After the publication of the state of the design industry in the United Kingdom, the current economic climate, and my impending graduation I have been quite interested in opportunities and networking and events that encourage these things. Futurising is there to help those graduates get opportunities. Here is a very insightful post about what futurising is. It is an interview with Marice Cumber (Director of The Enterprise Centre at London College of Communications, UAL). She explains what the festival will offer and how it hopes to give graduates the confidence, contacts and skills to pursue a creative career. Read the interview
Futurising
Futurising.org: a one-stop shop of opportunities, advice and information for all future and current creative graduates from all universities across the UK.
The Design Industry 2010
The UK Design Industry conducted a survey of the United Kingdom design industry, 29% increase in the number of designers from the year 2005 and nnual earnings of UK design businesses are estimated at £15bn.
Metro UX
A good user interface is one that is easy to use. An amazing interface is one that is both easy to use and absolutely beautiful. User experience codenamed Metro has been employed in a number of products from the Redmond based company.
Microsoft in 2010
Products and services coming from microsoft seem to be getting even more innovative, refreshing and more appealing as the years go on.