http://www.designsojourn.com How to do good industrial design, create clever products, and master the business of design. Tue, 13 May 2008 08:40:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 en http://www.designsojourn.com/2008/05/12/give-credit-where-credit-is-due/ http://www.designsojourn.com/2008/05/12/give-credit-where-credit-is-due/#comments Mon, 12 May 2008 14:04:19 +0000 DT http://www.designsojourn.com/?p=764 http://www.designsojourn.com/2008/05/12/give-credit-where-credit-is-due/feed/ http://www.designsojourn.com/2008/04/14/an-exercise-born-out-of-frustration/ http://www.designsojourn.com/2008/04/14/an-exercise-born-out-of-frustration/#comments Mon, 14 Apr 2008 04:09:40 +0000 DT http://www.designsojourn.com/?p=749 ]]> http://www.designsojourn.com/2008/04/14/an-exercise-born-out-of-frustration/feed/ http://www.designsojourn.com/2008/03/18/overcoming-barriers-to-creativity-in-a-corporate-environment/ http://www.designsojourn.com/2008/03/18/overcoming-barriers-to-creativity-in-a-corporate-environment/#comments Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:01:10 +0000 DT http://www.designsojourn.com/2008/03/18/overcoming-barriers-to-creativity-in-a-corporate-environment/ In a recent survey by our company, eight out of 10 in-house designers said it's difficult to convince senior management to accept ideas that deviate from the prevailing corporate style. And more than a quarter of respondents cited their company's unwillingness to take risks as the most frequent obstacle to creativity. ~The Creative Group After this quote, The Creative Group provides 7 suggestions on how to overcome barriers to creativity in the corporate world. Much of it is a no brainer, but a good reminder for all of us. My comments are listed after each point.]]> http://www.designsojourn.com/2008/03/18/overcoming-barriers-to-creativity-in-a-corporate-environment/feed/ http://www.designsojourn.com/2008/02/25/everyone-has-ideas-how-you-execute-them-is-what-matters/ http://www.designsojourn.com/2008/02/25/everyone-has-ideas-how-you-execute-them-is-what-matters/#comments Sun, 24 Feb 2008 16:01:24 +0000 DT http://www.designsojourn.com/2008/02/25/everyone-has-ideas-how-you-execute-them-is-what-matters/ Image by: Jane Fellow designer blogger KK has uncovered a great representation on the value of ideas in relation to a success of a business. Derek Sivers, in his post for O'Reilly, conceptualises an idea vs. execution formula, which I have reproduced here.]]> http://www.designsojourn.com/2008/02/25/everyone-has-ideas-how-you-execute-them-is-what-matters/feed/ http://www.designsojourn.com/2008/02/18/the-power-of-a-recommendation-gets-things-your-way/ http://www.designsojourn.com/2008/02/18/the-power-of-a-recommendation-gets-things-your-way/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:54:14 +0000 DT http://www.designsojourn.com/2008/02/18/the-power-of-a-recommendation-gets-things-your-way/ http://www.designsojourn.com/2008/02/18/the-power-of-a-recommendation-gets-things-your-way/feed/ http://www.designsojourn.com/2007/12/26/25-bad-habits-of-industrial-designers/ http://www.designsojourn.com/2007/12/26/25-bad-habits-of-industrial-designers/#comments Tue, 25 Dec 2007 16:01:44 +0000 DT http://www.designsojourn.com/2007/12/26/25-bad-habits-of-industrial-designers/ Image: Thumbs Down by CraigPJ About time I got to this one and I though it makes a great post to face the year end with!]]> http://www.designsojourn.com/2007/12/26/25-bad-habits-of-industrial-designers/feed/ http://www.designsojourn.com/2007/12/05/workout-that-portfolio-baby/ http://www.designsojourn.com/2007/12/05/workout-that-portfolio-baby/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:18:51 +0000 DT http://www.designsojourn.com/2007/12/05/workout-that-portfolio-baby/ http://www.designsojourn.com/2007/12/05/workout-that-portfolio-baby/feed/ http://www.designsojourn.com/2007/11/16/question-of-the-week-what-sort-of-industrial-design-education-should-i-take/ http://www.designsojourn.com/2007/11/16/question-of-the-week-what-sort-of-industrial-design-education-should-i-take/#comments Fri, 16 Nov 2007 04:26:49 +0000 DT http://www.designsojourn.com/2007/11/16/question-of-the-week-what-sort-of-industrial-design-education-should-i-take/ If I were to take up a course such as Engineering/Industrial Design double degree or take something up like Product Design Engineering, would it give me a better edge in the competitive world of jobs? Or would taking up a Bachelor of Industrial Design be sufficient to get jobs? Right now I'm tossing up between the two. Problem is that my maths is average and my chemistry is no better. (They are subjects required to get into the engineering courses) Oh, also, sorry to be intrusive, but what course did you do and where? Like did you just do a Bachelor of ID or did you take a double degree as well?]]> http://www.designsojourn.com/2007/11/16/question-of-the-week-what-sort-of-industrial-design-education-should-i-take/feed/ http://www.designsojourn.com/2007/10/13/question-of-the-week-how-to-move-from-drawing-to-designing/ http://www.designsojourn.com/2007/10/13/question-of-the-week-how-to-move-from-drawing-to-designing/#comments Sat, 13 Oct 2007 12:33:47 +0000 DT http://www.designsojourn.com/2007/10/13/question-of-the-week-how-to-move-from-drawing-to-designing/ ...the reason I wanted to contact you was to get some advice. Right now, I am trying to develop my sketching skills AS WELL AS my design skills. Unfortunately, I have not been able to tap into the thinking outside the box bit.]]> http://www.designsojourn.com/2007/10/13/question-of-the-week-how-to-move-from-drawing-to-designing/feed/ http://www.designsojourn.com/2007/09/21/how-to-be-self-critical-with-your-design-work/ http://www.designsojourn.com/2007/09/21/how-to-be-self-critical-with-your-design-work/#comments Fri, 21 Sep 2007 02:01:11 +0000 DT http://www.designsojourn.com/2007/09/21/how-to-be-self-critical-with-your-design-work/ http://www.designsojourn.com/2007/09/21/how-to-be-self-critical-with-your-design-work/feed/ http://www.designsojourn.com/2007/09/12/achieving-a-constant-state-of-design-readiness/ http://www.designsojourn.com/2007/09/12/achieving-a-constant-state-of-design-readiness/#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2007 00:15:14 +0000 DT http://www.designsojourn.com/2007/09/12/achieving-a-constant-state-of-design-readiness/ http://www.designsojourn.com/2007/09/12/achieving-a-constant-state-of-design-readiness/feed/ http://www.designsojourn.com/2007/09/05/question-of-the-week-can-a-design-employee-work-off-site/ http://www.designsojourn.com/2007/09/05/question-of-the-week-can-a-design-employee-work-off-site/#comments Wed, 05 Sep 2007 12:59:50 +0000 DT http://www.designsojourn.com/2007/09/05/question-of-the-week-can-a-design-employee-work-off-site/ "I mean to ask can a designer work from home AND BE PRODUCTIVE? And how might it affect the rest of the team?" It is quite a difficult question as there are a lot of considerations and here again it is a yes and no answer. With all our technology and the internet today, working off site is a possibility for any profession. The issue here comes when there is some sort of interaction required with other people or departments as well as a few other considerations.]]> http://www.designsojourn.com/2007/09/05/question-of-the-week-can-a-design-employee-work-off-site/feed/ http://www.designsojourn.com/2007/08/15/the-most-basic-and-probably-the-best-design-tip-ever/ http://www.designsojourn.com/2007/08/15/the-most-basic-and-probably-the-best-design-tip-ever/#comments Wed, 15 Aug 2007 14:05:14 +0000 DT http://www.designsojourn.com/2007/08/15/the-most-basic-and-probably-the-best-design-tip-ever/ http://www.designsojourn.com/2007/08/15/the-most-basic-and-probably-the-best-design-tip-ever/feed/ http://www.designsojourn.com/2007/08/13/icon-magazines-50-manifestos/ http://www.designsojourn.com/2007/08/13/icon-magazines-50-manifestos/#comments Mon, 13 Aug 2007 00:13:11 +0000 DT http://www.designsojourn.com/2007/08/13/incon-magazines-50-manifestos/ http://www.designsojourn.com/2007/08/13/icon-magazines-50-manifestos/feed/ http://www.designsojourn.com/2007/08/09/10-tips-for-guaranteed-concept-development-success/ http://www.designsojourn.com/2007/08/09/10-tips-for-guaranteed-concept-development-success/#comments Thu, 09 Aug 2007 08:12:40 +0000 DT http://www.designsojourn.com/2007/08/09/10-tips-for-guaranteed-concept-development-success/ http://www.designsojourn.com/2007/08/09/10-tips-for-guaranteed-concept-development-success/feed/ http://www.designsojourn.com/2007/07/30/how-to-get-recognition-for-your-design-work/ http://www.designsojourn.com/2007/07/30/how-to-get-recognition-for-your-design-work/#comments Mon, 30 Jul 2007 04:39:54 +0000 DT http://www.designsojourn.com/2007/07/30/how-to-get-recognition-for-your-design-work/ http://www.designsojourn.com/2007/07/30/how-to-get-recognition-for-your-design-work/feed/ http://www.designsojourn.com/2007/07/23/good-books-on-design-sketching/ http://www.designsojourn.com/2007/07/23/good-books-on-design-sketching/#comments Mon, 23 Jul 2007 01:50:16 +0000 py http://www.designsojourn.com/2007/07/23/good-books-on-design-sketching/ http://www.designsojourn.com/2007/07/23/good-books-on-design-sketching/feed/ http://www.designsojourn.com/2007/07/19/what-are-your-design-laws/ http://www.designsojourn.com/2007/07/19/what-are-your-design-laws/#comments Thu, 19 Jul 2007 02:20:42 +0000 DT http://www.designsojourn.com/2007/07/19/what-are-your-design-laws/ http://www.designsojourn.com/2007/07/19/what-are-your-design-laws/feed/ http://www.designsojourn.com/2007/07/08/visual-communication-principles-in-design/ http://www.designsojourn.com/2007/07/08/visual-communication-principles-in-design/#comments Sun, 08 Jul 2007 14:41:00 +0000 DT http://www.designsojourn.com/2007/07/08/visual-communication-principles-in-design/ http://www.designsojourn.com/2007/07/08/visual-communication-principles-in-design/feed/ http://www.designsojourn.com/2007/07/03/design-theory-7-elements-of-an-innovative-product/ http://www.designsojourn.com/2007/07/03/design-theory-7-elements-of-an-innovative-product/#comments Tue, 03 Jul 2007 01:20:27 +0000 DT http://www.designsojourn.com/2007/07/03/design-theory-7-elements-of-an-innovative-product/ http://www.designsojourn.com/2007/07/03/design-theory-7-elements-of-an-innovative-product/feed/