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Jack of all Trades – The Grandfather of Multi-disciplinary Thinking?

Posted by: Maryam Nabavi, at 8:17 am on August 4, 2010

OK. We hear about the shining results of multidisciplinary design and the benefits of it in understanding the user’s needs and producing inclusive products. More and more design companies are adopting the culture of having a broad range of team members with different backgrounds that collaborate in...

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Bell’s new internet service limits usage to 7 hours a month.

Posted by: Ryan White, at 7:58 pm on July 13, 2010

I was really excited when I saw that Canada was getting some new DSL services that would give customers access to faster speeds and start making things like real time HD streaming video a reality. If you are not in Canada and haven’t heard, Bell has a new service that offers speeds up to 25Mbps download...

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Articles, Explorations

From Touch To Feel- Part 3

Posted by: Mathew Lincez, at 9:03 am on May 21, 2010

How will this shift and change the way products are defined, shaped, and made? Will it make products or services easier, better, more enjoyable, more intuitive or more meaningful to use? Consider the following scenarios: Mobile Location Based Services: You’re tired and cranky after another distressingly...

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Bygone Nostalgic Design VS. the Emerging World.  Part 2

Posted by: Jesse Diephuis, at 8:03 pm on May 20, 2010

To address better ways of integrating Transportation in Urban environments requires a very wide-angle perspective lens in order to view the whole scenario of life in an urban environment as well as those in and around the  emerging world. It requires that we put ourselves on the same streets of the...

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Bygone Nostalgic Design VS. the Emerging World.  Part 1

Posted by: Jesse Diephuis, at 10:01 am on May 18, 2010

Traditionally, the notion of Beauty and Elegance is what makes classic examples of automotive design, which is designed to encourage observers to dream about an irreverent future.  In the early days of the 1920’s and 1930’s these notions of dramatic proportions were predicated on people who lived...

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Sustainability Encourages Apparel Recycling

Posted by: aperez, at 1:16 pm on May 5, 2010

Its officially Springtime- the weather is warming up and outdoor running season is in full swing. My sports apparel however, has taking a beating in the winter months and I need some new, fresh, and light clothing to inspire my Spring fitness routine. When it comes to activewear performance is key, but...

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Classifying Crowdsourcing Platforms

Posted by: Patrick Glinski, at 9:15 am on April 27, 2010

Modeling the role of crowdsourcing in an organization’s innovation process.

Innovation used to be referred to be a virtuous and closed cycle. Spend money on research, develop a new big idea, create a new product, reap the benefits, and do it all over again. These days, the model of closed innovation has cracked. A workforce with less organizational loyalty, faster time to market,...

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From Touch To Feel- Part 2

Posted by: Mathew Lincez, at 12:44 pm on April 23, 2010

So what do we (and the brands we live by) gain by replacing our buttons with pixels and graphics? The answer is: possibilities. Touch opens a wider variety of interface and application options not constrained by old degrees of interaction physicality. It has improved on the accessibility and experience...

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Meet these Eco-friendly Innovators on Earth Day

Posted by: ltse, at 12:00 am on April 22, 2010

Recently there have been a few great and green projects that have caught my eye and feel the need to share these innovations with all of you… The Clever Little Bag by Puma Recently Puma announced the Clever Little Bag that will reduce their environmental footprint. As a shoelover, a shoebox is...

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Do you tell the client they’re wrong?

Posted by: Patrick Glinski, at 8:57 am on April 20, 2010

We’ve all been there before. A request gets dropped on our desk that looks for the right answer to the wrong problem. When it happens, you’re put in a tough situation… so what do you do?

On April 20th, I participated as a judge in the interactive portion of the National Advertising Awards. Joined by a crew of seasoned interactive veterans, we evaluate 15 submissions. While I can’t share what ideas won (you’ll need to wait until May the 12th to find out), I can let you in...

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