So here I am in Hong Kong, sitting in my bath robe, and stuck indoors because of Typhoon Chanthu. As a result, I got an opportunity to reflect on my stay here at the Hyatt at Sha Tin. It was quite comfortable and
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Oh the nostalgia! Designer Shira Nahon designed this range of classic toy weapons all in the name of fun! Aptly called "Piu Piu", it is a nod towards the sounds we make when we
I have been reading, with a lot of amusement, the huge humanitarian debate that is raging across the internet. You would have probably heard or read about it but here is a quick summary if you have not. Bruce Nussbaum starts the opening volley with
When I started developing the Expandable Sketchbook it was meant as a fun personal design exercise that was an outlet for my passion for sketchbooks and design. What I did not expect was the
It is really nice to see designers mature in their profession! Do check out, long time Design Sojourn friend, Saikat Biswas' awesome Holga D digital camera concept. You would probably have seen it,
I'm not sure how useful or practical this notebook is, but it is sure to get your creativity juices flowing by helping you think, or write for that matter, out of the box! It
This article has actually been sitting as a draft for a few months now. I knew I wanted to write a follow up to the popular (49 comments at the time of writing!) Design Thinking is Killing Creativity, however I held off, as
This speech probably took a lot of guts to deliver to the Apple faithful, and not surprisingly much of it was followed with of boos and jeers. However the thing to note
Scott Berkun, author of "The Myths of Innovation", shares on the Economist why we should all ban the word innovation. He writes:
Einstein, Ford, Picasso and Edison rarely said the word innovation and neither should you. Every Fortune 500 crowd I've said this to
You probably would have read a very rare Jonathan Ive interview on Core 77 by now. If you have not, do check it out? I would say a lot of the interview was
Umair Haque, Director of the Havas Media Lab, writes:
What your fiercest rival does badly, do incredibly well.It makes so perfect sense, that it is painful when people don't seem to follow it. Anyone who is serious about winning starts of by looking at how
Peter Bregman shares why he returned his iPad:
The brilliance of the iPad is that it's the anytime-anywhere computer. On the subway. In the hall waiting for the elevator. In a car on the way to the airport. Any free moment becomes a potential iPad moment.
The
Check out this new Moleskine sketchbook! Oops, no, it’s a Moleskine cover for your Kindle. And if the reports are true, there is a Moleskine cover for your iPad in the works. The
A short note today. During my usual blog maintenance, I've decided to create a new category called Design Process. This category is specifically meant as a place for you to locate design process discussions and visualizations that can help you better under our complex design
While researching standard A paper sizes for my latest Spaces for Ideas designs, I stumbled upon this great little site that contains this really clear and awesome diagram of how all the A paper sizes (A0, A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7 etc.) relate
Ariane Prin, a Masters student at RCA, shares her thinking and conceptual process behind her Air Hair Project: hair dryer for hairdressers.
Steelcase, together with IDEO, has launched the Node Chair, an awesome seating solution that either solves or fulfills a number of needs found in a common school environment.
In our world of technology influenced and managed solutions, it is nice to see the sensitivity and handiwork of a craftsman come back into the fold.
A 25-day gap to be exact. 25 days from my previous post to my most recent few. Not to mention that I have been tardy in publishing this post. So what I wanted
Awesome Engadget live blog covering an Interview with Steve Jobs at D8. It just ended. I found this little nugget very interesting: Steve: And same thing on the tablet. I remember telling you I thought handwriting was the slowest input method ever. We re-imagined