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July 07, 2006
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Image source: Cab Ride (Ecstasy)So what, you may ask, is "Mental Masturbation"? Well the first logical assumption that comes to mind is procrastination. Actually, though, it's not quite what I would call procrastination. Let me explain. A design lecturer friend coined that term over a lunch chat after a major design critique. We noticed that both design students and …
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Once in a while designers really need to get out and do something different. It looks pretty clear that Pixar Animators have a lot of pent up needs and really need to get out more! I wonder how it impacts the Disney brand? In 80 whimsical pages, the collection of vintage-inspired artwork is a voyage into ...
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Wii Love Golf, sorry I mean We Love Golf is the latest Wii Golfing game that hit the shelves in Japan middle of this festive month of December. Created by Camelot and published by Capcom, the game seems to be a mix of Mario golf cartoon characters and the more serious but disappointingly Tiger ...
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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 …
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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 …
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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".
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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?
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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 …
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