It's done! After 3 weeks of working with Aen Direct, we have finally got the Design Sojourn v3.0 up and running! But...
Recently I was in a discussion with a good friend of mine who is a database management expert. We concluded that site tracking and SEO or Search Engine Optimization is an important tool for any successful website Inspired, I look at all my little site...
I would like to humbly announce to my dear readers that Design Sojourn has been selected as one of HOW Magazine's top 10 websites for the month of November. They have even a nice, very cool, little trophy! Founded in 1985, HOW Magazine provides graphic-design professionals with...
I will be giving a presentation on Branding and Design on Tuesday 31 October 2006 at ITE Bishan Product Design Course at 10am. The contents of my presentation will on: * What is Branding? * Why is it important in product design? * Example of product branding * The current...
I will be giving a presentation on Branding and Design on Tuesday 31 October 2006 at ITE Bishan Product Design Course at 10am. The contents of my presentation will on: * What is Branding? * Why is it important in product design? * Example of product branding * The current...
Edit: Thanks to a long time reader and friend Niblettes, this blog is actually version v3.0. I must be getting old...
Sorry for the slight slow down in the postings. I have been busy mucking around and doing the following: 1) Design Sojourn 2.0! Yep the small profit I made from selling my iPoor T-shirts is going into a pure "marketing expense". I strongly...
Sorry for the lack of postings, as I'm currently in Melbourne on a last minute business trip. Will be back on friday. See you all then! ...
In the last couple of days, I have been working on turning my somewhat successful Industrial Design Forum into a Forum + Meta-blog. I don't know why I never thought of this in the first place? I for the longest time have been...
In the last couple of days, I have been working on turning my somewhat successful Industrial Design Forum into a Forum + Meta-blog. I don't know why I never thought of this in the first place? I for the longest time have been looking for...
Oh dear how shameless! But I think that I've been there for quite a while, however I noticed that my font size has not been growing and is still too small to see! Thus I would like to run a "recruitment exercise" to make my...
Oh how amazing the web is evolving! First it was mybloglog, and now thru the web grapevine, I've discovered THE new leader in website tracking and statistical information. Launched Aug 21, "Crazy Egg", not sure what exactly it means, is a website tracking system that...
Hayashi Yoshihide. That's me. The wonderful people from Nissan have given me this cool Japanese name based on the Chinese Characters or my name. That's right people I shall now embrace that name and will answer to it if called! Thanks...
Michael Donahue from E-Auction-Air did a really nice Podcast on my blog. You can download it here. The gist: Design Sojourn is a blog well worth reading for insight into coming up with affordable products. Ideas..remember them? E-Auction-Air is a great blog and podcasting site where Michael,...
Oh a busy next two months for me and I thought to let you guys know whats happening in my life and how I will cover the events in my blog. 1) I hope you guys are doing the same, but Monday the 14 Aug is...
I'm back. Had a good afternoon of sleeping and am now feeling a lot better. The meds have cleared my sinuses and my brain! So much so that I realised that to improve my visiting experience, I need to make it easier for...
Sorry for the lack of posts. I've been sick and thus lack the energy and ability to post. I'm still drafting posts but its been taking me longer than usual cos I just cant think straight. There will be some soon, I...
My hosting server will be under maintenance: Start Date/Time: Friday, 4 Aug 2006 2200 hours SGT End Date/Time: Friday, 4 Aug 2006 2300 hours SGT Activity: Replacement of server equipment / Network maintenance Please note and expect interim periods of service disruptions during the maintenance period. ...
Wow this is cool, I've been featured at "Designers who Blog". Thanks Cat! Click on the banner for the jump "Designers who Blog" is a great little blog aggregator that collects and reviews blogs by designers in the field of Design, Illustration, Photography, Web, Advertising, and...
Now for a nice change of pace, occasionally I get a flash of something that inspires me to take of an everyday product and re-design it with a twist. I had intended for it to become one of my first few simple easy to...