Category Archives: Design

Cool design

Business – New school

November 17, 2005 Alexander Leave a comment

David Heinemeier Hansson is one of the hottest names in IT right now. He's been developing something called Ruby on Rails, which is a tool for developing web applications. Now Denmark has become too small for David, and he's left for Chicago, better to work with his compatriots at 37signals, one of the most admired … Continue Reading ››

Design, Philosophy, Quotes

Design and paradox

November 2, 2005 Alexander Leave a comment

Another person I met at the WorldBlu Forum is Ralf Beuker of Design Management. He spoke on design thinking and on the value of embracing paradox. This is a recurring theme on my blog - here are a few examples:

The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of … Continue Reading ››

Design, Innovation, Quotes

Quote

October 16, 2005 Alexander Leave a comment

Increasingly, people seem to view complexity as sophistication, which is baffling - the incomprehensible should cause suspicion rather than admiration. - Niklaus Wirth

Art, Design, Silly

You have time

September 20, 2005 Alexander Leave a comment

What a weird and wonderful idea: A daily planner spanning not one year but 82 years - the average life expectancy of people in the western world. Look how thick that thing is! So what exactly is it you don't have time for?

Via Kottke who went to a design conference and … Continue Reading ››

Change, Design

Creativity day

April 21, 2004 Alexander Leave a comment

April 21 is international innovation and creativity day. Do something weird and wonderful today.

Then be normal and boring for the rest of the year :o)

Design

The one year shop

February 17, 2004 Alexander Leave a comment

A new fashion store in Berlin, the Comme des Gar?ons Guerrilla Store, will stay open for a year and then close whether or not it makes money, according to this article in the NY Times.

Instead of spending millions to build or renovate a building, Comme des Gar?ons spent just $2,500 to … Continue Reading ››

Art, Design, Science/Technology, Silly

Hektor, the swiss graffiti robot

January 30, 2004 Alexander Leave a comment

Gizmodo put me onto this extremely cool swiss graffiti robot, which is basically a spray can, a computer, two steppper motors and some string. Check out the video of the robot painting a work of art for an exhibition, it's a sight to behold.

Reading about that project made we want to … Continue Reading ››

Design

Is Arena a lap?

November 11, 2003 Alexander Leave a comment

One of the many fascinationg people I've met at the Practice of Peace conference is Max Gail, who runs an organization called lap. This is based on the metaphor of a lap. We all have one, and it is, among other things, wher our kids sit to hear a story or to feel safe.
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Change, Design

Dust devils

November 3, 2003 Alexander Leave a comment

I found this quote from my favourite book, Neal Stephenson's Cryptonomicon, on Chris Corrigans website.
Randy spent plenty of time chasing and carrying out impromptu experiements on dust devils while walking to and from school, to the point of getting bounced of the grille of a shrieking Buick once when he chased a roughly … Continue Reading ››

Design, Happy At Work

Bionic office

October 2, 2003 Alexander Leave a comment

Does the way your office look affect the way you feel at work? Of course it does, and Joel Spolsky knows this and has gone all the way in designing an office that is beautiful and functional.

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