Category: design
My 2015 in books
Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself, (I am large, I contain multitudes.) Walt Whitman had my reading interests down pat. …
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As the year draws to a close, reviews of the year appear as do predictions for the future. The latter are inevitably rooted in …
Luxury watches and tech: who is driving whom?
Luxury products, it seems, are being trampled over by technology-enabled products enticing luxury customers. Apple created its own version of ceramic enforced gold. The …
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Nearly everyone has an opinion on “robots“. My nerdier friends get excited and talk about the latest advances; my sociologist and anthropologist friends shake …
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I occasionally play a game with my friends, where I rapidly say some words aloud and they respond with the first visual image that …
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This week’s links on design-thinking and design come right after I shared some observations made on a recent trip to India. Apple is giving …
Design stories from recent travels in India
This post has no photos. None that I took anyway. Because taking photos is hard, while we navigate badly designed situations. When we don’t …
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This series took two weeks off due to urgent travels, but we are back now. This week’s readings discuss Purpose and Meaning. Fast Company …
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The luxury sector is negotiating the tight rope between its traditional exclusivity and the open-all-hours, democratising nature of the web. It is a fascinating …
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This week, we have interesting ones on leadership even though much more is written about business leadership than political leadership or personal leadership. In …