Designing for good is designing for equality These applications allowed users to perform complex professional tasks in a business context where multiple user types are involved in the workflow. Posted on March 8, 2023
Alternative approaches for obtaining your business application requirements These applications allowed users to perform complex professional tasks in a business context where multiple user types are involved in the workflow. Posted on October 1, 2021
A curated list of inclusivity: companies that we applaud A list of companies and organisations that we applaud for their specialised work in inclusion and accessibility Posted on April 20, 2021
Working on an inclusive digital transformation for the public sector As a result of our research and interviews in the project for the federal government, we established variable factors regarding inclusion. Posted on April 20, 2021
Christine Truc Modica is a designer that we admire Namahn’s Emily Pfiester caught up with Christine to ask her about why she became a designer, and what life-changing moments have shaped her career. Posted on April 20, 2021
A curated list for creativity- what we’re watching, reading, and listening to It has been one year of working from home for Namahn and to celebrate this odd anniversary we would like to share with you our “best of” list for ways to break the monotony. Posted on March 10, 2021
How to cultivate creativity while in lockdown: techniques to feel creative when every day feels like a repeat In a time when we are forced to stay inside, it can be difficult to stay creative – especially as a designer when your job requires you to come up with new and interesting ideas on a regular basis. Posted on March 3, 2021
The art of facilitating (virtual) workshops It’s difficult enough to facilitate an interesting and productive workshop, but now with everything gone digital there are even more challenges to hold your audience’s attention. Sabrina shares her insight and expertise on how you can plan and manage a successful workshop, translated for these remote-working times. Posted on February 9, 2021
Design systems, systems design and the wonderful world in-between – Part II In the first part of this article Stefanos established that design systems are inherently social and we saw what some key principles of systems thinking might mean for design systems. This second part of the article is basically a brainstorming exercise around Donella Meadows’ leverage points. Posted on November 16, 2020
Design systems, Systems design and the wonderful world in between – Part I People often confuse the activity of purposefully bringing change in social systems, Systemic Design, with the latest trend in organising assets and knowledge for digital product design and development, Design Systems. Posted on October 1, 2020
The power of paradoxical thinking As we try to solve complex problems, we encounter paradoxes that are seemingly contradictions. We tend to dismiss them as irreconcilable and make a choice for one of the extremes, but by doing so we actually make a big mistake. Posted on October 1, 2020
Tools and pragmatism in UX design Are you gullible when it comes to trying out every shiny new design tool? Michel isn’t. He takes us through a plethora of tools, from pen and paper to the latest virtual collaboration boards and advises on when it makes sense to add yet another tool to your design toolbox. Posted on July 7, 2020
The paradox of travel What’s the main distinction between animals and plants and what does this have to do with humans and travelling? Joannes takes us on a ride through how the current pandemic makes us consider our habits and where we should aim to evolve, given what we’ve learned and experienced in lockdown. Posted on July 7, 2020
Going online for the Information Architecture Conference 2020 As design conferences and events are moving online, Namahn designer and information architect Koen Peters describes what it was like to prepare and participate as a speaker for the IAC20 conference. He’s made his insights available, together with a replay of the talk itself. Posted on May 27, 2020
Namahn in the time of COVID-19 With remote working becoming the new normal, we’ve changed the structure of how we offer our design services, training courses and events so that we can continue to work uninterrupted to support our clients. Posted on April 30, 2020
Namahn managing partners win the prestigious Henry van de Velde Lifetime Achievement award Kristel Van Ael and Joannes Vandermeulen, the two managing partners at Namahn are the winners of the prestigious 2016 Henry van de Velde Lifetime Achievement award. In their report, the jury especially commends their hard work in the field of educational tool development, open knowledge sharing and the tremendous commitment to social objectives as trendsetters. […] Posted on January 19, 2017
Hybrio Event – IoE: The Internet of Experiences As design challenges get more complex, to meet them projects will require specialist designers working together. Branding is moving from physical to digital and the border between brand, product and service is becoming blurred. In response, KAN and four partner companies have created Hybrio, a platform of connected experience in service, product, interaction and identity design. Hybrio brings together 98 experts in selected design and development disciplines and can create a tailor-made team for your hybrid project. And we can close the gap between design and production. Posted on August 13, 2015