You know it's the end of the year when everyone does their "Best of" lists. Fast Company's "Business Books of 2008" is one worth checking out. My favourite is Dan Roam's "Back of the Napkin": a guide for...
I've been a huge fan of Guy Kawasaki for a long time - especially since many people don't seem to know that he- rather than Steve Jobs - was probably the person responsible for Mac-evangelism.
Christoph Niemann has created a great story (with coffee and napkins!) of his lifelong relationship with coffee. While it isn't as disarmingly simple as Jessica Hagly's Indexed (where she diagrammatises something everyday on an index card), its charm lies in its embodiment of the content...
Service Design seems to be getting more and more attention these day. UK's Design Council has launched a new programme known as Public Services By Design, while the Netherlands recently hosted a...
Or as a poster on the IXDA put it: "Happy Birthday Mouse". There is a great BBC article up about it. Designing Interactions is also worth checking out. What's amazing is that since the mindblowing...
Last post I talked about branding going too far. This time though, it's more about when a bit of branding makes all the difference ... with those "404 Site Not Found" pages. Hongkiat.com have put together a great compilation of inspired 404 error pages.
I can't remember where I read it, but somewhere someone wrote that when it came to student protests, the placards by graphic design students - well laid out, clean, Helvetica - never seemed as compelling as the scruffy handpainted ones held by everyone else.
Since finding out about Mark Hurst's Good Exerience blog, I've been a huge fan. Also on my list of things to do one day is attend the annual GEL conference he is involved with organising. What's great about GEL is that it's truly interdisciplinary - you can see rising stars from design, art, computing, and general...
