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Plastic chairs and stools have been present for a very long time, yet interestingly nobody knows about the designer or inventor of plastic stools, but it’s cheap price, simple structure and fast production has enabled its popularity, so popular that it has turned into a “classic” desi...
This Dumpling Steamer by Hong Kong based Homeware maker Jia (It means “Home” in Mandarin) really appeals to me. They have managed to reinterpret and modernize this iconic product, and yet still maintain its simplicity, function and meaning. Well done. Check the rest of their equally i...
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The complexity of our world is increasing and in order to survive, companies have to learn how to operate in changing, complex eco-systems of intertwined partners. Design has a lot to offer business beyond our traditional role of delivering on the function, form and emotion of product...
Guy Kawasaki, at a Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Lecture Series at Stamford, shares insights on why start-up businesses should tell a story and plant many seeds. I believe that any company (not just start-ups) interested in getting their products (or services) out there or wanting m...
Stern, the guiding force behind the development of the Museum of California Design, extols the comfortable swell of the shaker’s glass belly, which is shaped to be cradled in the palm. And the clean gleam of its smooth, slightly canted metal top, which cues a user’s eye to tilt in the...
From the Design Thinking brain of Erik Roscam Abbing, Director and founder of Zilver Innovation, this wonderful short film talks about the trial and tribulations designers and business people go through when “…working together in new ways to solve the wicked problems facing business t...
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This is indeed a strange topic to wrap your head around. I’m in the camp that design is art, and in both design and art there’s stuff that’s really good, stuff that’s really bad, and stuff that’s well done/skillful, but whether or not a person likes it is subjective. What’s strange to...
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This video brought back very strong nostalgic memories of visiting my local bike shop to do cool things like balance my tires or replacing my brake pads. Sadly such “mechanic” style bike shops are disappearing, and in its place bike boutiques with standard offerings. I do miss those d...
This video brought back very strong nostalgic memories of visiting my local bike shop to do cool things like balance my tires or replacing my brake pads. Sadly such “mechanic” style bike shops are disappearing, and in its place bike boutiques with standard offerings. I do miss those d...
8. Do any job you can find, but make sure it is ID related That’s right people. If you have to pick a job, make sure it is at least related in some way to design. The product development process is a very long one and an ID graduate can actually find work anywhere up or down stream in...
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Thomas Meyerhoffer, a former designer at Apple, did what any designer would do when he was not happy with a product. He created his own. In Thomas’ case it was his love for surfing and his hatred of existing surfboard designs that got him going. His unique boards are an awesome respon...
You would probably have caught wind of Sir Jony Ive’s rare interview with the London Evening Standard by now. I was not planning to blog about this as I figured that this would just become a pointless re-post. Except something dawned on me as I read the post. My suspicions that Apple’...
In our effort to redesign our brand we looked at Design Sojourn from both sides of the lens, i.e. the customer and the organization. From the organization’s point of view, we wanted the logo to reflect Design Sojourn’s core belief that every Design activity or process is a unique jour...
So how IS the Retina Display on the new iPad? Amazing. Seriously amazing. I really love the Retina Display on the iPhone 4/4S, but this feels like a step forward even from that. Not because it’s a better display (which it may well be), but because the much larger scale of the screen m...
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Perhaps it is my advancing age, or just a mid life crisis, but I’m getting really turned on by the Porsche 911, especially the latest 2012 iteration. Despite many fans criticizing the designers for not taking risks, I for one am pretty comfortable that they have not deviated from the ...
Design Thinking is a methodology that is fast becoming a mainstay in business strategy all around the world. Centered around creativity, empathy, and putting the user’s needs as the heart of the problem, Design Thinking is seen as an important tool for driving innovation and sustained...
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As you know, I always encourage designers to have an online presence with their own name.com or by using sites like Behance or Coroflot to share their portfolio or ideas with the world. If you think about it, with Bills like PIPA and SOPA in place what could happen is that your inspir...
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This 1-day workshop will introduce the key principles of design thinking to participants and illustrate the benefits of the design thinking approach as a strategy for innovation. This 1-day workshop is targeted at C-level executives, decision makers, and participants managing innovati...
This interesting quote, by Naoto Fukasawa, is a reflection of his design philosophy and beliefs. He essentially describes how a design can become a seamless and ubiquitous experience for a user. A designer’s critical insight in this case comes from observing and understanding a consum...
With the Internet becoming a standard means of communication, most portfolios are now sent through email. Not only that, more and more designers are presenting their portfolio work on their laptops, iPads and projectors. Don’t discount the paper portfolio though; the honesty and tangi...
