深センのメーカームーブメントから見えた日本のイノベーション生態系の向かう道1. ID World Tourとは？人間中心デザイン、いわゆる「デザイン思考」の老舗イリノイ工科大学のIDが今年から始めた ID World tour。今まで欧米圏＋ BRICというスコープでデザインのトレンドを見ていたアメリカのデザインスクールが、アメリカに人を呼び込むだけではなく、より積極的に世界各地に出て行ってデザインイノベーションの先端を理解し、そのエッセンスを新たなデザインのメソ…
Another Day in ParadoxThe British are as conservative as cats — like most people — and dislike innovation. So fooling around with the convention for escalators to have two sides — the right hand side for folks to stand and the left for people to walk — is likely to cause consternation. But it seems that…
This Week’s Creative Sage™ Tumblr Collection…Come Enjoy Whales & More at the Fort Bragg Whale Festival, March 18–20; Robert…
Too smart for facebook?Deeper reasons for the uptake of new social media networksIt interests me how the generations younger than me have changed their social media habits.
Interviews: The Power of PairsOften when engaging with users, we think about speaking to people one-on-one. This works in a lot of cases, especially when trying to uncover usability issues in a user test as we need the individual to focus on a task while observing them. If the project calls for a deeper…
It’s not a mirror, it’s a windowThe various social tools that young people use come with their own rules and etiquette, much of which is lost on the unsuspecting adults that use them in much more functional ways. Instagram is for photo sharing, right? So it would seem reasonable to share a lot of…
