Throughout the pandemic, a number of us have had to modify, change & completely replace established methods and tools for Design which was deemed normal or best practice just a …
Config 2021 & Keynote videos are now on YouTube
Config 2021 was inspiring & a treat this year – particularly facing the challenges we all have working remotely due to the global pandemic. If you are new or already …
A documentary titled RAMS, on legendary German designer Dieter Rams
A documentary about German designer Dieter Rams is in production for a release later this year. The documentary titled RAMS will be directed by Gary Hustwit, who directed Helvetica, Objectified, …
Top 6 Predictions for Service Design in 2016
Erik Flowers predicts what we can expect from service design over the next 18 months. The medium of your brand will become irrelevant. Touchpoint design will not be enough to …
How a team completed a design sprint in 3 days
Michael Sueoka, writes on the InVision blog about how their team completed a 5-day design sprint in 3-days. We couldn’t allocate an entire 5 days to this, so we had …
Amazon relaunches Dash with an IOT Button
Amazon has launched a redesign of the original Dash (which was a scan and point/click device) with a button version that lets you order products with a press of a …
Gallup blog series (2014) – The shifting landscapes for financial institutions
I revisit this 2014 blog post titled Looking Out for Customers’ Financial Well-Being Is Table Stakes for Banks and the blog series on the shifting landscapes for financial institutions. from …
Preserving expression, thinking & longevity within Design
Shane Hudson has written a nice article on 24 Ways which touches on an area I’ve been thinking a lot recently – preserving expression, longevity and thinking within Design. His …
Don Norman on Design Portfolios in BreakingIn excerpt
An interview excerpt of Don Norman on Design Portfolios has been published today in the BreakingIn book blog. The book is the compiled interviews by Amina Horozić of 100 Design legends …
Photos from IxDA London Durrell Bishop talk
Last week, a group of us attended the IxDA London talk by Durrell Bishop, one of the most respected Designers in London. His enlightening talk explored a different approach to …
Old GSM Networks could power the Internet of Things (IOT)
Technology Review writes about how Intelligent Machines could one day end up using the radio frequencies allocated of old GSM mobile networks. The Chinese city of Macau could be the …
I love this simple product
Saves a few fingers too! The Ippinka Multislicer
Different kinds of Design Principles
Uday Gajendar has written about the different kinds of Design Principles. http://www.ghostinthepixel.com/?p=901 He mentions at least 4 kinds of principles: Cultural Systemic Tactical Legendary
Service & Customer Experience Maps from Mel Edwards
A brilliant blog post by Mel Edwards on Service & Experience Maps.
What’s a customer experience map? It’s a graphical representation of the service journey of a customer.