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	<title><![CDATA[Our Kickstarter Industrial Design Picks for Week 21]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Design Sojourn was originally conceptualized to live on the confluence of the Internet and Industrial Design. As such, one of the biggest shakers to bubble up from this confluence is the crowd-funding platform Kickstarter. Kickstarter is changing the way we design and make things. I'll even go as far as to say that even the definition of Designer is changing. From today, we …]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 05:00:53 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Presentation Skills I Learnt From Pecha Kucha]]></title>
	<link>http://ping.sg/item/Presentation-Skills-I-Learnt-From-Pecha-Kucha</link>
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	<description><![CDATA[I was shocked how hard it was preparing for Pecha Kucha Night. Even after seven iterations, I was still not done! Despite being a seasoned presenter, Pecha Kucha was a brand new experience and a challenge indeed. For those that don't know, Pecha Kucha is a gathering of creative minds to share what they are passionate about. As creatives like to talk, Pecha Kucha runs its …]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 21:13:41 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[I’ll be presenting at the next Pecha Kucha Singapore 2012!]]></title>
	<link>http://ping.sg/item/I-ll-be-presenting-at-the-next-Pecha-Kucha-Singapore-2012-</link>
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	<description><![CDATA[I'm going to be presenting at the 4th Pecha Kucha Night here in Singapore and speaking about "How design makes people's lives better".]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 15:16:33 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Hyperfocus]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[A little change of pace in today's blog post. I can really relate, as I'm sure you can, to this cartoon by N.C. Winters for Freelance Switch. It does on occasion happen to me, but it gets more frequent when I'm mulling over a serious problem. How about you dear reader?]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 20:59:59 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[What it Means to Have a Designer as a Startup Founder]]></title>
	<link>http://ping.sg/item/What-it-Means-to-Have-a-Designer-as-a-Startup-Founder</link>
	<dc:creator>designsojourn</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[So it looks like The Designer Fund, a VC fund that specifically invests in Startup companies that have designers as founders is starting to gain traction. It seems that suddenly everyone seems to have an opinion on the premium placed on designers.Brace yourselves! I'm going to join the fray with my 2 cents worth simply because I find that many people seem to miss what the …]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 22:40:43 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Chip Kidd on Designing Books]]></title>
	<link>http://ping.sg/item/Chip-Kidd-on-Designing-Books</link>
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	<description><![CDATA[I was presently surprised to find out that Chip Kidd presented at TED.]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 18:20:43 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[When Designing Experiences for Humans, Consider Common Psychological Behaviors]]></title>
	<link>http://ping.sg/item/When-Designing-Experiences-for-Humans-Consider-Common-Psycho</link>
	<dc:creator>designsojourn</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[Often designers design stuff (products/services/i nterfaces etc.): to fit user personas, to solve problems, to make it beautiful etc. but don't often consider the how it psychologically interfaces with the user. Such user experience design draws heavily from human psychological behaviors that are a result of millions of years of evolution. These behaviors will not change …]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 22:37:12 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[The Journey to Becoming a Designer is Never Easy]]></title>
	<link>http://ping.sg/item/The-Journey-to-Becoming-a-Designer-is-Never-Easy</link>
	<dc:creator>designsojourn</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[Design Juices recently published an interview with Michael DiTullo, a designer I greatly respect, where he shares his insights and challenges he faced to get to where he is today, namely a Creative Director at Frog. (Actually it seems he is now the Chief Design Officer at DEI Holdings, Inc. Congrats Michael!)I fully relate to the stories he shared, and it seems almost every …]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:49:09 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Plastic Classic by Pili Wu]]></title>
	<link>http://ping.sg/item/Plastic-Classic-by-Pili-Wu</link>
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	<description><![CDATA[Pili Wu, a Taiwanese Industrial Design student, does an interesting mash-up between an ubiquitous plastic stool and an expensive Qing Dynasty hardwood chair.]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:16:57 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Dumpling Steamer by Jia]]></title>
	<link>http://ping.sg/item/Dumpling-Steamer-by-Jia</link>
	<dc:creator>designsojourn</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[This Dumpling Steamer by Hong Kong based Homeware maker Jia (It means "Home" in Mandarin) really appeals to me. They have managed to reinterpret and modernize this iconic product, and yet still maintain its simplicity, function and meaning. Well done.Check out more images after the jump.]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:43:17 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Design is a Connector in Business]]></title>
	<link>http://ping.sg/item/Design-is-a-Connector-in-Business</link>
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	<description><![CDATA[Ton Borsboom, my ex-colleague at GE/Fitch (a General Electric and Fitch joint venture in Asia), and now Senior Director at Philips Design Consulting, shares his view about how design and designers need to be connectors in today's business by reaching across all touch points and stakeholders. I also like how he proposes that companies should engage with designers at the very …]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 23:27:07 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Businesses should Tell a Story and Plant Many Seeds]]></title>
	<link>http://ping.sg/item/Businesses-should-Tell-a-Story-and-Plant-Many-Seeds</link>
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	<description><![CDATA[Guy Kawasaki, at a Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Lecture Series at Stamford, shares insights on why start-up businesses should tell a story and plant many seeds. I believe that any company (not just start-ups) interested in getting their products (or services) out there or wanting making a difference will find his few words of wisdom very useful. You will find this very …]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 21:46:13 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Go Ahead, Design the New Business]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Oh how did I miss this? The Design the New Business documentary, aired first in Asia at the recent Design Film Festival 2011, is now available online and shamelessly embedded here.]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 21:07:25 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Decision Fatigue is Why Designers Need to Respect Consumers]]></title>
	<link>http://ping.sg/item/Decision-Fatigue-is-Why-Designers-Need-to-Respect-Consumers</link>
	<dc:creator>designsojourn</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[It was not very long ago that the world was filled with objects like the dreaded VCR. That piece of crap was supposed to make our lives better by recording our favorite TV shows so that we could do more important stuff like going for dinner. It was however so difficult to use, that most people, I bet, just bought a long play VCR tape and started recording the moment the left …]]></description>
	<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 23:47:42 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[The Inverted Bike Shop]]></title>
	<link>http://ping.sg/item/The-Inverted-Bike-Shop</link>
	<dc:creator>designsojourn</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[It's funny.As a kid I loved riding bikes. What I loved even more was tinkering with them. I had this classic Chopper (you know, with that smaller front wheel?) that I hacked up and lighten so that I could do bigger jumps. My boys size BMX was a mish-mash of parts that was a result of my lengthening limbs.]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 18:06:09 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[How to Steal like an Artist?]]></title>
	<link>http://ping.sg/item/How-to-Steal-like-an-Artist-</link>
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	<description><![CDATA[Picasso said: "Good Artists Copy; Great Artists Steal".This controversial quote is more relevant than ever in today's design industry. We now live in a world where the majority of things we need to survive have already been invented or designed. And no, you don't really need that iPad.]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:32:50 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[12 Reasons Why The Apple Design Process is Nothing Special]]></title>
	<link>http://ping.sg/item/12-Reasons-Why-The-Apple-Design-Process-is-Nothing-Special</link>
	<dc:creator>designsojourn</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[You would probably have caught wind of Sir Jony Ive's rare interview with the London Evening Standard by now. I was not going to blog about this as figured that this would become a pointless re-post. Except something dawned on me as I read the post. My suspicions that Apple's Design Process is nothing special was confirmed! While I would encourage you to read the entire …]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:44:22 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Design Sojourn Rebranded!]]></title>
	<link>http://ping.sg/item/Design-Sojourn-Rebranded-</link>
	<dc:creator>designsojourn</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[Our Facebook fans had a little treat last week, when they caught wind of Design Sojourn's new look. Developed together with my friends from Black Design, this rebranding initiative was targeted to coincide with our first massive Workshop Project. Since our consulting work has taken up most of the time required for articles here at Design Sojourn (Sorry!), I thought it would …]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:14:07 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Instaprint – The location based photo booth for Instagram]]></title>
	<link>http://ping.sg/item/Instaprint-The-location-based-photo-booth-for-Instagram</link>
	<dc:creator>designsojourn</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[via kickstarter.com About time. Back it on Kickstarter.]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 10:57:02 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[iPad 3rd Generation Retina Display is Not just a Spec]]></title>
	<link>http://ping.sg/item/iPad-3rd-Generation-Retina-Display-is-Not-just-a-Spec</link>
	<dc:creator>designsojourn</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[Ryan Block from gdgt believes that the new 3rd Generation iPad's retina display is not a specification upgrade, but a transformative experience.]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 11:57:06 +0800</pubDate>
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