“one of the diseases of this age is the multiplicity of books; they doth so overcharge the world that it is not able to digest the abundance of idle matter that is every day hatched and brought forth into the world“
Barnaby Rich (1580-1617), writing in 1613.
This is a blog by Nicolas Nova. I undertake user/field research at LIFTlab: I study people's practices as well as usage of technologies and turn them into insights, ideas, prototypes or recommendations to inform design and foresight.
This blog is a selection of the material that I collect, especially in fields such as mobility, urban environments, digital entertainment and new interfaces. I am also part of the near future laboratory and teach user researchin different design schools.
Email contact is: nicolas [at] liftlab [dot] com
Social web stuff: LinkedIn, twitter: @nicolasnova
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June 23rd, 2008 at 5:52 pm
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