BP has more issues than just their identity

Sean Farres / Creativity / Graphic Design / News / Transportation

The environmental catastrophe happening in the Gulf is horrific. No one really understands the ecological consequences from this mistake yet. In a CBS survey, 70 percent disapproved of BP’s response. Designers agree too and are using their voice to express their disapproval. Greenpeace is asking for a redesign of BP’s logo.

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Sustainable Olympic Medal Design

Sean Farres / Creativity / Design Inspiration / Industrial Design / Trends

I am always fascinated by the design the Olympics. From the environmental graphics down to the tiny icons of each individual sport they all have a special relationship to every host city. The 2010 winter games in Vancouver do not disappoint. See the design process of the first sustainable Olympic medals made from electronic waste.

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Poor Logo Design – NC Education Lottery

Sean Farres / Creativity / Graphic Design / Local

One symbol which represents NC in the worst way is our current lottery logo. The mountains and lighthouse are child’s scribble. Our beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains are mushy mounds of dirt. Our beach coast is a stack of bobby pins. North Carolina Education Lottery you are a winner in poor graphic design. Please play again.

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Dan Mauney to speak at OERC’s January conference

Sean Farres / News

Dan Mauney is an invited speaker at the next Office of Ergonomics Research Committee (OERC) conference scheduled for January 26 & 27 in San Ramon, CA.

Dan will present new results from an international gesture research project, a topic Dan recently presented at the HFES conference in San Antonio. The research collected data from hundreds of people in 9 countries to understand which touch gestures are considered to be common, expected, or universally accepted. Research participants simulated 28 common software actions such as selecting, moving, rotating, saving, and using a help system while study moderators categorized the type of gestures made. The work was sponsored by several companies participating in the International Usability Partners with the goal of better understanding gestures across cultures and openly sharing the research with interested parties. Dan is releasing regular blog posts about the study at http://www.humancentric.com/GestureResearch .

The OERC holds regular conferences that bring together member companies such as Apple Computer, Research in Motion, Steelcase and others that share common interests in ergonomics, software, and hardware design.

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Healthcare reform

Sean Farres / Creativity / Design Inspiration / Graphic Design / Green Technology / Human Factors / Industrial Design / Medical / Trends

One medical brand incorporating good design is Help Remedies. The simplicity is genius. The greatest feature of the medicine is no use of excessive fillers. What stands this product out even more is the packaging. Its main message is how it can heal me. What I like even more is that the packaging can go in the compost. Does your Advil do that?

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See our new recycling system!

Sean Farres / Community Involvement / Creativity / Design Inspiration / Graphic Design / Green Technology / Human Factors / Industrial Design / Local / User Research

What a great meeting at the TriUPA & HFES Carolina World Usability Day event. HumanCentric had the opportunity to present our new recycling solution to this year’s design challenge. It goes without saying we were the clear winners in the design challenge (well… we were the only entry, but let’s not get caught up in the details…). The audience was very receptive and had lots of great questions about our process, information graphic and in-home bin prototype. Click here to view our presentation.

Many audience members wanted our solution implemented across the Triangle to jump-start awareness and increase recycling. HumanCentric is very excited about the community support and would love to have our vision for a better recycling system become a reality. If you would like to join our campaign for a greener Triangle please contact Alexander Hussain at HumanCentric. HumanCentric’s next steps are to connect local government officials to present our improved recycling solution.

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