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.
Dec 28th
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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...
Dec 27th
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Dec 27th
“No one promised us tomorrow.”
– Hawaiian Proverb Tim O’Reilly
Dec 21st
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“If Agile is the teachings of Jesus, Scrum is every abuse ever perpetrated in his...”
– James Turner Tim Bray
Dec 17th
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Dec 17th
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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
Dec 15th
Augmented Reality is Overhyped and Abused →
Dec 10th
Shut up! Announcing your plans makes you less... →
John Siracusa
Dec 9th
MUJI: “Best” becomes “enough” →
Dec 9th
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Google pushes QR codes for small businesses →
Also, a relevant tweet. UPDATE: The NYT’s take
Dec 8th
The Waning of the Graphic Logo? →
The NYT observes punctuation replacing iconic logos
Dec 7th
Dec 7th
“If you’re not thinking about people, all the time, in everything you do,...”
– Dave Winer Arc90
Dec 4th
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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
Dec 4th
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