By Charlie on 25 June 2008
ESPOO, Finland – I found some pretty interesting stories out there today. One serves as a entry into the discussion around the Symbian Foundation announcement on Tuesday. Three stories are around designing products and services that make our world safer and more sustainable. And then, I’ve added a little note on how you can send us some links of stories that you find interesting.
So, what are we waiting for? Read on…
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By Mike on 17 June 2008
LONDON, England – Eseries devices have undergone a serious design evolution since the introduction of the E51 and E65, a pair of phones that in essence acted as springboards for the bolder steel-clad designs embodied in the new E66 and E71 handsets unveiled earlier today.
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By Mike on 16 June 2008
LONDON, England – Earlier today I managed to get some playtime with the new faces of Eseries, the E66 and E71. In the flesh they really do feel like an evolution for Eseries in terms of design and the materials used – something I spoke to Valtteri Eroma (Head of Eseries design) and Benoit Rouger (Senior Industrial Designer) earlier on (I’m cutting together the video interview right now).
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By Mike on 10 June 2008
INTERNATIONAL – What is it that gives a mobile phone identity, sparking many of us to to respond to a device on a personal level? There’s no question that mobiles have established themselves as our closest electronic companions, and sometimes we’re lucky enough to fall into a mutually beneficial relationship (one we connect with mightn’t leave our side for up to three years). It’s a question I recently posed to Joeske Schellen, the designer of the newly released N78 in the UK (watch video interview). But despite some discussion on the form factor of Nseries phones, there was no great epiphany.
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By James on 19 May 2008
GLOBAL – Deep inside the Nokia design team are a couple of people who spend a lot of their time traveling the world, talking to people, taking pictures and turning that research into meaningful insights for the rest which Nokia can react to.
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By Mike on 06 May 2008
LONDON, UK – In the second part of our interview with N96 designer, Daniel Dhondt, and N78 creator, Joeske Schellen, Nokia’s top industrial designers talk about the role of sustainability in design and how the smallest design details can often be the most significant ones.
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By Charlie on 05 May 2008
Due to May Day festivities, there has been a wee slowdown here at Nokia Conversations. Finland (where one half of our team is located) was basically closed last Thursday and Friday and the UK (where the other half of the team lives) is enjoying itself today. But, that hasn’t slowed down the visitors.
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By Mike on 02 May 2008
LONDON, UK – This week we caught up with Daniel Dhondt, designer of the upcoming N96 and Joeske Schellen, designer of the soon-to-launch N78. In the first of this two-part video, we chat about the collaborative process of designing Nokia devices and what goes into giving a phone a sense of identity.
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By Mike on 01 May 2008
LONDON, UK – Nokia’s leading design minds are attempting to tear the traditional design rule book to shreds, in pursuit of a vision of total sustainability fused with effortless practicality and, of course, style.
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By Charlie on 30 April 2008
My mind is still bubbling with thoughts set off by the Nokia Design Event. I’ve been talking with the folks behind the Homegrown projects and we’re soon going to have some of them write some articles for us and contribute some videos and photos, to share here.
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ESPOO, Finland – I found some pretty interesting stories out there today. One serves as a entry into the discussion around the Symbian Foundation announcement on Tuesday. Three stories are around designing products and services that make our world safer and more sustainable. And then, I’ve added a little note on how you can send us some links of stories that you find interesting.
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