Magic and Design: Using the Thought Process of Magicians to Design New Experiences

Talk at UX London 2017

Adrian Westaway, magician and co-founder of Special Projects, shows how magicians design illusions and how that mindset can inform experience design. Drawing on historical magicians and contemporary product examples, he shares tools for finding moments to inject surprise and delight, while avoiding gimmicks that undermine real user needs.

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