Designing Luxury Experience

Designing the Search Experience

This half-day tutorial provides a practical introduction to HumanCentred Design for information search, access and discovery. We present a concise overview of the fundamental concepts and principles of human information-seeking behaviour and show how to apply these in the design of search user experiences. A key element of the tutorial is the opportunity to practice these skills in a group exer...

Luxury, Luxury Brand and Luxury Market in India: From Class Consumers to Closet Consumers

The luxury concept has throughout history played an important role in social life by being a clear indicator of knowledge and social class which has not changed at present but only becoming catchier. Today, the demand for luxury brands is ever increasing and brand offering is continuously on the rise.The luxury market is expanding rapidly in India on the back of economic deregulation, fast GDP ...

How Different Is New Luxury From Old Luxury ?

Conservation: Threatened by Luxury

When animals are traded in lucrative international luxury markets, individuals really do matter to conservation. Identifying the intrinsic and extrinsic factors that make some species especially vulnerable to this kind of threat helps set guidelines for more effective conservation.

Designing for the Secondary User Experience

Computer systems are first and foremost designed for primary users. The needs of the other types of users, such as secondary users, are often overlooked. These users are not interacting with the system directly but are yet affected by it. This study is based on empirical findings from two usability evaluations in a realistic hospital setting with physicians and patient actors. We have found tha...