The Silk Road involved not only ancient trade of goods of many kinds but also, as a result, the exchange of languages, motifs, religions, technologies, and, most importantly, cultures. Japan, as often ignored but indeed a contributory stop of the Silk Road had established trade routes with other Central Asian…

5G, 5th generation wireless systems, was still an unfamiliar topic just a year ago. It was an abstract topic and concept to the majority of people. However, research shows that the launch of massive mobile communication products has brought this abstraction into reality: 5G is no longer a conceptual thing…

At its heart, product design is the design of something to ensure it meets human needs.[1] While most universities and institutions offer product design courses that solely focus on physical products, digital product design is in fact an intangible software-enabled experience or service. Depending on the company’s size, the digital…

Art was inevitable from history. From the Prehistoric Period to the Meiji Period, Japanese art pieces were always influenced by its internal political situation as well as other external cultures and religions. This article talked about how did Japanese artists incorporate cultural, political, and religious contexts of the belonged time…

User research is a crucial stage for the success of any product. In most circumstances, people who design the product is usually not people who use the product. Standing on a designer’s perspective, it is hard to perceive and think objectively. After all: You are never your own user. As…

Background: Cultural Probe was a design probe principle introduced by Gaver, Dunne, and Pacenti in a 1999 paper. They designed a research method that benefits both participants and researchers. Through a number of components, including postcards, diaries, and maps they intended to obtain more qualitative and personal user information. As…