HYBRID: Interview with Marko Ahtisaari
A great interview discussing the need for simplicity of mobile device interface design ...
Marko Ahtisaari is the Director of Design Strategy at Nokia. If his name sounds familiar, it is probably because his father is a former UN diplomat and president of Finland.
Marko Ahtisaari was among the speakers at this years' Ars Electronica conference in Linz, Austria. The theme of the conference was HYBRID - Living in Paradox, a theme which very much relates to Marko's personal and professional life. Sebastian Campion met him for a talk about the past, present and near future of the mobile telephone.
At a moment in time, when the mobile industry is pushing ever more technological features and functionalities at people, what do you think are the most important needs to design for? At Nokia, we believe that people are increasingly looking for simple and sensorial products. And so, the challenge is: how do you make an elegant simplicity that hides the complexity in the overall interface and experience of the product? This is a real design challenge and opportunity so we spend a lot of time at that. The theme at this conference is 'hybrid' - is there a better example of a mass-market hybrid product than the mobile phone?" continued ... (Via Danish Design Centre)
Marko Ahtisaari is the Director of Design Strategy at Nokia. If his name sounds familiar, it is probably because his father is a former UN diplomat and president of Finland.
Marko Ahtisaari was among the speakers at this years' Ars Electronica conference in Linz, Austria. The theme of the conference was HYBRID - Living in Paradox, a theme which very much relates to Marko's personal and professional life. Sebastian Campion met him for a talk about the past, present and near future of the mobile telephone.
At a moment in time, when the mobile industry is pushing ever more technological features and functionalities at people, what do you think are the most important needs to design for? At Nokia, we believe that people are increasingly looking for simple and sensorial products. And so, the challenge is: how do you make an elegant simplicity that hides the complexity in the overall interface and experience of the product? This is a real design challenge and opportunity so we spend a lot of time at that. The theme at this conference is 'hybrid' - is there a better example of a mass-market hybrid product than the mobile phone?" continued ... (Via Danish Design Centre)
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