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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
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
Check out this very well written article by Dan Harding President of Whipsaw on “Doing More With Less: Using the Down Economy as a Design Brief”. Here is a snippet:
Contrary to logic, a good economy compromises quality more than a bad one. In good
Very fun concept iPhone App for Design Managers by Lunchbreath.
Via: Core 77
Birds on the Wires from Jarbas Agnelli on Vimeo.
This is what I call "critical insight"! Brazilian designer Jarbas Agnell saw something more than just
As the quality of life improves for all of us, one thing we will need to spend some time on is looking after our aging population. Again I expect Design to play a
I repaired a gramophone from 1910: The mechanism was broken. Therefore I attached my Iphone to the horn with a soft foam connective piece over the Iphone’s loudspeaker. This results in a wonderful sounds, especially
Some time in May I announced that I am helping organize the ICSID World Design Congress 2009 that will
The last time we announced we had a Facebook goup and we
A couple of weeks ago I posted a link on my Twitter account that lead to a write up by Bruce Nussbaum on The Latest Trends in Design and Innovation--And Why The Debate
Check out this clever reinterpretation of a wall clock called QLOCKTWO by multidisciplinary design agency Biegert & Funk. The QLOCKTWO clock visually spells out the time in
Dev Patnaik, in his well written article at Fast Company, reminds me of a big problem with Design Thinking: vagueness in its definition. Even here at Design Sojourn, we have tried, with limited success, to discuss and dissect its definition. Patnaik does not
If you look around you I’m sure you can find plenty of great advice on how to write a good design brief. Therefore I will assume that most of you would know what they are and how to do so. However I have
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
Image: Economy of Innovation by Smart Design. Click here for a larger size.
When I first saw this interesting illustration created by Smart Design, it did not resonate with me. Thus I only forwarded the image via my usual<a
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This little chart was inspired by my Interaction Design colleagues. If you come from
Thomas Meyerhoffer, a former designer at Apple, did what any designer would do when he was not happy with a product. He created his own. In Thomas' case it was his love for surfing and
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
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
Jabra Go 6400 headsets. Via: Fastcompany
When Apple launched their G3 "Bubble Gum" colored transparent iMacs in 1998, the world loved it. And as a result Apple was reborn. Unfortunately, the world loved
