It is pretty interesting to see how Mario's character design has evolved through the years. If you study how the heavy pixilated Mario in 1981 became the sleek rendered Mario in 2008, you can see...
The quality of writing at Design Observer must be dropping. Through a tweet link that read "Design Observer Spits in its face", I was lead to an opinion piece written by Maria Popova on how she wishes the "Death to Design Awards". What a horrid...
Image: not a sunrise (ミウラ折り 3) by Dan Rosen
The problem with maps is that the moment you unfold them, it becomes a complete nightmare to fold them back into their original compact form. Ergonomically this is...
Image: An Event Apart Chicago Sketchnotes: Org Charts
This week’s "question of the week" is actually quite important. With the growing momentum of design thinking and organizations wanting to have a competence in design, more and more designers will find themselves...
When I glanced over "Google Equates "Design" With Endless Testing. They're Wrong" by Co.Design editor Cliff Kuang, my immediate reaction was, does the editorial team at Fast Company's Co.Design know what they are talking about? I had to re-read it just to be...
When we talk about simplicity we always put it in context in the usual expected ways. The usual favorite is associating Simplicity with making products easier to use. Simplicity as a design language is also a good one. Simplicity is also used synonymously...
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A friend of Design Sojourn, and soon to be graduate designer,...
Sorry for that cliffhanger of an ending in that last post where I announced that I would be leaving Philips Design at the end of September. I like to...
Image from the Little Thoughts Group.
Today, I have a guest post from my friend and a fellow industrial designer Tan Lun Cheak. Lun Cheak believes that design in Singapore, (and I dare say Asia...
Friend and ex-colleague Pernilla Johansson, Design Director at Electrolux, shares her story about her career in design and how she got into it. You might remember Pernilla in my interview with her during the 2009 ICSID...
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Check out this cool Retro TV inspired iPad dock by frog Creative Director Jonas Damon. What is even more interesting is his rational behind his design....
Interesting. However, I think it could be a lot better if it was designed into the packaging itself, rather than as a throw-away (though recycled) add-on. What do you...
@designsojourn Hi designsojourn, I wanted to discuss; What...
Discussed over Drinks: Design is a Lifestyle.
Check out this cool umbrella and stand installation by Outofstock for FiftyThree, a restaurant in Singapore. Outofstock Design is an outfit set up by Gabriel Tan, one of my...
Please take a moment to admire the beauty and elegance of Deglon's Meeting Knife Set.
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It might not come as a surprise to most of you, but this design blogger has an alter ego as a design professional during the day! While it...
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...