Tag Archives: retail

The Experience Points Economy

By Thea Kinyon | Published: March 1, 2010

Experience points are quickly becoming as valuable as real money. What happens when they exceed it?

Also tagged advertising, augmented reality, culture, experience economy, macro-organism, social gaming, social media, thoughts, video games | 7 Comments

The best advertising doesn’t sell. It makes stuff better.

By Thea Kinyon | Published: December 19, 2009

Advertising sucks. The ads you think don't suck have parts that aren't advertising, and those are the parts that don't suck.

Also tagged advertising, experience design, experience economy, suggestions | Leave a comment

7 ways to improve the Christmas user experience

By Thea Kinyon | Published: December 7, 2009

If Facebook ads know that I love cupcakes, it can't be that hard to figure out what frakking holiday I celebrate.

Also tagged advertising, creativity, culture, design, experience design, personalized ads, suggestions | 1 Comment

Square and the Death of Cash

By Thea Kinyon | Published: December 2, 2009

Square, as well as being amazingly convenient-sounding and brilliantly obvious, looks like it might also be the herald of the eventual, necessary, death of cash.

Also tagged experience design, user interface | 2 Comments

10 predictions for the next decade

By Thea Kinyon | Published: November 26, 2009

Space elevator? World peace? Robot brand ambassadors? Remember - you saw it here first.

Also tagged 2012, advertising, augmented reality, brand engagement, conversation economy, creativity, culture, experience economy, fashion, gestural interface, habits, identity, macro-organism, predictions, social gaming, social media, thoughts, user interface, video games | 5 Comments

Retail for Airports

By Thea Kinyon | Published: October 14, 2009

Besides having a rad website, this project – called planeshop for obvious reasons – caught my attention yesterday. The main thing that got me thinking is their goal that, ideally, the shop will be something new every time you go to the airport. Surprise ftw. Why aren’t more places/websites/videogames/hairstyles like this? via Leo Burnett.

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“Vodka tonic, on the surface.”

By Thea Kinyon | Published: October 2, 2009

Just so you know, I still feel the same way about icky public touchscreens. But I have to admit it might be nice to not have to squeeze through 18 sweaty drunk people to get my order in. Metromix sneaks a look at Madpoison Lounge from madpoison on Vimeo. Thanks to ReadWrite Start.