How ‘wearable’ is wearable tech?
Fashion, technology and design leaders, including Fjord’s Vice President, Mahin Samadani, provide insight into the wearable industry and the key to its success.
View ArticleMadrid’s Kitchen talks: a video summary
We've produced a new video which comprises the highlights of the talks offered by Aubrey de Grey, Beppe Battaglia and Lorna Ross at Fjord Kitchen Madrid event.
View ArticleWearable Technology: Designing the Fashion of the Future
With a projected value of $30-$50 billion for wearable technology, brands and retailers are strategizing their role in the wearable revolution. During this early phase of the consumerization of...
View ArticlePutting the Consumer First: The Effect of Mobile on Broadcast
During this year’s Mobile World Congress, Fjord Chief Client Officer, Mark Curtis boldly told the broadcasting industry: “you have the least customer friendly industry on earth.” And it’s hard to...
View ArticleFjord at Mobile World Congress 2014
For the past seven years Fjordians from all over the world have travelled to Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona to get inspired, peek into the future, share insights, and build new and existing...
View ArticleDoes wearable tech offer the placebo effect?
The placebo effect is defined as ‘a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder’ - something tending to...
View ArticleJ&J Hires Chief Design Officer
In the wake of Johnson & Johnson creating a Chief Design Officer role, Mark Curtis, Fjord’s Chief Client Officer, talks to The Wall Street Journal about the increasing value of good design.
View ArticleThe Big ME Interview: Mark Curtis of Fjord talks wearables
Throughout the history of tech, the big breakthroughs rarely come from features. They come from design. Think of opening a clamshell to take a call, or pinch and zoom to enlarge a pic. UI is crucial....
View ArticleSee you at Open Mobile Summit!
Open Mobile Summit, organised by Open Mobile Media, will take place in London on the 19th and 20th of May. The annual event aims to bring together developers, retailers, device manufacturers, wireless...
View ArticleFjord’s Andy Goodman, judging the D&AD Awards
D&AD's White Pencils are a celebration of creativity and design for social good. Fjord's Andy Goodman has been selected as a judge for this year's edition.
View ArticleTechnology that gets under your skin
In this excerpt from the forthcoming book 'Designing for Emerging Technologies', author Andy Goodman, group director at Fjord Madrid, looks beyond wearable computing to a deeper, more personal emerging...
View ArticleProduct = Service
As the infamously straight-talking Amazon CEO, Jeff Bezos puts it, “If there’s one reason we have done better than our peers in the Internet space over the last six years, it is because we have focused...
View ArticleDesign apps for Google Glass: should app designers be thinking about...
"We are likely to see smart glasses break into industries first, so I believe we'll see the technology being used in areas such as engineering, surgery and also in labs before it hits the high street,"...
View Articleadidas miCoach runs away with Red Dot Award
Fjord is celebrating as the adidas miCoach SMART RUN watch picked up the Red Dot Award 2014: Best of the Best in the product design category. The Red Dot Design Award is an internationally recognized...
View ArticleWearable tech trends event hosted by Fjord Helsinki
Accenture and Fjord recently co-hosted the Future Female meet-up in Helsinki, which delved into the topic of wearable technology. Future Female is a network of like-minded women, who are inspired by...
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