Rob Tannen

Rob Tannen is Director of Design Research & Strategy at Intuitive Company. He has a deep understanding of how to improve the connection between people and technology and has designed everything from mobile apps to complex financial systems to aircraft cockpit displays. He earned a Ph.D. in Human Factors Psychology from the University of Cincinnati and is a Certified Professional Ergonomist. He has written for FastCompany.com, Design Bureau, and has appeared on BloombergTV.

What The New York Times Web Reboot Gets Right

The Grey Lady went live with its new web design today and Rob Tannen of Intuitive Company gives it a test drive.

What The New York Times Web Reboot Gets Right

Traveling? Track Every Step Of Your Trip In One Simple App

5 Surprising Principles For Designing Smartwatches

Soon, wearable technology will be as common as the iPhone. An expert in ergonomics shows the best way to design for the small screen.

5 Surprising Principles For Designing Smartwatches

UI Design: An All-American Product That’s Changing The World

Innovation By Design

How A Kitchen Design Could Make It Easier To Bond With Neighbors

There are ways that we can get more from our kitchens by sharing resources — and thus help us lead fuller, more engaged lives.

How A Kitchen Design Could Make It Easier To Bond With Neighbors

Innovation By Design

How Do You Create Hybrid Interfaces You Touch, Talk To, and Poke?

Innovation By Design

The Dashboard That the U.S. Patent Office Uses to Track Its Efficiency

Is This the End of “Apple Retentives”?

Why 3-D Is Better When It’s in the Palm of Your Hand

Back to the Future: The Interaction10 Conference Goes Old-School

02.09.10 | 12:05 am

Back to the Future: The Interaction10 Conference Goes Old-School

Hot at CES 2010: Mullets and Prosthetics

Hot at CES 2010: Mullets and Prosthetics

With touchscreens making every CES product look the same, Rob Tannen notices a proliferation of add-ons and “business in front, party in the back” design.

Hot at CES 2010: Mullets and Prosthetics

A Eulogy for I.D. Magazine

A Eulogy for I.D. Magazine

Designers, Take a Look at Evidence-Based Design for Health Care

10.23.09 | 12:45 am

Designers, Take a Look at Evidence-Based Design for Health Care

Polaroid SX-70 and Other Classic Products That Have Social Media at Their Core

10.22.09 | 12:35 am

Polaroid SX-70 and Other Classic Products That Have Social Media at Their Core

10.21.09 | 12:45 am

Three High-Tech Tools for Understanding Consumer Behavior

Impact

What do scientists do when they need to explore a wombat burrow? Send in the WomBot

Forced labor is embedded in supply chains. Here’s how to root it out

Miami is the first city in the world with a chief heat officer

News

Cristiano Ronaldo’s simple move during a press conference hurts Coke’s bottom line

Apple considered launching its own healthcare service complete with ‘Apple doctors’

No, you can’t buy any of the Girl Scouts’ 15 million extra cookie boxes

Co.Design

Google’s first retail store is the anti-Apple

How this $46 billion ‘buy now pay later’ company could be screwing you

From internet bad boy to next-door neighbor: Reddit makes a play for mainstream America

Work Life

A founder on the verge of an IPO confesses: I’m anxious

Why an experienced hire isn’t always the right choice

Companies are leaving neurodiversity out of their DEI conversations—and that’s a mistake