Discussion: What defines a professional designer?
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Discussion: Design is a Lifestyle
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Discussed over Drinks: Design is a Lifestyle.
The iPad kills Creativity?
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
Who Wants the Dimensions of A Paper Sizes?
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
Rethinking the Hairdryer
Ariane Prin, a Masters student at RCA, shares her thinking and conceptual process behind her Air Hair Project: hair dryer for hairdressers.
Creativity is How Well You Recycle it!
Bill Buxton reflects:
As a person who tries to be creative and have new ideas, it's interesting to be reminded of how few ideas I actually have. Could it be that the two main skills and acts of creativity are (a) forget what you said before,
2 Key Elements that Make Up the Ability to Draw
Entertainment designer Feng Zhu writes:
There are two parts to drawing. One is the technical execution of drawing itself – a pure mechanical skill. This is the hand-eye-brain coordination which can be trained and perfected over time. For example, by drawing something everyday in a sketchbook
Come to the Designing Designers Forum?
Edit: Due to unforeseen circumstances this presentation has been postpone to 23 April 2010.
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Most long time followers of Design Sojourn will remember I use to blog
Hartmut Esslinger – A Fine Line
The last time we mentioned A Fine Line was when we took a look a Hartmut Esslinger's interview by Guy Kawasaki. This time I have a little treat to share with you. The founder of Frog Design himself sharing a few words of wisdom
Reinventing Work
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Seth Godin's new book, Linchpin (Amazon link), reinvents work by challenging everyone to be an "Artist" now! (Check out the Linchpin manifesto graphic above for a gist!)
Only God is T-Shaped
I have been thinking about T-Shaped Designers for a long time now. How to be one, what does being one really mean and how effective can one be. Made popular sometime in 2005 by IDEO's Tim Brown, T-Shape Designers are defined as:
Michael Bierut’s 5 Secrets of Design
Michael Bierut of Pentagram and Design Observer fame, has shared some of his words of wisdom collected through his years as a designer. He digs through his 86 notebooks filled with his design work, and distills his thoughts down to 5 awesome design
What happen to my Workspace?
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Thought I might share a quick snap of the workspace that I use for
Taking Time Off Can Make You a Better Designer!
Here at Design Sojourn, we are always encouraging you to push the limits of your ability and capability in the aim of being the best designers we can be. So this post might come across to you in a slightly different tone of voice. In
There is a Difference between Good Presentation and Good Content
Let's start with 3 truths. 1) The best place to be is to have a good presentation with good content. Works in any situation. 2) If you have good presentation and your content sucks, you might still get away with it. 3) If your content is great
Sometimes Designers need to Walk the Path on Their Own
I'm always happy to hear of designers that have taken the effort to turn one of their great ideas into reality. I think it is a great learning experience even if the result was a not a success. (Remember you learn more if
How to be the Best Designer in the World?
Image: Yo Yo Ma at the World Economic Forum 2008 by Any Mettler
Have you ever wondered how you could be the best designer in the world? How to be that money making Design Virtuoso? I
Which Design Student are You?
Chuck Dillion, a lecturer at The Hussian School of Art in Philadelphia, has sketched a cartoon of the different Design students he has encountered in his 10 year teaching career. Great Stuff! Here are my favorites: <img src="https://designsojourn.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/dirty-500x528.jpg" alt="dirty" title="dirty" width="500" height="528" class="aligncenter size-medium
So the Inductees to the Designer Mentoring Program are…
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Wow! The response to the Designer Mentoring Program has been an overwhelming success. Over 30 designers of all levels have expressed interest in
Redesigning The Rock-Paper-Scissors Game
I really enjoy reading blogs where the author shares his or her musings and anecdotal thoughts. I find that this gives a good insight into how that author thinks. Even better if these thoughts come from a designer. Check out Smart Design's