Namahn

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Namahn is a user-centered design consultancy based in Brussels, Belgium.

Considered a pioneer in user-centered design in Belgium,[1] Namahn focuses on interaction design and information architecture.

Its clientele falls largely into two groups: Belgian companies dominating the local market in the financial, industrial, healthcare and utilities sectors; and multinationals headquartered in Brussels that are active in the high-tech industry, and cater to a global market [2]. In an effort to deepen its specialization, Namahn has recently turned its attention to research into designing for safety critical systems (e.g. medical applications, transportation control, plant management and emergency response). In 2007, it began a two-year research project for the Brussels regional government’s research and innovation program IWOIB/IRSIB on interaction design for critical systems. The goal of the recently published project [3] is to translate knowledge acquired from the research into practice-oriented and “market-worthy” methods for designing safety-critical systems [4].


[edit] History

Namahn was founded in 1987 by Joannes Vandermeulen. For five years, Namahn co-owned Integration by Design[5], a company Mr. Vandermeulen co-founded with Kris Vanstappen. When Mr. Vanstappen went on to found Human Interface Group in 1992 with Christel Dehaes, the company changed its name to Using It, and later to Namahn.


[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Leijnse, Bruno. "WEBSCHRIJVEN. 15 tips", Trends, September 14, 1995. Accessed May 21, 2008.
  2. ^ Interfaces, Vol. 74, Spring 2008, pp. 14-16
  3. ^ Geldof S., Vandermeulen J. A Practitioner's View of Human-Computer Interaction Research and Practice. Artifact, 1:3, 134-141, January 2007, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17493460701800181, accessed 7 June 2008.
  4. ^ Interfaces, Vol. 74, Spring 2008, pp. 14-16
  5. ^ Blancquaert, Lieve. "De computer kan het niet verhelpen", Knack, June 21, 1989, page 47.
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