Author: Tine

Television has evolved from a clunky box with black-and-white images and a few channels to pick from to an interactive platform. My colleague Sjoera Roggeman and I have designed apps for Telenet TADAAM, Proximus Pickx, VRT NU, and Liberty Global’s Horizon Go platform (launched into the market under different brand names such as Ziggo, Virgin…). We’ll share…

It is impressive how many tools there are available for developing and designing appropriate interfaces for blind users. And it’s great to know how we can utilize them to make these users’ lives easier. By using a few tools and keeping in mind some basic principles, we can really make a difference. Text-to-speech features serve…

LEARNINGS 1 / Why beauty matters Stefan Sagmeister (website/twitter) talked about “Why beauty matters”. He started off by looking at architectural examples. Medieval castles had a purpose: defend their inhabitants. But still: they were beautiful! Since in 1910 Adolf Loos argumented that wasting your time on ornaments is a crime, the focus has shifted to…

Together with my UX-colleague Sjoera, I visited the EuroIA conference in Amsterdam some time ago.  I dedicated some time to write up the most fascinating learnings I took home: 1. It’s (more than) OK to be emotional Users register their interactions with technology through their senses. And there are more senses than just touch, smell, taste, sight and hearing. Alastair Sommerville taught us about senses  we didn’t know we had.…

Yesterday, while most Belgians were watching Zlatan Ibrahimovic play his last international match, a few lovely ladies and myself traveled to Deinze  for a Belgian Girl Geek event: a workshop on Gamestorming. We were welcomed at the Point Virgule offices with a glass of cava (to get our creative juices flowing?). Julie and Simon from Julie’s Lifestyle also provided us with plenty of healthy,…

Did you ever wonder how to become a UX designer? I often get asked this question by clients or (non-designer) colleagues. And my answer is: there are many different paths to UX. I’ve had colleagues with a background in psychology, languages, communication sciences, but also developers. Each path has its own pros and cons, but…

My colleague Jarco and I represented iCapps at the Digital Transformation Forum. The event took place on the 27th floor of The Hotel. With the inspiring view over Brussels, came inspiring talks about the challenges, opportunities and the impact of digital transformation for companies. Twelve speakers, who represented Belgian companies of all sizes and industries,…

I don’t often visit the southern part of Belgium, but when I do it is always mountains of fun. Last Friday, I visited the Kikk international digital festival in Namur, Belgium. As it is only in its third edition, the festival is still relatively small and unknown. They describe it themselves as “an International festival of creativity…

Former astronaut and advocate of sustainable energy technology Wubbo Ockels has unfortunately passed away yesterday. I’ll remember him as the passionate Nuon Solar Team advisor and Superbus-inventor, who used his fame to promote a sustainable future of “Spaceship Earth”. Thank you, Wubbo, for motivating, coaching and supporting us. And for inspiring us to take care of…

Moritz Stefaner gave a talk on unconventional methods of data visualization at CHI Belgium’s first event in their series, “Hangouts with interesting people”. He illustrates his perspective via projects like Emoto that transformed social media responses from the 2012 London Olympics into visual graphs and data sculptures, and Data Cuisine, where data was presented as…