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Simple usability advice here, from a casual observer.
I was sitting down in the shoes section while the girlfriend dissapeared and found herself some comfy plimsoles and notices people using the staff area door on the left here. The access panel (click through image to see notes) is about 1/2 a foot lower than the […]
I am a big fan of the Amazon recommendation scheme they have in place on the site which automatically recommends new products for you to try based on products you have already bought.
This works great for books, and I have found myself checking out the reviews of recommended books and even buying them. Bonus! Music […]
I have been thinking over the last few days about how a designer can improve his or her chances of being accepted for a job interview. One of the key things I think that is important, apart from the Portfolio, is the Cover Letter.
“Of course,” I hear you chanting by the thousands, but I was […]
I have read an article in Business Week recently titled “Keeping Your People Pumped.” It’s writted by Jack and Suzy Welch and they have some great points to make. Within the article, they cite that there are four important factors to keep you motivated within the workplace, aside from financial.
Recognition
Celebration
A Clear Mission
Balancing Achievement and Challenge.
Recently, […]
After spending an extra long weekend away from the office, I have returned to become utterly bemused and bewildered. During my dilly-dally away from the office my group within the company moved rooms. Now it’s only one room along and it’s a nice change from the room before, and although i have a window seat […]
For a lot of my drawing I have given up the ghost on ‘ye ole sketchbook’ when marker pens are involved, purely because they bleed more than a zombie in a shoot ‘em up. I have instead resorted to leaving my sketchbook for design ideas and pre-concept work and turned to a few different marker […]
Parallel thoughts in different times. Bright Minds, Beautiful Ideas: Bruno Munari, Charles and Ray Eames, Marti Guixe, Jurgen Bey. Edited by Ed Annink and Ineke Schwartz.
This is quite possibly the quickest book I have ever read in all of my learned history. Since setting the task for myself at the beginning of the year to […]
As far as podcasts go, i probably tend to download much more than I actually listen to. When i’m at home i tend to want to relax and listen to some music which i know sets off a certain mood. When i’m at work i try and pump something into my ear which i find […]
I came to the conclusion a while ago that optional warrenties offered by stores like Dixons, PC World, Comet, Curry’s and similar high street stores for electrical goods are at best a waste of time. I have also decided, more recently, that opting not to go for the additional warrenty is a blessing in disguise.
While […]
You have a great portfolio? But how do you get it seen?
Frequently i see magazines, websites and many other people acting upon their own free will offering great advice on how graduates can “get a better portfolio”. Whether you’re into graphic design, product design, photography, fine art, multimedia, engineering, interior or spatial, interaction or innovation, […]
Back in 2004 at my degree show i had the chance to meet Trevor Baylis. He had been a viting lecturer in the technology department for a while at Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College and during the degree show he chose to give an award to the most innovative student at the degree show.
Unfortunately I think […]