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Spaces for Ideas: The New Prototypes are In!


Sorry friends, this post is a week later than promised. I have been caught up with a lot of work of late. So in the same spirit as my Expandable Book where I shared my first prototypes, here are some thoughts of the prototypes from my latest sketchbook designs.

In design, the process is always the same, but every problem and its solution is different.

If you have not already done so, check out my previous article previous article Spaces for Ideas: New Additions to the Family! to give you a better context of where I am coming from. The process this time was a lot quicker as we were more ready to roll then my first Expandable Book design. This was because of my eagerness to realize my concepts so that I can expand the range and that my sketch models were ready to be taken to the next level. It also helped that I learnt a lot about the book construction process with the successful launch of my technically difficult Expandable Book.

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Design Sojourn’s Brand New Beginning


Kohi Sunrise

Sorry for that cliffhanger of an ending in that last post, where I announced that I would be leaving Philips Design at the end of September. I like to be a little dramatic at times and I thought it would be a nice lead in to the story I’m going to tell you today.

So what, you may ask, am I going to do next?

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Design Needs More Heart


Image from the Little Thoughts Group.

Today, I have a guest post from my friend and a fellow industrial designer Tan Lun Cheak. Lun Cheak believes that design in Singapore, (and I dare say Asia and the rest of the world), needs to break out of the mass manufacturing of standardized soulless products and move towards authenticity. We can do so by adding more heart in our design. I hope you enjoy his Singaporean view point on design, and please share if you find his insights resonating with the type of design in your part of the world. I suspect it might be.

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Electrolux’s Asia Pacific Design Director Pernilla Johansson Shares her Story


Friend and ex-colleague Pernilla Johansson, Design Director at Electrolux, shares her story about her career in design and how she got into it. You might remember Pernilla in my interview with her during the 2009 ICSID congress on the Future of Food Preparation. Here are some selected excerpts.

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Gillette Shaver Hack born out of Desperation


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Will Products Disappear Because of Technology?


Check out this cool Retro TV inspired iPad dock by frog Creative Director Jonas Damon. What is even more interesting is his rational behind his design.

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How to Move Large Cardboard Boxes without Killing Yourself


Interesting. However, I think it could be a lot better if it was designed into the packaging itself, rather than as a throw-away (though recycled) add-on. What do you guys think?

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Discussion: What defines a professional designer?



@designsojourn Hi designsojourn, I wanted to discuss; What defines a “professional” designer? How would you define one?less than a minute ago via web

Sorry friends I had almost forgot this week’s discussion post until Duane Harrison triggered me with a question on twitter. I had little time for blogging this week as I have been pushing to close a lot of issues before a business trip to Hong Kong next week.

So what defines a “professional” designer? Join the conversation here and on twitter!

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About Design Sojourn

Design Sojourn is about a Design Translator's adventures in Design Leadership and the business of Strategic Industrial Design. DT is an award winning, multi-disciplinary industrial design leader that specializes in strategic product realization programs that drive successful brands and businesses.
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