Tag Archives: good design

Designing the future of the world

This month’s issue of Fast Company features an article on a company called Participle, a non-profit focused on social change.  It is not just any company, however.  It is a team of designers.
I won’t repeat here what the article says, but the fascinating part about this company is that they are tackling age-old issues in [...]

Etch-a-sketch and the iPhone

In both the low-tech etch-a-sketch and the hi-tech iPhone, the device is merely a framework within which you are free to express yourself.  The key is that they are both so intuitive to use.
The classic etch-a-sketch…  What an example of great design.  It’s not an accident that it is such an iconic toy.  Creating something [...]

Election design

Yesterday, the presidential race finally ended with John McCain’s concession speech and Barack Obama’s victory speech.  One thing that I noticed was the impact of design on those final speeches.  Win or lose, each candidate was going to use the same stage setup that they eventually used to make their speeches.  Politics aside, the setting [...]