![Designing the ‘perfect’ iWatch? Would you wear this? [VIDEO]](https://anthillonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/FuseChicken.jpg)
Apple fans and the technology media have been speculating for some time now that Apple will release a smart watch. It will, of course, be known as the iWatch. Ever since Pebble brought the concept of a smart watch to the masses, there has been talk that Apple will move in this space. And why…
While teaching design programs such as Photoshop and InDesign at the University of Western Australia, Melanie Perkins realised how difficult it was for students to grasp how to use such complex programs. “It would take a whole semester for students just to learn the basics. I realised the future of design would be entirely different,…
![The iPhone is a remix and, that doesn’t make it any less remarkable [VIDEO]](https://anthillonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Iphone1.jpg)
When Steve Jobs stepped on stage on January 9th, 2007 he knew he was going to be changing the way the world worked. Right now, we are living proof of that. It’s seven years later and smart phone use is often our default technology choice. But, here’s the thing and, it’s often true of amazing…
![An amazing innovation that you might find hard to watch but, it’s going to change lives [VIDEO]](https://anthillonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/heartinabox.jpg)
Straight up, I’m going to post a warning. This video includes video of real human organs about to undergo transplant surgery. If you find images of surgery and human organs hard to view, don’t watch this video. But, please read the rest of this article. Up until now, if organs were donated, they were transported…
![Whatever you do, don’t use Comic Sans … or, should you? [VIDEO]](https://anthillonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/ComicSans.jpg)
Comic Sans. It’s the most hated font ever. Apparently, it is the second most complained about thing on Twitter, just behind Justin Beiber but, ahead of airlines! That’s a lot of hate. And, if the Internet has taught us anything, it’s that haters gotta hate. The British Dyslexia Association has found that Comic Sans is…
AppSeed went to Kickstarter looking for $30,000 in funding. It raised $44,000. So, we’re not talking about the millions that Pebble or other hardware devices raised. But, nonetheless, that fact that it raised more than was being requested shows that this company has nailed an opportunity. What AppSeed has is software that that is going…
![What the heck is UX design? And, do you need it? [VIDEO]](https://anthillonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/UX.jpg)
First up, I can tell you that it’s got nothing to do with X-Men. It is, however, a term you may be hearing more often. UX is actually a nifty acronym. It stands for User eXperience. And, it’s kind of ironic that the abbreviation is UX and not UE. Because, it’s kind of bad form…
![Can you feel in awe of a table? Yes. This is design at its best [VIDEO]](https://anthillonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/TheTable.jpg)
A video about a table? Really? Is that what I’ve resorted to share with you? Yes. But, this is no ordinary table. Design is a term that is bandied around as the core to all things great. You know from your own experiences with everything from websites, software, door handles and retail shopping, that bad…
![How to make a really, really bad app [VIDEO]](https://anthillonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/happysad.jpg)
In this video, Mobile Roadies CEO Michael Schneider explains two things that will guarantee that your app is bad, overlooked and will, ultimately, fail. Luckily, they are two really easy things to avoid doing, if you’ve got a strategy about what your app is for, who will be using and why you’ve invested in it…
![Just how awesome is 3D printing? The answer ‘pretty awesome’ doesn’t quite cover it [VIDEO]](https://anthillonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/3DprintedIronMan.jpg)
I’ve been raving on about 3D printing for a few years now. I’m intrigued by the RepRap printer that is, technically, a self-replicating machine. It can print most of it’s own parts, thus creating another printer. Yes, yes. I’ve seen Terminator and the rise of the machines. But, I’m not convinced that 3D printers are…
![A brief, animated history of type face. How to befriend a designer [VIDEO]](https://anthillonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/typeface.jpg)
Comic sans is hated. Helevetica is revered. If you’re not sure of the differences between serifs, old type, modern, transitional and geometric fonts, then you may be having some awkward conversations with your designer. Here’s a crash course in the history of type face that will help you understand what your designer is trying to…
![What can a failed phone thief teach every entrepreneur? Lots, actually [VIDEO]](https://anthillonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/PhoneThief.jpg)
This video may real. Or, it may not be. That’s not the point. It reminded me, that no business should assume it knows anything about its customers. That every business should seek to understand its customers, before it makes an approach. Else, well… I guess your company may also face a smack-down of humiliating proportions….
![How to prove your product is as great as you claim it is [VIDEO]](https://anthillonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/ShoesOfPrey.jpg)
Shoes of Prey is kicking goals (pun intended) in all directions. The startup was recently named the winner of the 2013 Kogan Australia Online Retailer of the Year Award by the Australian Retailer Association. Plus, the company has been named as a finalist in the World Retail awards. Winners for that award will be announced…
It is strange how things work out. I have been using rapid prototyping for over 25 years. I’ve spent that time educating and encouraging my clients to embrace this fantastic technology along the way. And now, suddenly, boom! My mother-in-law is trying to educate me about how fantastic, and scary, 3D printing is. I think…
![“Let’s stay in touch” takes on a whole new meaning. Remote tactile communication is next! [VIDEO]](https://anthillonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Tactilu.jpg)
Imagine a bracelet that let’s you stay in touch with someone, literally! Tactilu is just that. It’s a bracelet that allows two people to touch, even when they are miles apart. The bracelet has two main elements; one for sending data, one for receiving. The data is translated into ‘touch’ using haptic feedback. The touch…
![How to build something that will change the world. You need to be inspired by feelings [VIDEO]](https://anthillonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Feel.gif)
If you’ve got a spare two hours and haven’t watched the Apple presentation from the June 10 developer conference, do it. If you don’t have a spare two hours, watch the first two minutes. This two minute introduction to the presentation that follows explains, very elegantly, why Apple is different. Whether you’re a fan of…
![Have smart phone mapping apps made street signs redundant? Now, there’s a new type of sign [VIDEO]](https://anthillonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/POINTS.jpg)
If you’re not sure where you’re going, chances are, you pull out your smart phone. Within a few simple taps, you know where you are, relative to where you need to be. Easy. You may look at the street signs to make sure you’re on track, but, you don’t need to. You can just follow…
The crowd is changing social media design as much as its changing anything – well, everything else, really. The great thing that many of businesses are actively learning that crowdsourcing is not just good for basic services, it’s good for ideas and creativity.
![My hovercraft is full of eels … Eels that got into it when I flew over the water hazzard on the golf course [VIDEO]](https://anthillonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/BubbasHova.jpg)
Many thought that this video was an April Fools joke that released a day late. Which goes to show that timing is everything.
Encouraging innovation is one thing, managing it is an entirely different beast altogether.
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