July 2008

Notes from A Technique for Producing Ideas

July 31, 2008

A tiny book lent to me by a friend, which can be summarized in far fewer words still. The insights, however, are as strong as any. The book is a 20-minute read, and someone even typed it out online. It’s...Continue reading...

Notes from Expertise in Design

July 30, 2008

Victor Lombardi pointed to a research paper on design process (PDF) with some interesting findings. Excerpts and notes below. Notes Interesting distinction of exploration methods; I’ve found myself using both: Novice behaviour is usually associated with a ‘depth-first’ approach to...Continue reading...

2008 IDEA Design Award Winners

July 20, 2008

The IDSA has announced their 2008 Design Award Winners, with BusinessWeek. Some of my favorites: a digital camera for visually impaired people a cable connector that allows audio input or output from any of six jacks a 4-channel mixer that...Continue reading...

Words to watch out for

July 18, 2008

Hopefully a running list…words to watch out for in creative discussions. “[Insert mythical project name] will fix that” - deferring the hard work to another team or project “Everyone” or “no one” does something - a clear sign that there’s...Continue reading...

Nassim Nicholas Taleb's top life tips

July 17, 2008

From an interesting article in the The Sunday Times…most of these agree with even my experience. Scepticism is effortful and costly. It is better to be sceptical about matters of large consequences, and be imperfect, foolish and human in the...Continue reading...