Journal

Update 037. Is Product Design Doomed?

Update 037. Is Product Design Doomed?

One of the reasons I was drawn to a career in product design, was the prospect of bringing something into the world that wouldn’t otherwise exist. Design has been evangelised...

Update 037. Is Product Design Doomed?

One of the reasons I was drawn to a career in product design, was the prospect of bringing something into the world that wouldn’t otherwise exist. Design has been evangelised...

Update 036. The Importance of Space

Update 036. The Importance of Space

I’m 2 weeks late. I’ve always given myself a little flexibility around my monthly release date but never this much. It has been an incredibly busy month and the end...

Update 036. The Importance of Space

I’m 2 weeks late. I’ve always given myself a little flexibility around my monthly release date but never this much. It has been an incredibly busy month and the end...

Update 038. Is Kickstarter Still Worth it?

Update 038. Is Kickstarter Still Worth it?

I will never forget when I discovered Kickstarter. The premise was beautiful. True democratic design in practice. Anyone could develop a product, launch a campaign and raise funds directly from...

Update 038. Is Kickstarter Still Worth it?

I will never forget when I discovered Kickstarter. The premise was beautiful. True democratic design in practice. Anyone could develop a product, launch a campaign and raise funds directly from...

Update 034. Making as Therapy

Update 034. Making as Therapy

We’re obsessed with productivity - continuously trying to squeeze out that last 0.5%. Or maybe that’s just me? The goal posts for productivity have been pushed further still now that...

Update 034. Making as Therapy

We’re obsessed with productivity - continuously trying to squeeze out that last 0.5%. Or maybe that’s just me? The goal posts for productivity have been pushed further still now that...

Update 033. Materials Matter

Update 033. Materials Matter

Do the materials we use in our everyday products really matter? It’s easy to get bogged down in the detail when it comes to understanding the impact of our design...

Update 033. Materials Matter

Do the materials we use in our everyday products really matter? It’s easy to get bogged down in the detail when it comes to understanding the impact of our design...

Update 032. How much design do designers actually do?

Update 032. How much design do designers actual...

An Uncomfortable Question I had a realisation a little while back that I had gone a whole week without actually designing anything. Most designers didn’t get into this industry to...

Update 032. How much design do designers actual...

An Uncomfortable Question I had a realisation a little while back that I had gone a whole week without actually designing anything. Most designers didn’t get into this industry to...