agree, nothing about media consumption is for granted or lasting or set. No matter how used we are to consume media in a certain way. Dienstag, 7. September 2010
  • 32.
    translations virtual knobs still are knobs Dienstag, 7. September 2010
  • 33.
    translations virtual knobs still are knobs transforming content, 1:1 across different media or interfaces means to force the user to adopt the handling from outdated technologies to new ones ... like using a floppy disc with a netbook Dienstag, 7. September 2010
  • 34.
    user the unknown species? Dienstag, 7. September 2010
  • 35.
    user the unknown species? imagine a user, maybe yourself... Dienstag, 7. September 2010
  • 36.
    user the unknown species? plus a thing + Dienstag, 7. September 2010
  • 37.
    user the unknown species? but the thing is an elefant, and it says, ,I‘m not an elephant, elephants are so 90s, I‘m something different now, and even if I still look like an elephant, and work like an elephant, accept I‘m something else now, ‘caus I look like a device...‘ + Dienstag, 7. September 2010
  • 38.
    user the unknown species? or I‘ll fu(#*n eat you Dienstag, 7. September 2010
  • 39.
    user the unknown species? 2005 was downloading content made available online was downloaded for individual use Dienstag, 7. September 2010
  • 40.
    user the unknown species? today is upload today more data is uploaded than downloaded Dienstag, 7. September 2010
  • 41.
    user the unknown species? Source: Wired Magazine Dienstag, 7. September 2010
  • 42.
    user the unknown species? The means: Users do - not accept given material - demand interaction - preferably use material they can use for self-design Dienstag, 7. September 2010
  • 43.
    user the unknown species? Design is the key, fashion blogs outrange fashion magazines, blogs outrange traditional media, from myspace profiles to a CV, from a personal letter to a website, from a facebook profile to the personality that you want to be on facebook from your individual playlists to the community you share your music with everything is designed, preferably DIY Content already IS a matter used for such self-design users won‘t stop just because it is music, YOUR music Dienstag, 7. September 2010
  • 44.
    user the unknown species? What I want to say, if you want to connect a consumer to your product allow him to mess around with it or you‘re screwed. Dienstag, 7. September 2010
  • 45.
    self-design content Music - tracks are being dissolved in playlists, DJ Sets, genre-tags, ... - tracks are being mashed up, cut, mixed to match individual consumption is combined with rich media is stored on multiple plattforms and devices Dienstag, 7. September 2010
  • 46.
    self-design content What content could match this requirements? Say a song that can be played with various video edits that you swipe over it, or that can be altered from a pop version to a singer songwriter or dub or instrumental version by a simple gesture you perform on the screen just because you feel like... a Karaoke version, instrumental, tagged not with the usual genre/artist/label/... but with moods, daytimes, occasions, go location based, Dienstag, 7. September 2010
  • 47.
    me Klaus Gropper gropbot@yahoo.de http://foggslog.wordpress.com http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 Dienstag, 7. September 2010