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September 14, 2009 In Design Leadership

Doing More with Less is where Design is really Needed

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...

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September 11, 2009 In Design Leadership

iPhone App for Design Managers

Design Management App by Lunchbreath Very fun concept iPhone App for Design Managers by Lunchbreath. Via: Core 77...

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September 10, 2009 In Industrial Design

Birds on a Wire are like Music Notes on a Score

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...

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September 10, 2009 In Industrial Design

Work in the Kitchen with Only One Hand

One Hand Kitchen 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...

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September 9, 2009 In Design Leadership, Industrial Design

Repair is the new Recycle

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...

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September 8, 2009 In About Design Sojourn

Come join me at the ICSID World Design Congress 2009?

ICSID World Design Congress 2009 - Early Bird Some time in May I announced that I am helping organize the ICSID World Design Congress 2009 that will...

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September 6, 2009 In About Design Sojourn

Join the Design Sojourn Facebook Fan Page Now!

Edit: We have now an easy to remember Facebook page URL: http://www.facebook.com/designsojourn. Thanks for all your support and see you there!

facebook-page The last time we announced we had a Facebook goup and we...

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September 3, 2009 In Design Leadership

Is there a Divide in Design?

tweet-convo1 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...

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September 1, 2009 In Industrial Design

For Those that want More out of their Clocks

qlocktwo clock cherrycake color 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...

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August 31, 2009 In Design Leadership

Why not forget Design Thinking and try Multidisciplinary Thinking instead?

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...

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August 4, 2009 In Articles

5 Steps to a Better Design Brief

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...

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July 30, 2009 In Designing Designers

There is a Difference between Good Presentation and Good Content

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...

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July 24, 2009 In Design Leadership

Looks like Innovation moves Markets, not Design

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

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July 17, 2009 In Design Process

Steps to Creating an Engaging Product Experience

Steps to Creating an Engaging Product Experience Click here for a bigger picture! This little chart was inspired by my Interaction Design colleagues. If you come from...

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July 15, 2009 In Industrial Design

Better Surfboard Designs!

thomas-mayerhoffer-surfboards 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...

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July 14, 2009 In Designing Designers

Sometimes Designers need to Walk the Path on Their Own

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...

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July 9, 2009 In Designing Designers

How to be the Best Designer in the World?

Yo Yo Ma - Cello 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...

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July 6, 2009 In Industrial Design

Is this another Apple Inspired Fad in the Works?

jabra-docking-station 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...

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July 3, 2009 In Design Leadership

Why are Businesses so Interested in Design Thinking and the Design Process ?

I have been watching ”Design Thinking” very closely for a long time now, often amused on how it is unfolding in both the design and non-design industries. At this time I’m curious it is evolving, and having strong suspicions on how it can be...

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July 3, 2009 In Industrial Design

Reinventing the Coffee and Tea Cup

coffee03 c8- h10- n4- o2 by Gilad Davidi Beautiful work by the students from The Shenkar College of Engineering and Design, Ramat Gan. They were tasked by their lecturers to re-invent the Coffee (and Espresso) or Tea...

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