Foster Sustainable Behaviors through Fun
Piano Staircase: ”Take the stairs instead of the escalator or elevator and feel better” is something we often hear or read in the Sunday papers. Few people actually follow that advice. Can
Piano Staircase: ”Take the stairs instead of the escalator or elevator and feel better” is something we often hear or read in the Sunday papers. Few people actually follow that advice. Can
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
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
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
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
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
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. <img
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
Edit: Originally published Jun 29, 2006. Updated broken video links because I just bought a similar version to this toy! I could not stop laughing after watching this. This Razor Ramon character has got
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
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
Click image for a larger view! Thought I might share a quick snap of the workspace that I use 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
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
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.
I usually write posts like this over at TDOET.com (The Design of Everyday Things), but this one I though to share
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
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
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
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