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Alex Jones

I lead teams at the intersection of strategy and design. Autodidact. Polymath. Barbecue acolyte. I start fires (the good kind).

Archives for September 2014

Can you wireframe ‘Delightful’?


Our talk slides from UX Australia 2014.

In 2014, it’s no longer enough for our designed products and experiences to only be usable. Today’s modern audiences are exposed to an ever-increasing number of delightful, pleasurable and memorable experiences on a daily basis. Expectations are at an all-time high.

In a world where the perceived value associated with delightful experiences can help set a product apart from the competition, how can we as the designers of experiences stay on top of our game? What is this intangible ‘delight’ thing anyway, and is it even possible to create it?

Can you wireframe ‘Delightful’?


Our talk slides from UX Australia 2014.

In 2014, it’s no longer enough for our designed products and experiences to only be usable. Today’s modern audiences are exposed to an ever-increasing number of delightful, pleasurable and memorable experiences on a daily basis. Expectations are at an all-time high.

In a world where the perceived value associated with delightful experiences can help set a product apart from the competition, how can we as the designers of experiences stay on top of our game? What is this intangible ‘delight’ thing anyway, and is it even possible to create it?

Music Videos for the Kiddo: Playing for Change

We have a little tradition in the Jones house most night before bath time, that I truly love. We load up YouTube on the TV and watch half an hour or so of videos created by Playing for Change, an organization focused on connecting the world through music. The videos are amazingly well produced, linking artists from around the world in a single song. The quality shines through, but so does the passion and joy of every musician involved. The series isn’t made for children, but it exposes them to so many different people, songs, cultures and instruments, that it is a great vehicle to broaden their world.

There are so many videos that I could recommend, but here’s the first one we watched, which got us hooked:

Humans are capable of so many fine acts and I am so happy to have found this one. If you like the video as much as I do, check out their YouTube page. If you’re like me, you’ll watch video after video after video.

I’ll get you started with a couple of others that we love.

La Bamba

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