Micro-Blogging via Twitter: This is bloody silly. I'm picking and clicking on things on my desktop just like someone is picking on left overs on the table.
Wow a burst of link love and pointers from all my friends today seem to revolve around this theme. So I thought to compile it all right here in one place!
1) Managing Successful Client and Designer Relationships: Adaptive Path Blog.
2) Managing a Product’s Experience seems to be the key these days: Core77 Blog.
Transcendent product design is a matter of philosophy and approach. The reason product development has gone wrong is that people stop at the worst time—when the solutions are most convoluted. What Eastman knew, what Jobs knows, is that you have to go beyond; you have to think about the experience people are having.
3) Managing a Creative Environment, perhaps in your studio?
5) Managing the Future of Design!
Martin Konrad’s recent master thesis in industrial design explored the areas of design democracy, personalization, and mass customization. A great read.
This is interesting. In the many portfolios I have seen, rarely have I seen a portfolio that clearly indicates if it was group work or a project done with a team. If fact, it happens so infrequently that I sit up and take notice when a portfolio actually has credits.
In today’s Internet environment the term “don’t take a dump in your own backyard” is becoming more and more relevant as your “backyard” has become a lot bigger than you think. [ Continue Reading ]
This looks like it’s been out for awhile, but the Guru of Graphics has recently launched his book of wisdom that I’m sure will be a massive hit. I’m going to get it, at the very least for the “type candy”! [ Continue Reading ]
It is about time someone designed one that has totally broken the traditional configuration of a Dump Truck! It is really impressive how this designer re-thought how one would operate, and then used that insight to designed a break-through product. Absolutely amazing concept, and sure sign of the amazing pedigree of Chinese designers to come. [ Continue Reading ]
On two separate occasions, I had a similar discussion with two designer friends. One of which was a very senior designer almost two decades older than I. We were discussing how designers have “Use by Dates” and how we all will eventually get there. This is because the older designers would eventually get surpassed by new blood that has access to new training, technologies, skills and thinking.
So I pondered: “How can designers remain relevant in today’s fast pace design world?” [ Continue Reading ]
DT is an award winning, multi-disciplinary industrial design leader that specializes in strategic design and product realization programs that drive successful brands and businesses. This blog catalogs his journey on "How to do good industrial design, create clever products, and master the business of design".
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