March 2012
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“While you and I have lips and voices which are for kissing and to sing with, who...”
– E.E. Cummings
Mar 8th
January 2012
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Design Values 2012
This year I didn’t set myself new year resolutions or goals like I’ve done in previous years. Instead I’ve written a set of design values that I will review against each project I complete in 2012. I’m hoping this will allow me to make decisions on the direction I am taking in design rather than feeling I have to jump massive hurdles within a time period. To me, design...
Jan 10th
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November 2011
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Your Inner Three-Year-Old
A short extract from my current read, Mental Models… Adult: If you’re not going to finish your milk, please put your sippy cup in the refrigerator. Toddler: Why? Adult: That’s what we do. We put it there so it won’t go bad. Toddler: Why? Adult: Well, it will start to smell bad and eventually grow mould. Toddler: What’s mould? Adult: It’s slimy black stuff...
Nov 23rd
You're researching the creativity out of this...
The first paragraph of the foreward from Mental Models, my latest read… “You’re researching the creativity out of this project!” “I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard designers, developers and even business owners say this. It usually comes just after a project has begun. Designers just want to start designing, developers just want to start writing...
Nov 3rd
October 2011
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Oct 31st
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The effects of themed Lipsum on design
I used to find Lipsum useful. One of the big frustrations of being an agency designer was that we designed and built, and the clients did the content. When clients buy CMS, they think “Sweet! I’ve got this fantastic high-tech product that’s going to look after the content for me.” So while we were trying to get their site launched, the pressure is off them. Lipsum was...
Oct 31st
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September 2011
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Process, practice and inspiration
Love this… Hillman Curtis’ guiding principals for creative professionals: Accept doubt Honor your vision Create a persona Follow your faults Blurred target Learn from your enemy Surround yourself with beauty
Sep 14th
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Where do good ideas come from? The adjacent... →
Sep 10th
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“What you should really design is the memory, not the experience.”
– Don Norman
Sep 10th
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Think you're an industry leader? Not so fast. →
Sep 10th
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“Successful design is as much about how well you work with others as being a good...”
Sep 10th
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