Category Archives: Blog

Rob Girling Q&A on 21st Century Design Manifesto

 

Why do a “manifesto”? 21st Century Design is an attempt at a call to action for our industry. The tone isn’t quite as vitriolic as a “manifesto” but that’s partly because the people I would vilify in order to make … Continue reading →

 

IxDA at Artefact on December 8!

 

We’re excited to host the first of the event Seattle IxDA series focused on the “other” user (clients). We’re opening the studio on Thursday December 8 at 6.30pm to the design community and we welcome you to join us. Here’s … Continue reading →

 

I heart frameworks!

 

When we tackle a new design challenge, we are constantly faced with making sense of new domains, complex information, and huge data sets – in a very short amount of time. Imagine trying to understand how to help diabetes patients … Continue reading →

 

Siri meet Hal

 

If you’re an interaction geek like me you will already be familiar with this video Apple’s Knowledge Navigator* from the late 1980s, if you’ve not seen it check it out. It imagines the world of a professor in 2010, using a … Continue reading →

 

Artefact shares 21st Century Design vision at Seattle’s first Design Festival

 

Design Director August de los Reyes, will be conducting his next session onf 21st Century design at Seattle’s first Design Festival. The session, organized by Arcade Magazine, will take place at the Seattle Art Museum (SAM) on Thursday September 22, … Continue reading →

 

Trends Analysis: Maximizing Utility and Minimizing B.S.

 

“Trends analysis is all flash and no substance.” This is a fairly common comment I’ve heard from colleagues and acquaintances regarding the practice of observing trends in the world around us. Honestly, I can’t fault this sentiment.   There are … Continue reading →

 

Doctor No: Embracing the most important word in business

 

Recently I sat in on a webinar by Blair Enns and one of the points that stuck with me was this: “During the business development cycle, you want to get to “no” as soon as possible.” This seemed really odd at first. … Continue reading →

 

Googlerola

 

Since Monday’s announcement of Google’s multi-billion-dollar acquisition of Motorola, the media has been buzzing on what is the largest deal in Google’s history. While Google continues to reiterate that it is a protective move that allows using Moto’s patents to … Continue reading →

 

The Myth of Design Education

 

We must live differently in the 21st century, and in doing so, we must design differently.   Continuing with the series on 21st Century Design, August de los Reyes, will be presenting a lecture at HIVE AIGA on September 16. A one-day … Continue reading →

 

The impact of our choices: 999bottles

 

One of my biggest pet peeves is the disposable bottle. While some may consider it a genius marketing move to package tap-water and sell it for a premium (~$10/gallon), I struggle to find any redeeming value in the idea. The … Continue reading →