Tandberg’s entire portfolio of personal telepresence products is characterised by elegant interaction design and good usability. EX90 is Tandberg’s flagship and is aimed at middle and senior management.

Videoconferencing, a PC screen, desk telephone and document camera are merged into one system. The aim was to provide a user-friendly product with a face-to-face experience that was as close to a physical meeting as possible.

Strict prioritising makes for a better user experience

EX90 is a video conferencing system like no other. The large screen is used for working on and having meetings. A crystal-clear image is delivered by the professional optics in the integrated camera. If you flip the camera, it becomes a document scanner that can be used in meetings. It is easy to organise discussions and meetings with the small touchscreen.

Participants can easily be drawn in, rearranged, put on pause and “thrown” out. Special features are easily accessible but muted. All interfaces, including the physical, are incredibly detailed and have a clear Tandberg profile. Strict prioritising has made for a good user experience. Only the essentials are available, the rest has been left out. EX90 is focussed, clear, easy to read and desirable. This is interactive design at its best.

Company: Tandberg (part of Cisco)

Project group company: Ivan Kristiansen, Interaction design - Gaute Hovdal, Industrial design - Simen Andresen, Industrial design - Morten Iveland, Graphic design (Apt) - Hallgrim Sagen, Design Manager

Design: Tandberg (part of Cisco)

Award / year: Award for Design Excellence - 2011

Category: Interaction design