July 2010
23 posts
Jul 30th
Jul 30th
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“Whatever fortune brings, don’t be afraid of doing things.”
– Herman Melville
Jul 28th
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“A smile is the chosen vehicle of all ambiguities.”
– Herman Melville
Jul 28th
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Jul 28th
Genesis of the Leatherman
via Popular Mechanics
Jul 27th
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Jul 27th
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Jul 23rd
“Vision without execution is hallucination”
– Thomas Edison
Jul 22nd
Some of the best industrial designers I know, were initially trained in the crafts of boatmaking, cabinet-making, watch-making, architecture or traditional typesetting. I think this helped them understand the nuances of their craft, and get a superb eye for relevant detail, early on. If we were to suggest equivalent crafts in the digital domain, for a young interaction designer to train in. What...
Jul 22nd
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WatchWatch
The Attenborough Design Group (by Tom Judd) very atoms, very bits.
Jul 20th
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Jul 15th
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“In a country with 23 million “ghost ration cards” in fictitious names and around...”
– CHHATTISGARH’S FOOD REVOLUTION - Home - livemint.com socially useful information system, driven by mobile phones with no internet access, just SMS and voice.
Jul 15th
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Jul 13th
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Jul 13th
“I’ve always been interested in innovative material combinations – for instance...”
– Dieter Rams
Jul 8th
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“It is true. I have no talent. What I do have is a lot of practice. And I am not...”
– I Have No Talent // RailsTips by John Nunemaker honesty and hardwork.
Jul 6th
“University of Sunderland Professor Gilbert Cockton …sees the digital as...”
– Spy: Articles: Interaction design (Blueprint)
Jul 5th