Latest Thoughts
Habermas, address-books and mobile operator frustration
Habermas once wrote, and I am not quoting here: Rationality exists in the structures of interpersonal linguistic communication rather than the structure of either the cosmos or the knowing subject. In other words: everything exists in the realm of intercourse, social intercourse. The easiest repres
The internet of maps
The word on the conference beat is now ‘the internet of things’. Maps are coming back and more prevalent than ever. In order to have objects connected we need to map them. Understand their position and ‘real’ context and react accordingly. I revel in maps that empower indigen
Mob Manipulator
Patrick’s idea is simple. Get iReporters in the field (you and i + a mobile app). CNN then push a button and get well positioned iReporters to snap some images of a particular event. History is a draft and has been for a while now. Data is collected from different sources, put [...]
Service ecosystems like cities
Where do users get their content from: On one side users get  get their content from professional sources, who create and sell content. I was thinking the other day that most big broadcasters have the same setup, yet ratings vary tremendously: it comes down to the nature of content that is pushed
Intelligent boxes
A few years back, whilst doing some consulting for Orange I came across widgets. Looking at the evolution of interface architectures i put together this short train of thought. A book of hours. A revolutionary layout where information flourished in boxes which surfaced from wallpaper backgrounds. I
Cocky media, privacy and why I stopped caring (sometimes)
1.You know me because you know my friends. 2. You know me because you know my usage/consumption patterns. Is (1+2) == ME ? Yes, pretty much.
Stories, not strategy
For many years we have been working under the assumption that there is a double layer between those who create and those who use/consume. The idea we’ve been toying with is one where this double layer should actually be more like a flexible membrane (see last slide). So what spawned this chan
James B
James Blyth built the first wind turbine in 1887. It provided energy to the local lunatic asylum.
Layers
Conversation is now everywhere as more and more people become ‘users’ of some technical device which allows them to converse, to formulate opinions, to project their desires onto the digital realm. Everyone’s carrying a little mirror. If you cross-section it, you will find a wonde
Digestive systems
In my latest pieces i have been tinkering with a giant digestive system. Stemming from Novak’s liquid architecture where the ‘user’ creates the space simply by moving his body. Using the same line of thought, i have become fascinated by this idea of how food meanders through our bo
Leopard rising
Sitting next to me, a lady died in her sleep as we were flying over the swiss alps.
New FACT magazine
The newly redesigned Fact Mag, these are just some thoughts that drove the rebranding. Fact is for the discerning, eternally unsatisfied eclectic music lover that needs blunt, honest music reporting. It’s in your face, blunt, sharp. Everything started with the new menu. The new menu feels li
Lines of flight and chewing gum
Everyday we step on a thousand chewing gums spat out by a thousand people. What if the chewing gums contained some of the essence of the people that spat them out? What if we could recreate the last words before the spiting? The following screens are an aesthetic exercise undertook by me this past s
Bodies for fragile beings
The problem is simple, what kind of body should the mekwa have? It’s a creature that takes your face and gets beamed from mobile to mobile, satisfying its apetite for surprise and adventure, fulfilling its owner’s wishes. I sketched two humanoid avatars and took it from there. They see
Deep sea dwellers, teenagers and digital culture
A few months back I started observing the behaviour of some deep sea creatures. They inhabit a very large ocean that brings most of its nutrients in the form of a light drizzle of decaying matter. I have lived in london for a while now, I can relate to the slight drizzle and the very [...]
Present Projects
These are some of the projects we are currently working on (the non confidential stuff).
Free and Flirty
Well we’ve developed this amazing platform over a two year period and now we are just about ready to launch the first commercial product straight from its core. It’s a flirting site and it will be live very soon. Oooh, exciting!
Grace Jones rocks!
Kwamecorp empowers the whole of The Vinyl Factory. This means we get to work with some of the coolest artists on the planet. Grace Jones tops that chart.
Interactive album apps
Artist app is a way for users/fans to get hold of the album before it launches as a CD by having the user unlock its various songs through game play and interactivity. It is a new format for music. Album apps include most of the features a standard artist app display but go a step further. [...]
Tribocracy
My current big project plays with the visceral reality of territory. We all invest in land, in boxes to inhabit, nations go to war as they dispute territory. Land equals wealth. The property market goes down the whole economy follows. We use maps to navigate this neatly organized world of possession. Public space and Private space. Maps [...]
Digital Package for Artists and Labels
We understand that Artists need to catalyse a closer relationship with their fans/users. For this they need to create an environment that reflects the artist’s identity whilst empowering fans/users with the necessary tools to engage meaningfully. Advantages for the user: Access to unique, up-to-date, official and curated content by the Artists they love. Single sign-on making commenting, purcha
