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Print-on-Demand… with Juice

By On November 11, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In Communityology, Cool Stuff, Design, innovation, Print-on-demand

Somewhere between “all things Print-on-Demand” and “Creating a Design Culture” lies a turbulent explosion of ground-breaking startups. These are people who are acting now on the growing creative potential of emerging technologies…

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I have a question

By On October 31, 2013 · 4 Comments · In innovation, Tech Innovation

Some thoughts about the evolution of Search, tech and people.

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Use Print-on-Demand to build your business identity

By On October 20, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In Design, Design for Surfaces, innovation, Marketing, Print-on-demand, Product Development

Print-on-demand, the ability to create custom items as needed—rather than in large quantities in anticipation of future needs—has become one of the defining phenomena of this digital age.

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Design: the power of novelty, the pitfalls of fashion

By On August 10, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In Creative Process, Design, innovation, Leadership

Discerning between the positive potential of novelty and the dangerous traps of fashion is tricky. There’s no formula for maintaining the necessary vigilance.

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Dream Big?

By On April 20, 2012 · 1 Comment · In In Brief, innovation, Leadership

Everyone seems to be reminding us to Dream Big.
I want to make sure these things are clear:

You don’t need to dream of Big Things, like Huge Projects, a Big Business, a Big House, or sales of a Kajillion Widgets. You can. I’m just clarifying that this is not what’s meant.

You need […]

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Seamlessly Tiling Wallpaper Posters

By On February 6, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Cool Stuff, Design, innovation, Pattern Design, People, Textile Design

I learned about Hanna Werning’s brilliant wallpaper posters from a blog post on Colourlovers, and can’t stop admiring them. What a cool idea!

The patterns repeat seamlessly from poster to poster, and there is plenty of room for improvisation. For my favorite design, called Tiles, Hanna […]

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Looking for Inspiration? Walk Past the Uninspiring

By On December 14, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In In Brief, innovation, Tools

A key part of getting yourself inspired is noticing when something is dragging you down.

Reading a creative journal (such as a design annual) can spark ideas, but not always. Sometimes it can be a weighty tome of trendiness, or worse – mediocrity. Bottom line: Hold to what you know inspiration feels like, and keep […]

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Honda Video “Failure: The Secret to Success”: Well Done

By On January 26, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In Cool Stuff, In Brief, innovation, Leadership, Making Projects Work, People

The best part is the silent moments as interviewees search for words—vulnerable, human faces. I showed this to my son, and would like you to see it, too.

After I posted this note, I happened to rediscover Only Human (site now defunct), “a community where people share stories publicly or anonymously about mistakes they’ve […]

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6 Things I Love About Twitter

By On January 22, 2009 · 4 Comments · In Communication, Cool Stuff, innovation, Social Networks, Tools

Viva la Revolution!

Granted, Twitter is noisy, overwhelming, confusing, and difficult to step into. It’s also incredibly vital, and potentially bottomless. I’m still experiencing regular epiphanies about business, collaboration, art and humanness. Half the fun is that I’m doing it together with others. It’s the biggest team effort I’ve ever seen.

Without further ado, here […]

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Inspiring Great Design: Be the Fuel

By On January 19, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In Design, In Brief, innovation, Leadership, Making Projects Work

To inspire great design, don’t teach design processes. A fixed set of design steps is more likely to stifle the unexpected bursts of breakthrough insight that newer designers can contribute to a project.

Instead, consider offering design challenges that help them discover and develop their own processes.

Here are some challenge ideas (always starting with […]

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Innovators Don’t “Keep Up”

By On January 16, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In Design, In Brief, innovation, Leadership

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Forget about “keeping up”.

It’s not fun, and it wastes an enormous amount of time and energy you could pour into dreaming up new stuff.

Just keep following your passion, and use the tools you need to make it happen.

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