Q&A
We'll be in San Francisco this week for StoryWorld, a first-of-its-kind gathering of artists, brands, and marketers involved with transmedia storytelling. We spoke to game designer Jim Babb about where games… more
How do we make a more human-centered airline experience? That’s the question that a ragtag team of designers, marketers and frequent flyers set out to answer at the 2011 TEDActive conference. User-experience designer Jay Vidyarthi reports that it… more
Q&A
At Sparksheet we’re all about brands using new platforms to tell their stories. But are digital billboards too transient for real storytelling? We spoke to JWT Digital Creative Director Paul Banham about the rapidly changing world of digital… more
Publishing
Is Rupert Murdoch’s new “iPad newspaper” traditional media’s saving grace, or a last-ditch effort to monetize online content the old-fashioned way? Spafax USA’s Jose Lizarraga reviews The Daily and finds lots to like in a heavily curated… more
With Facebook challenging Foursquare for the location-aware crown, TNS Australia’s Carolyn Childs looks at how travel brands can leverage the emerging technology. First they need to give customers a reason to engage. more
Q&A
As Australia’s national airline, Qantas understands the power of expertly “tailored” content and universally accessible design. We spoke to Qantas’ inflight entertainment team about Q, the airline’s award-winning IFE brand. more
Q&A
User-experience designers will converge in Montreal next month for the first international UX conference, the UX Masterclass. To mark the event, we spoke to conference presenter Shailesh Manga about… more
Travel
Our media-obsessed editor takes flight with nothing but KLM’s inflight magazine and entertainment system to keep him busy. Turns out losing control isn’t so bad after all.
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Special
Ever wish you could just carry around good ideas about travel, media and marketing in your pocket? Well, now you can with the brand new, 100% free Sparksheet iPhone application!
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Travel
Airlines aren’t just brands; they’re national and cultural ambassadors. But the inflight entertainment experience rarely reflects the fact that air travel is an international affair. On a recent Air India flight, user-experience designer Jay… more