I don’t want to look like I’m crying wolf here, but certainly you can’t ignore the signs. From why design conferences should be better to how we should design ouselves out of consumer culture ending with Stark himself saying it’s all a bit shit really, things don’t sound too good for product design at the… Continue reading Design crisis anyone?
Silli web app of the day
Tweetclouds.
Unsustainable touchpoints
There’s clearly something wrong with the delivery of a service if it makes me think “oh what a waste”. This reflects poorly on the company, it’s brand and it’s supposed values, especially when I’m already aware I’m being unsistainable by using the service. 1st example: Last week during a doze on the Eurostar a member… Continue reading Unsustainable touchpoints
ABC 123
So according to the cleverness of the internets, I have 123 readers (through rss at least). That’s much bigger than I thought, especially considering how many blogs on “design” are out there. So I thought I’d stop and say: Sorry for the more than one paragraph-long rants. Sorry for the small type. Sorry for being… Continue reading ABC 123
Quote of the day
“Caring from a distance” The tagline for a telecare (read remote care for the elderly) conference last year. Somehow doesn’t quite get the point across.
Green restrictions
For a number of reasons, I was looking into cutting my Brussels visit short by a few days. Looked up on my 2 non-favorite super cheap airlines only to find that a flight from Brussels to London does not exist. That’s the first time a travel resctriction made me think “thank god!”. So I’ll just… Continue reading Green restrictions
Dark ages anyone?
Seperate random conversations with Pix and Rob and finishing up my Baudrillard book have put me in a philosophical mood, not sure what it all means for now, but thought I’d make a public note of it. FIRST: Heard through Twitter of this Muxtape phenomenon, essentially using our favorite tool, the internet, to once again… Continue reading Dark ages anyone?
Stuff
As a “frequent traveller” I really enjoy work that rethinks our relationships to maps and geography. I wish I could wear my trips on sleeves sometimes as it would help avoid the very long drawn conversation I need to have with people to explain why I love Europe so much and that the only North… Continue reading Stuff
One line service design
Got tagged by Marc of 31volts so here goes. This is how I would characterise service design: Getting a meal at MacDonald’s, getting a weekly vegetable delivery from Abel and Cole, ordering chinese takeout, going on your weekly supermarket run, getting your lunch from the office canteen, all the same thing, but not the same… Continue reading One line service design
Qu'est-ce que le design aujourd'hui?
Got this from god knows where, but thought I’d let Montrealers know about this evening next week.