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A former colleague at the design council has started a service design consultancy in sfo… worth checking out, i wonder why they moved away from London though.
Archive for December, 2007
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December 23, 2007links for 2007-12-19
December 19, 2007-
These fine people are looking for designers at the moment, apply before the 11th of Jan 08. I’ve had fun working with them at the Design Council.
Blogging as an active thing i don't have time for at the moment…
December 19, 2007I’ve been working a lot and I admit, more than is probably required by your average human. I barely keep on top of email, check the odd flickr photo, haven’t opened my RSS reader in weeks, haven’t done my Xmas shopping and barely managed to squeeze in a haircut after 2 months without one.
I think I need a new generation of portable technology that let’s me keep up with the world when I’m on the go (what do you mean cell phones already do that?).
Give me till saturday and I’ll be back on track I promise!
links for 2007-12-12
December 12, 2007-
damn, i realiy am dating a superstar programmer. Dopplr on BBC news
links for 2007-12-11
December 11, 2007-
Service design conference in Belgium this month with a selection of the usual suspects, live|work, experientia, etc… go see it!
Design whassat?
December 10, 2007I’m slightly baffled at what’s going on in design at the moment. Never more has the term “designer” meant something completely superficial, not so useful, egocentric and unsustainable. And at the same time, in business circles, the term “design” is being hailed as the great solution to a changing economy and market. Has the concept of design diluted itself so much we can’t tell one from the other?
When I was taught industrial design , it was always about problem solving. If the problem wasn’t valid, didn’t affect enough people or the research was poorly done, then the professors would shoot you down. I still feel that’s a great academic approach.
When did design start being about “making a statement”? Is it because it’s easier to think of a general public of “all” as opposed to a public of “some”. Is it because it’s easier to produce just the one piece than to care about bigger production and it’s impact. Is it because designers envy the glamour of art? Is “designer” a new way to say “applied artist”?
I don’t have an answer to these yet… but we should collectively come up with some and quickly if we want to still know what design is supposed to stand for.
A few links that brought this up:
+ Design is the problem by Nathan Shedroff.
++ But is it art? at Intersections07
+++Philippe Starck @ TED.
links for 2007-12-09
December 9, 2007-
Really interesting promo from the tate modern where you send them your favorite pics.
links for 2007-12-06
December 6, 2007-
Nice simple video that explains the relationship between product design, consumerism, sustainability in a very digestible way.
links for 2007-12-05
December 5, 2007-
Nice little video with Matt explaining Dopplr to his mum
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I’ve been waiting for this for a long time.. fucking fabulous coming from such an important figure in design.
links for 2007-12-04
December 4, 2007-
New kid on the “free mobile” block
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Really frustrating to hear all this crap about design aspiring to be as loved and as glamourous as the art world in the UK
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Go check it out if you’re in NYC!
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The drive to make events more sustainable is really a bit of an illusion.
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Really cute and says a lot about children’s expectations of technology… a keystroke to get food, i want!