Chip Kidd on Designing Books
I was presently surprised to find out that Chip Kidd presented at TED.Chip is one of my favorite book cover designers. I especially like the cover he did for a book (which I own) on Concept Artwork for...
View ArticleWhat it Means to Have a Designer as a Startup Founder
So it looks like The Designer Fund, a VC fund that specifically invests in Startup companies that have designers as founders is starting to gain traction. It seems that suddenly everyone seems to have...
View ArticleDesign Manifesto 2012
When Tim Brown said that ”design is getting big again”, he meant that Design is moving (or has moved, in my humble opinion) from a form giving exercise and into the boardroom where is have become a...
View ArticleDesign Thinking Requires Storytelling. It Is Both An Insight Tool And An...
Stories inspire, motivate, and shift the way the people think and work. Many civilizations throughout history understood the power of storytelling. From ancient Egypt to modern China story- telling...
View ArticleDesign Is Everybody’s Business
It’s no surprise that the company behind the much-praised Aeron chair– Herman Miller– would embrace a compelling design ethos. The exquisitely-designed chair is featured in the Museum of Modern Art’s...
View ArticleSolving a 1976 or 2012 Problem
The year is 1976, Dieter Rams, who is most renowned for his innovative design work for Braun and Vitsoe, is on stage in New York talking about the importance of design as part of the business strategy:...
View ArticleSometimes It's Good to Be Third
When I first started working in digital back in the time of the dot-com bubble, many people obsessed about so-called 'first mover advantage'. Within the context provided by the digital goldrush of the...
View ArticleWhat typeface should we use in cars?
Firstly, thanks to the guys at Immersion Active eBrieffor listing this fascinating item of research.Question. What is the best typeface to use in cars that assists the eyes of older drivers. You could...
View ArticleHow Do We Design for the Everywhere?
How do we design for the everyware? How do we design without screens, visual cues, without interruption or having the opportunity to demand exclusive attention?read more
View Article20 Technology Trends for 2013
Frog Design has graciously shared their 20 technology trends for 2013, which includes the usual suspects such as mainstreaming of 3D printing and the further humanising of technology. No big surprises,...
View ArticleThe true colour of brands and true nature of infographics (1)
Thanks to my favouritestumble upon gimmick for finding new content and subjects, I discovered this read more
View ArticlePackaging - a design nightmare
Yesterday evening I had the pleasure of appearing on Radio New Zealand. Having spoken on a number of radio stations I must say I was really impressed with the professionalism of the station in its pre...
View ArticleHackers and Casuals
Pats linked to this fascinating piece from Ajay Kulkarni at GroupMe talking about the challenges of designing for different audiences within the Android user base. Android, he says, is the 'Platypus of...
View Article2 Approaches to Design and 4 Rules of Understanding Humans
I get this all the time. Whenever we talk about Design Thinking’s user-centered approach to finding opportunities and understanding your customer better, someone always reminds me that one of the...
View ArticleThe difference between a gadget and a product
A few weeks ago, social media “personalities” and tech gurus were so busy trying to out-swoon each other over Google Glass that no one seemed to want to ask the most obvious question everyone should...
View ArticleA Guide to Experience Maps
Adaptive Path has designed a nice little mini-site to share and showcase their guide to Experience Mapping. Very generous of them and too good not to share with you.read more
View ArticleWearables That Promise To Make Us Smarter. What's Next?
Do you wonder how we measure brain activity? Our brains communicate through the cell sending tiny electric signals to each other and the more signals the more electricity it will produce. An EEG can...
View ArticleDon’t Redesign Your Elevator!
Do you have a website redesign planned? If so, there might be a lesson in my first experience with a Schindler ID System elevator control installation.read more
View ArticleWhat Is the Value of Design?
The British Design Council has found that every £1 spent on design gives you over £20 in increased revenue, £4 increased profit and £5 in increased exports. A very nice and handy statistic to be...
View ArticleOpportunity Design - a New Perspective on Customer-Centred Innovation
The following problems continue to plague innovators:New product failure rates run at 75%-85%New business start-ups are even higher at 92% failure rateThere is a high degree of iteration in ideas and...
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