Edit: Done! Design Sojourn's Wordpress backbone has been upgraded to the latest version 2.3.2. There were some plug-ins that needed updating, but overall it was quick and easy. Wordpress scores top marks in its ease of use. Well done people
The CEO! Bruce Nussbaum, the person that I see playing an important role in bridging the gap between design/innovation and business, offers up his "Top Ten Innovation Mistakes". While a good read in general, I find his first point is by far the most
I rarely like signing up with social networks as many like Hi-5 or perhaps MySpace, do not reflect well on the Design Sojourn brand. However, a few months ago, I could not help signing up on one after reading about
Image Source: Pinoy Sydneysider
Happy New Year EVERYONE!
In the spirit of the New Year I like to reflect back at some of Design Sojourn's more significant events, and then take some time to explore our road forward with this blog's New Year's
Image: Thumbs Down by CraigPJ
About time I got to this one and I though it makes a great post to face the year end with!
Image: Baubles *Merry Christmas* by Chris Jones
About 6 months ago I discovered the work of Brazilian designer Chico Bicalho in, of all places, the Artist village of Leura in the Blue Mountains of Australia. I was in
I have always felt and encouraged designers to update their trusty (probably rusty) portfolios at least every 6 months. While many designers feel that they should only update their portfolios when they are looking for new work or job hunting, I find there
Image Source: Newsweek via engadget
The latest buzz on the Internet comes in the form of the Amazon Kindle e-book reader. I had first initially dismissed it as another e-book reader, but with time it has come to
Bono Glasses by killkenny That's right everyone just wants to be a Design Superstar? Oh really? No the fact of the matter is, when all else is equal, Superstars get hired, and boring designers don't. The main difference between the two? The Superstar has the ability
It has been a good number of months since the I've last updated my readers on the status of this project. Firstly though I like to apologize to a few of this project's supporters for this delay but I have
I know I do, I always swear like a "Potty Mouth" when ever I stumble over any kind of great Industrial Design work. Even though I am from sunny Singapore, I rarely actually comment about the local design industry back home. Why? Well
EDIT: As of 30 Nov 2007, I've noticed my page rank has gone back up to 5! So looks like Google re-inclusion works. We are back in business and traffic has never been better! There has been a lot of crazy things happening in
Ok the secret is finally out and one of the reasons why I have been "extra" busy during my down time!
After months of work sorting submissions, we have officially launched the Dandelion On-line Exhibition featuring work of designers from
A British journalist interviewed Apple executive Phil Schiller about the Monopoly iTunes has created (ah la Microsoft Style) and the use of it for downloading music on the iPhone. The Apple PR animals jump right in to stop the interview, and forces it to
Our budding young Industrial Designer David is back this week with a new question on his education and training in Industrial Design. He asks:
If I were to take up a course such as Engineering/Industrial Design double degree or take something up like Product Design
A designer in corporate life is not that easy. It does has it pros and cons, but the reality is not only will you have to do good design work, you will have to navigate the corporate ladder as well as all its related
I'm floored. This is not a trick, nor is it a story out of Star Trek, and best of all its not even a concept. Yesterday, November 01, 2007, Bug Labs launched for the first time to the public,
Image: Colador 2 by Josep Altarriba
Fellow designer blogger csven has written a great article on his observations on the state of Intellectual property and its future impact on Design and of cause Industrial Design as well.
Here is an excerpt:
At some