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Major update: Now: I am a strategic designer for Blast Radius until the end of April. I’m also doing some screen-based interaction design for Thinglink, Jaiku and Independent IP. Jan 28th to Feb 2nd: I taught a workshop on service design to undergraduate students at the Higher Institute of Integrated Product Development in Antwerp, Belgium.… Continue reading What i'm up to (updated)

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Apple are “computers for people who earnestly believe in feng shui.” Via The Guardian | Comment is free

As I mentioned previously I’ll be teaching a service design workshop at the Higher Institute of Product Development in Antwerp next week. This is the brief I wrote for them: “Industrial designers, in light of our growing environmental concerns, are being asked to be more and more “green” or eco-friendly, choose the right materials to… Continue reading Service design workshop brief

“You do not interfere in the affairs of a friendly country, you do not wish for the dismantling of a friendly country. Canada does not wish for the dismantling of France and France certainly does not wish for the dismantling of Canada.” My country is entertaining.

Snailmail experience of 2006: Sent package with RoyalMail in London to Bogotà, in Colombia in October 2006 … never made it to it’s destination. Now in 2007 I get book sent through Amazon.com to the Netherlands, (not Swaziland!) and i get this: Bastards!

That global warming is a hoax. Today in Amsterdam: Last month in Amsterdam:

So I thought that for my first actual post of the year I’d be a little audacious and inspired by this meme reveal 5 things about me. I’m not promising they’ll be interesting though : ) 1. I NEVER have cereal WITH milk in the bowl. I’ll always have a glass of milk on the… Continue reading 5 things about me

Once again, after my 2 summer geek brunches, I put together last night a new year geek apperitivo, seeing as the most italian of geeks: Massimo was visiting me. People present last night: Matt Biddulph Massimo Banzi Robert Gaal James Burke Tijs Teulings Jan Princen Karola Torkos Yasima Haryono & Robert

Matt pointed me to this the other day, and it’s become really how i’m making decisions these days. I also hope to keep taking risks in my life and jumping into crazy adventures and situations, it’s so much more fun that way : )