December 2009
37 posts
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Dec 31st
What Does Design Work Smell Like? →
via @JoaoMendonca
Dec 30th
“Apricot by Ben Briand (in association with Nespresso): http://bit.ly/8LbyJB -...”
– vd
Dec 30th
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Nectar // communication and new media studio //... →
Dec 30th
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Matthias Dittrich Portfolio 5* →
Dec 30th
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What Is Good Design?
Good Is Accessible Good Is Functional Good Is Well Made Good Is Emotionally Resonant Good Is Enduring Good Is Socially Beneficial Good Is Beautiful Good Is Ergonomic Good Is Affordable (via @danieltsantos) Design Fact Finder (at Design Council) To find evidence comprehensively proving the importance and value of businesses using design.
Dec 30th
“Take a break.”
– http://creativeblock.monomoda.com/
Dec 28th
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“swissmiss | Japanese design principles http://ow.ly/QzSm”
– danieltsantos
Dec 28th
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“If it’s not ready, it’s not ready. Keep going.”
– http://creativeblock.monomoda.com/
Dec 28th
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AVA Books Catalogue- Spring 2010 (pdf) →
Dec 26th
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webmania. 2.0 →
Dec 26th
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Dec 26th
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Levitate Architects →
Dec 26th
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what about 2010?
Which are your wishes for 2010? Quais são os teus planos para 2010?
Dec 26th
in progress
Doing some research for a paperwork, a computer purchase and new year’s wishes/plans. :)
Dec 25th
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engine service design →
British service design and innovation consultancy.
Dec 19th
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Dec 19th
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Dec 18th
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A Bit Rich: Calculating the real value to society... →
This report takes a new approach to looking at the value of work. We go beyond how much different professions are paid to look at what they contribute to society. We use some of the principles and valuation techniques of Social Return on Investment analysis to quantify the social, environmental and economic value that these roles produce – or in some cases undermine. Free pdf download. Sugestão...
Dec 18th
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Dec 18th
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It's the open-minded approach to ideas and...
On December 4th, Tim Selders, partner of Park, posted a message about design thinking, quoting Tim Brown, CEO of IDEO, the original name-givers of design thinking, on the recent WIRED of December 2009 (UK) article “Reinventing British manners the Post-it way”, by Ben Hammersley about the subject. Brown defines it as “a set of principles that can be applied by diverse...
Dec 18th
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How consistency builds brand loyalty
Article on how consistency is important to brand loyalty. If there is such a thing! “Customers who have a consistent positive experience of your company will return for more. In fact, they will return time and time again. They will become loyal customers and will bring others with them to purchase your product or service, enrolling them to be part of your ‘brand tribe’. Sounds great, and...
Dec 17th
“RT @preciousforever: IDEO holiday greetings http://bit.ly/5oRV7C | Superb!”
– imarkus
Dec 17th
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Dec 17th
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“Have more fun. If you’re not having fun (or at least enjoying the...”
– 50 Ways to Foster a Culture of Innovation. Invent, Iterate, Improve, and Innovate (video)
Dec 17th
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Dec 17th
“Firms that think like designers stand to win huge new markets and profits.”
– Tim Brown, CEO of IDEO, interviewed by The Economist. Who is he? http://www.ideo.com/thinking/voice/tim-brown/ Book: “Change by design”, http://www.ideo.com/cbd Blog: http://designthinking.ideo.com/
Dec 16th
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“Work harder than anyone else”.”
– After School Special: Advice for emerging designers. AIGA
Dec 15th
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Dec 14th
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Dec 13th
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Dec 13th
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feliz ano... tacanho
A revista do i de hoje fala de algo que, indubitavelmente, nos afecta a todos. A tacanhez, característica do ser tuga, e que é transversal a tudo o que fazemos ou pensamos. Somos sovinas, mesquinhos, avarentos e pequeninos, e velhacos. Para a nossa portugalidade e para a nossa evolução, o que, sem termos intenção ou sem prestarmos atenção, catapulta os nossos talentos para outros países. Tanto...
Dec 13th
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e as redes sociais?
Ontem à tarde participei num micro-debate sobre social media no HubPorto, em duas horas interessantes de troca de ideias. A Worklovers promoveu o debate, através de Domingos Pereira. A par, estive com Rui Silva (http://artesfinais.com/), arte-finalista freelancer, que pretende, com o seu blog, colmatar a falta de informação sobre técnicas de arte final para design e outras informações da web e do...
Dec 13th
ListenSoundtrack of (500) Days Of Summer, Sétimo Som,...
Dec 12th
restart
time to reschedule and redo. New portfolio http://bit.ly/6psZaC and new blog http://bit.ly/7JYp1w.
Dec 12th
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Dec 12th
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ISDT’09 e logística de serviço
Nostalgicamente, falo da International School for Digital Transformation, que ocorreu de 20 a 24 de Julho, numa semana que obrigou a muita ginástica mental e física, a muita adrenalina, e um desafio às capacidades de organização e resposta ao segundo do Staff na helpdesk, constituído pela Filipa Mora, Pedro Almeida e eu própria. Conhecer uma instituição como a Reitoria da Universidade do Porto,...
Dec 12th