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August 10, 2011 In Articles

Sketching with LunPlus: Concept Art Workflow

Here is something slightly off the beaten track today. Technology is one of the key drivers of change today, in particular, it changes the way we live and work. Designers, being mostly...

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May 12, 2011 In Industrial Design

Once Upon a Time – Experimental Watch Designs

Dutch design studio, GRO, has shared what they call "seven unique studies around the concept of time". I'm continued to be amazed at the amount of design and creative work...

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March 8, 2011 In Designing Designers

Back to Designing and Sketching on Traditional Mediums

Feng Zhu, Entertainment Design Guru and friend of Design Sojourn, recently released a really cool video filled with tips and techniques on designing with traditional mediums, i.e. pens, paper and sketchbooks. Remember those? Just kidding! With many designers now working with digital sketching tools...

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March 1, 2011 In Articles

Good Books on Design Sketching (Updated October 2011)

Good sketching skills are important in any design process, and something truly needed in the design industry today. While working in the design industry, I have seen many young designers give...

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November 28, 2010 In Spaces for Ideas

Spaces for Ideas: Prototypes Round 2

It has been far too long since I have written an update on this project. I have been so caught up in setting up and running Design Sojourn Consulting that my own produced (brand managed)...

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October 25, 2010 In Articles

20 Awesome Educational Videos on Design

I’ve always believed that videos were one of the best things to happen to learning on the Internet. Now people from all around the world can see beyond just the word and fully appreciate a...

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October 21, 2010 In Industrial Design

Why Want More When You can Have the Mediocrity Experience?

I even tried to customize my own with near zero options!
I just had to take a break from my busy proposals schedule to share this with you. This has to be...

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September 30, 2010 In Industrial Design

The Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG is just…

I'm not 100% sure how I feel about this car but it sure made me look, three times! I never realized how wide, low and brutish the design was until I...

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September 3, 2010 In Industrial Design

Can Printers be more Social? You can with the ARC

ARC Social Printer by Rene Lee 1 Click the Image for a bigger view! More images after the jump.
A friend of Design Sojourn, and soon to be graduate designer,...

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June 18, 2010 In Design Process, Designing Designers, Industrial Design

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. ...

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April 29, 2010 In Industrial Design

Universal Packaging System Concept

This packaging concept by Patrick Sung might force postal organizations to review their methods of calculating shipping costs as you can now save on empty air space. The only disadvantage is you lose the stacking...

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February 6, 2010 In Industrial Design

Before the iPad and Newton there was Another Apple Tablet

To celebrate the launch of the iPad, the team at Frog design went to their design archives and dug out a tablet PC concept that frog founder Hartmut Esslingner developed for Apple in 1983. Looking...

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February 4, 2010 In Entrepreneurship, Spaces for Ideas

Spaces for Ideas: The Brand

spaces for ideas logo It is time for a long overdue update on my Spaces for Ideas Project. This time I like to share with you the brand that I am building for this...

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January 27, 2010 In Industrial Design

20 Things We Already Know About Apple’s Rumored iTablet


I like to add one more point to this cool list.

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January 14, 2010 In Entrepreneurship, Spaces for Ideas

Spaces for Ideas: The First Prototype

Here we are finally, pictures of my first prototype for the Spaces for Ideas sketchbook! But before I get ahead of myself, let me pick up from where I left...

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December 18, 2009 In Entrepreneurship, Spaces for Ideas

Spaces for Ideas: The Beginning

Spaces for Ideas: Expandable Sketchbook This product has officially launched! Get your sketchbook at the Spaces for Ideas Store now! After using my Moleskine for almost a year, I...

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December 10, 2009 In Industrial Design

About Time Someone Redesigned the Plug!

choi_uk_folding_plug01 As our evolving electronic equipment gets thinner and smaller, the biggest thing these days is the power brick and wall plug. This forgotten object lacked much attention until Min-Kyu Choi presented his redesign during...

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December 8, 2009 In Articles

Design Unplugged Podcast 01: How important is Rendering in Design?

We had such a good response to the podcasts published during the Icsid world design congress, that I think I might turn this into a regular thing. The podcast will be published either weekly or bi-weekly, we have not decided. You might also have...

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November 28, 2009 In Articles

Photo Coverage of the Singapore Design Festival 2009

SDF2009_media Over the last few days, I conducted a whirlwind tour of the different events and exhibitions at the Singapore Design Festival 2009. There were some interesting work exhibited that reaffirmed my faith in the...

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October 28, 2009 In Industrial Design

Slow Design: 13 Years to get this Wooden Radio Right

Edit: An irate Design Sojourn reader has highlighted to me that this is Green Washing at its best. Mahogany trees takes 10 years to mature before it can be cut down. I have responded directly to her, but I also would like to...

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