Latest headlines: Scott Tiner on human-centered design, Gary Kayye on the seedy side of digital signage, ISE awards are out, plus news from Sony, Barco, Chief, Black Box, Key Digital and more
March 26, 2019 | Volume: 11 | Issue: 6
Gary Kayye wrote about germs in his most recent DS-focused blog. Yes, ew. It is, however, a great take on something we should think about more: the act of fingers touching interactive displays and the fact that fingers carry germs.
Our team is on the way to the Digital Signage Expo in Vegas as you are reading this (well, as long as you are reading it on Tuesday, March 26). Follow along our comprehensive coverage of DSE 2019 at rAVePubs.com/DSE2019 — we’ll be shooting product videos at every booth, writing articles on top news and filling your social feeds with everything #AVtweeps need to know. #DSE2019
If you missed Enterprise Connect last week, check out our comprehensive coverage of that event here: rAVePubs.com/EC2019. #EC19
Human centered design is about listening to the people you are designing for and providing a solution that works for them. A key strategy in this form of design is to watch people do their work. Then do follow-up discussions with the people, asking questions about why they do things certain ways. This study is critical, because a designer can't provide a great solution until she truly understands what she is designing. The design method can be applied by the entire AV industry from manufacturers to integrators to technology managers.
Just yesterday, I was enjoying my morning coffee and catching up on my week’s worth of reading, when I came across this article, from Men's Health Magazine entitled, "You'll Never Guess What They Found On McDonald's Touchscreens." Now, before you click over and read it, finish your snack or lunch because it is truly GROSS.
We sent reporters to EVERY booth/stand at ISE 2019 and we selected the TOP products in every possible product category for our 2019 Best of ISE Awards. No other publication — or entity for that matter — goes to every booth at the ISE show and sees every new product demo’d or launched at ISE in Amsterdam annually — so these are THE BEST of THE BEST.
