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March 31, 2012 In Industrial Design

Decision Fatigue is Why Designers Need to Respect Consumers

It was not very long ago that the world was filled with objects like the dreaded VCR. That piece of crap was supposed to make our lives better by recording our favorite TV shows so that we could do more important stuff like going...

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November 17, 2011 In Industrial Design

Look to the Past for Metaphors to Design for Simplicity

Is this a Blackjack table? Image from TiPb. Cliff Kuang, in his Fast Co Design article on The 6 Pillars of Steve Jobs' Design Philosophy, talks about Jobs "finding simplicity for the future in metaphors...

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September 10, 2010 In Design Leadership

Simplicity is about Valuing People

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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November 18, 2009 In Design Leadership

How Japanese Culture influences their Designs

I stumbled over a really interesting interview of Kenya Hara by Oliver Reichenstein from iA or information architects. This interview was part of a New York Times feature on a new fad in the US, making Japanese Bento boxes. Kenya explains...

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November 14, 2009 In Industrial Design

Minimalism, Simplicity, and our Complex Needs

A few weeks ago, I pinged on my Twitter Stream: “I have been musing if simplicity is overrated. Humans are inherently complex creatures. What do you think”? I got a few responses mostly disagreeing with my thoughts, with many people suggesting that we...

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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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