Involution Principal Selected for IxDA Board of Directors

12.Nov.13
by Jon Follett

Erik Dahl, Creative Director and Principal at Involution Studio Columbus has recently been selected to be on the IxDA (Interaction Design Association) Board of Directors for 2014-2016.

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Topics: Midwest UX, interaction design, IxDA, News, board, Blog, UX

Midwest UX

02.Oct.13
by Danielle Monroe


Midwest UX
featuring "Introduction to Arduino and the Internet of Things"
Grand Rapids, Michigan
October 17-19, 2013
Register

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Topics: Design, Midwest UX, arduino, Events, UX, internet of things

Involution Principal Discusses Design for Emerging Technology on O'Reilly Radar Podcast

12.Sep.13
by Jon Follett

Involution Principal, Jon Follett, editor of the upcoming book "Designing for Emerging Technologies" recently spoke with Jenn Webb, O'Reilly Radar's online managing editor and Mary Treseler, editorial strategist, on the O'Reilly Radar Podcast. In the podcast, the group discussed the challenges of understanding the disruptive power of emerging technologies — such as genomics, robotics, synthetic biology, and connected environments.

Over the next thirty years, there is little that humans can dream that we won’t be able to do — from hacking our DNA, to embedding computers in our bodies, to printing replacement organs. Because of this, we face a future where what it means to be human will be inexorably changed: Today, technology has already raced ahead of mankind’s ability to deal with it emotionally, morally, and socially.

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Topics: Design, disruptive technologies, genomics, synthetic biology, emerging technologies, connected environments, Ideas, robotics, policy design, Blog, UX, user experience

Bytes and Atoms Unveiled: Conference Speakers Announced

29.Apr.13
by Jon Follett

For Immediate Release
BOSTON, MA – April 29, 2013 – Bytes and Atoms, a micro conference exploring the Internet of Things and the interaction between the physical and digital, today announced the speakers for its inaugural program.

Organized by software and emerging technologies design firm Involution Studios and agile development consulting firm Pivotal Labs, and sponsored by O'Reilly Media and IxDA Boston, Bytes and Atoms is a one-of-a-kind event exploring the next great shift in interaction design and celebrating the region's groundbreaking technological accomplishments.

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Topics: Design, interaction design, data, sensors, connected environments, analytics, News, Blog, UX, internet of things, user experience