December 2009
16 posts
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The Experience Imperative →
Ken Fry’s manifesto for industrial designers rings true for physical and interactive designers of all stripes…
…except for his call to “[label] yourself an experience designer.” As lovely as the title is, it doesn’t mean much. Improve your work, not your title.
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Inside the Nokia N900 Hackerbox
To promote ‘hacking’ on Nokia’s open Linux-based N900 device, they commissioned a high-tech puzzle box. The mysterious, shiny black box could only be opened through a USB connection.
After entering the secret phrase, the box automatically opens, and smoke (!) pours out. Inside, eager developers find an N900, plus other geeky goodies. Footage of the demo...
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No one promised us tomorrow.
– Hawaiian Proverb Tim O’Reilly
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If Agile is the teachings of Jesus, Scrum is every abuse ever perpetrated in his...
– James Turner Tim Bray
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Holographic Architectural Imaging
Zebra Imaging claims their on-demand holographic printing service is cheaper than model-building, and more accurate.
Despite a near-certain price disparity, such a product could immediately take the high-end market from out-of-home lenticular ads.
LittleMonsta & Core77
Augmented Reality is Overhyped and Abused →
Shut up! Announcing your plans makes you less... →
John Siracusa
MUJI: “Best” becomes “enough” →
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Google pushes QR codes for small businesses →
Also, a relevant tweet.
UPDATE: The NYT’s take
The Waning of the Graphic Logo? →
The NYT observes punctuation replacing iconic logos
If you’re not thinking about people, all the time, in everything you do,...
– Dave Winer Arc90
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We have all been living on the edge of the Greenland ice sheet; we just didn’t...
– The Arctic Is Melting Tim Bray