Probably the thing that irks me the most [in car design] is when I see this repetition of the known, because it shows people have comfort zones that are too tight to themselves and they’re really afraid to walk out of those. And then somebody
Once in a while I would come across a design idea that is just pure brilliance, I just have to share it here with you. The sheer simplicity of the solution is just mind boggling.
The background of this article stems from my interest in how Strategic Industrial Design forms the backbone of thinking in the very best designers in our field. Therefore I have been quietly spending some time studying and observing strategic designers and their “modus operandi”.
Image by: Inobras, via HongKiat.
Recently Raph, from the very excellent Design Droplets blog, wanted to know how I define Strategic Design. I never had to consciously apply strategic design and thinking methodologies as it was something that I just did through my daily design activities. It was, in
A fictional discussion in a studio near you. Friend: Designers need to loosen up. Me: Yeah? How so? Friend: Sometimes, designers are taking their design work too seriously. The rest of the world just takes design at face value. Me (In a philosophical voice): This organic
This question of the week by reader Jane is delayed, in fact much delayed. Apologies as I have been caught up with work! She writes: I've been working at a product design company for almost a year and a half. Meeting new friends,
Someone in the Transformer Brand Licensing department is not doing their job.
Wishing all readers a HAPPY 2009!
Wow oh wow. Three full years of me being online and ranting and raving about everything industrial design! I have to say it was a bumpy