Experience design ("XD") is the practice of designing products, processes, services, events, etc. with a focus on the quality of the user experience and relevant solutions. Its main purpose is to develop the experience of a product, service, or event by several dimensions:
Research is the first and most important element. It helps to understand the user, identify the application's purpose, and recognize target audience's needs, goals, and mental models.
Visual design ("graphic design, user interface design") shows the aesthetics or general look of any user interface. The purpose is to make a message to its audience using colors, images, and symbols.
Information architecture is the science of structuring and organizing the information in products and services to support usability and findability. It includes information about objects, metadata, page structure and navigation.
It is a kind of interaction between users and products. Nowadays interaction designers are involved in creating contextual interfaces.
It shows how the product can be used by some users with effectiveness and satisfaction in a specified context of use.
Accessibility of a system shows if it is easy and clear to use and understand it, often it refers to the ease of use for people with disabilities and is connected with usability. According to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), all content must follow the four main principles of POUR: Perceivable, Operable, Understandable, and Robust.
Human–computer interaction mostly refers to the design, evaluation, and implementation of interactive computing systems for people's use. It is a 3-in-1 process that combines research and getting ready to design, design and testing.
A Very Christmas Story
A Very Christmas Story () is a 2000 Polish comedy movie directed by Dariusz Zawislak and starring Paul Burczyk, Kasia Olarz, Bartosz Opania, Jan Englert, Gustaw Holoubek, Jerzy Łapiński.
Venus tablet of Ammisaduqa
The Venus tablet of Ammisaduqa is the record of astronomical observations of Venus. It is preserved in many cuneiform tablets from the first millennium BC.
This astronomical record was probably first done during the reign of King Ammisaduqa (or Ammizaduga). He was the fourth ruler after Hammurabi. So, the origins of this text should be dated to around the mid-seventeenth century BC.
The tablet recorded the rise times of Venus and its first and last visibility on the horizon before or after sunrise and sunset. It records these as lunar dates. These observations are recorded for 21 years.
Naspers
Naspers Limited is a South African Internet company with the main office in Cape Town. The most important activities are online classified advertising, fintech, payments, and food delivery.
It owns different businesses, for instance, Prosus, Media24, Takealot, OLX, etc.
"Naspers" was founded, in 1915 as a publisher and printer of newspapers and magazines by Jannie Marais of Coetsenburg and attorney W.A. Hofmeyr. The name was "De Nasionale Pers Beperkt" (National Press Ltd).
In 1918, the company started publishing books.
In 1985, the company developed the first pay-TV system and became a media-oriented company.
Since 1994, the company has been on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in South Africa, and was a part of the Top 10 index for the past several years.
In 2019, Prosus became the largest Internet company in Europe and Naspers listed its international Internet assets (PayU, ibibo, Multiply, Buscapé, Movile, AutoTraderZA, Property24, SimilarWeb, Avito, OLX, eMAG :, Takealot.com) on the exchange Euronext Amsterdam.
At the end of 2020, Naspers' revenue was about $ 22 billion.
Naspers' main brands include:
The company is also an investor in some international platforms (through Prosus):
The French Lieutenant's Woman (movie)
The French Lieutenant's Woman is a 1981 British romantic drama movie directed by Karel Reisz and was based on the 1969 novel of the same name by John Fowles. It stars Meryl Streep, Jeremy Irons, Hilton McRae, Charlotte Mitchell, Lynsey Baxter, Peter Vaughan, Alun Armstrong, Penelope Wilton and was distributed by United Artists. It was nominated for 5 Academy Awards in 1982.
Nika Gilauri
Nikoloz "Nika" Gilauri (, ; born 14 February 1975) is a Georgian politician. He was Prime Minister of Georgia from 6 February 2009 to 30 June 2012. He was Minister for Energy (2004–2007) and Minister for Finance (2007–2009) and First Vice Prime Minister of Georgia (2008–2009).
Grigol Mgaloblishvili
Grigol Mgaloblishvili (, ; born 7 October 1973) is a Georgian politician and diplomat. He was Prime Minister of Georgia from 1 November 2008 to 6 February 2009.
TomTom
TomTom N.V. is a Dutch company that provides devices for car and personal GPS navigation. Its production is famous and actively used in Europe, North America and some Asian countries.
TomTom was founded in 1991.
In September 2005, TomTom bought Datafactory AG.
In 2006, TomTom Traffic was created after buying Applied Generics.
In 2008, the company owned Tele Atlas.
In 2012, TomTom was the main to provide mapping data for Apple's iOS 6 Maps.
In 2014, the company was a partner with Volkswagen Group during the research on Highly Automated Driving (HAD) systems. TomTom N.V. provided Volkswagen Group, Mercedes, Toyota and other big carmakers with their navigation devices.
In 2015, Uber started using TomTom's maps and traffic data in 300 cities.
In 2020, Huawei replaced Google Maps with TomTom's maps on their smartphones.
TomTom is oriented on 2 main market segments: location technology and consumer.
Location technology refers to the company's automotive and enterprise businesses. The company provides cars, tech specialists, some companies and government bodies with maps and navigation software.
The consumer segment is related to selling portable, personal satellite navigation devices. Recently TomTom offered software applications with digital maplinked services instead of devices.
TomTom N.V. offers three types of products: maps, connected services and (navigation) software. The company sells Navigation devices (PNDs) and TomTom GO navigation apps.
A TomTom's traffic monitoring service uses different sources to give traffic information by combining data from:
Satan's Brew
Satan's Brew () is a 1976 German black comedy movie directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder and starring Kurt Raab, Margit Carstensen, Helen Vita, Volker Spengler, Ingrid Caven, Marquard Bohm, Brigitte Mira.
Nairn Academy
Nairn Academy is a secondary school in Nairn, Scotland. The school currently has around 650 pupils and 40 teachers.
Spies Like Us
Spies Like Us is a 1985 American British adventure comedy movie directed by John Landis and starring Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase, Vanessa Angel, Bruce Davison, Bernie Casey, Charles McKeown, Tom Hatten, Donna Dixon, Steve Forrest, Frank Oz, Terry Gilliam, James Daughton, Joel Coen, Sam Raimi, B.B. King, Costa-Gavras, Bob Hope, Michael Apted, Larry Cohen. It was distributed by Warner Bros..
Lado Gurgenidze
Vladimer "Lado" Gurgenidze (; born 7 December 1970) is a Georgian banker, business executive, and the former politician. He was the sixth Prime Minister of Georgia from 22 November 2007 to 1 November 2008.
Zurab Noghaideli
Zurab Nogaideli (; born 22 October 1964) is a Georgian businessman and politician. He was the 5th Prime Minister of Georgia from 17 February 2005 until 16 November 2007.
Zurab Zhvania
Zurab Zhvania (; 9 December 1963 – 3 February 2005) was a Georgian politician, who was Prime Minister of Georgia and Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia. In 1995 he became the chairman of parliament and was speaker to 1999. In 2003, Zhvania united with other opposition leaders, Burdjanadze and Saakashvili, held non-violent protests against the government ended with Rose Revolution and resignation of Eduard Shevardnaze. Zhvania became prime minister and served until his death in 2005.
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