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November 5, 2009 In Design Process

The Design Process made Sexy at The Stanford D-School

design process at d school Click on the image to zoom in. Check out this visualization of the Design Process taught at the Stanford D-School . The photo was taken by...

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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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October 27, 2009 In Design Leadership

Design Leadership is about Asking the Right Questions

This morning, my colleague pointed me in the direction of this great little New York Times interview with Tim Brown, the chief executive and president of IDEO. (Wow, he even gets on the NY Times!) In the interview, Tim shares that (design) leadership is not...

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October 26, 2009 In Industrial Design

Taking Advantage of Economies of Scale: $10 Kiran Solar Lamp

Kiran-closeup I was really impress with the $10 Kiran Solar Lamp by D.Light. Finally someone is using the cost advantages that come with manufacturing economies of scale to keep the price of a product low...

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October 22, 2009 In Design Leadership

The Golden Age of Design has Come!

While all the fan boys were getting Macgasms over the new 27" iMac or the Macbook with the sausage shaped profile, I was interested in only one thing: Apple's financial results. I tweeted my response on my twitter stream. Here's a screen-shot.

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October 20, 2009 In Design Leadership, Design Process

Good Design is still about Doing Good Work

Joe Duffy's "Demystifying Design: An Argument for Simplicity" is a great little piece that calls out Design like it should be. Here is my favorite bit:

What is design? It begins with ideas--ideas based in purpose. It requires a plan or a process. It...

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October 17, 2009 In Industrial Design

Hard Gay's Guide to Product Development

Edit: Originally published Jun 29, 2006. Updated broken video links because I just bought a similar version to this toy! hadogei-kurohige-hard-gay-tomy I could not stop laughing after watching this. This Razor Ramon character has got...

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October 16, 2009 In Industrial Design

Sleek Multi-Touch Interface gets Your Hands out of the Way!

The problem with a touch screen interface is that your finger tends to block the GUI (graphic user interface) object you are engaging. On small screens with just a single finger (or digit) it is not that big of a deal. However on...

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October 13, 2009 In Industrial Design

Awesome Design Sketch Hacks

I love it when Industrial Designers don't take themselves or their sketches too seriously. Reviewing sketch after sketch in an automotive style does get tiresome at times. Enter Craighton Berman, an Industrial Designer and Creative Director, who is not afraid to share his view on...

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October 10, 2009 In Designing Designers

What happen to my Workspace?

Macbook 13 inch and Wacom 9x12 (A4) Intuos 3 Click image for a larger view! Thought I might share a quick snap of the workspace that I use for...

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October 8, 2009 In Design Leadership

Customer or Consumer, Who are You really Designing for?

Many of us have been taught in design school to be very user focused when seeking design solutions. However if you have been in the industry as long as I have, there is this insidious sickness that tends to influence this fundamental approach we...

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October 7, 2009 In Designing Designers

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...

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October 3, 2009 In Design Process, Industrial Design

The Unconventional Ora Watch

Ora Yellow 01 Check out Alexandros Stasinopoulos' very cool Ora watch! What is even more exciting is that Alexandros has generously shared his concept sketches so that we are able to have a deeper insight into his thinking process....

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September 30, 2009 In Industrial Design

When Designers do not Understand what they are Communicating

Toto Hand Dryer used as a Trash Can I usually write posts like this over at TDOET.com (The Design of Everyday Things), but this one I though to share...

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September 30, 2009 In Design Leadership

The Design Strategy Market Index

Design-Strategy-Market-Index The last time we spoke about Design and the stock market in my post titled: Looks like Innovation moves Markets, not Design, I had a great response from Design Sojourn's awesome readers. So I think this...

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September 26, 2009 In Industrial Design

The Haptic R1 Analog Radio Concept

r1_analog_radio_1 I really enjoyed this R1 Analog Radio concept by Ilgu Cha. I'm a big fan of Haptic Design (here and here), which is a design philosophy that uses relevant tactile feedback and visual cues in...

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September 23, 2009 In Design Leadership

Is Six Sigma an Enemy of Design?

A while ago I worked with a colleague that was a huge fan of Six Sigma. Six Sigma is a set of statistical and analytical tools use to measure and track the efficiency of a business or operations. My colleague was fanatical in...

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September 17, 2009 In Design Leadership

Good Design is the new Mediocre

David Sherwin on his very cool ChangeOrder blog writes that:

Good design is the enemy of great design. This isn't to say that good design gets in the way of great design, since the latter is only possible when surrounded by the former. But our hardest...

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September 16, 2009 In Articles

Truths about Creativity

Creative Hands Image by: Dalydose I have been thinking about the relationship between creativity vs. design vs. where does it comes from. I have also wondered why some people, not just designers, are more creative than others? Here are some of...

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September 15, 2009 In Design Leadership, Industrial Design

Why there will be no Apple Mac Tablet

ipod-touch-apple-store iPod Touch marketed and positioned as a Pocket Computer I’m a firm believer that a good design strategy expresses the a product’s marketing concept, or great marketing should be a reflection of a design’s intent. They...

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