Design Droplets welcome’s our newest writer Liam Mugavin. Liam is an Australian Industrial Design graduate currently residing in Japan. I hope you enjoy his posts and insights on Design in Asia.
Archive for February, 2010
The Loop is the new kid on the block in the online portfolio hosting space in Australia. It also gives companies searching for creative talent some innovative new ways to search. I recently interviewed The Loop co-founder Pip Jamieson to find out more about this fantastic new site, chat about taking the entrepreneurial leap, what creatives can do to market themselves or to land that dream job, plus lots more.
Coffee & Connexions is a free monthly networking event run by Design Droplets. The purpose is to connect designers in order to share experiences & ideas over coffee.
JooYoung Oh shares insights into the actual processes behind Design Research. JooYoung Oh is a US based design researcher who has extensive experience conducting design research for companies such as Dell, Whirlpool and Samsung.
Without inspiration designers wouldn’t be designers and their demise would follow relatively speedily. Keeping the fount of insipration flowing can be difficult. Here are 12 ways that will help you keep a river of ideas and inspiration running.
Less and More – The Design Ethos of Dieter Rams is a must for any designer. It provides a holistic look at Dieter Rams, Braun and their work in a beautiful constructed and well curated volume that will be an excellent addition to any designers bookshelf.
A stunning observation wheel and flying tram hub/flying tram concept by design studio Buro North to replace the failed Southern Star in Melbourne, Australia.
While you may not know Mac Funamizu by name you will probably know his work including the redot winning ‘Future of Internet Search: Mobile version’ concept. Although Mac is not a professionally trained product designer, he is already making waves in the design world, amongst both design fans and professional designers with his fun designs that inspire and mesmerise.
Design Droplets contributor Anna Lorenzetto recently conducted an interview with US based design researcher JooYoung Oh. JooYoung has extensive experience conducting design research for companies such as Dell, Whirlpool and Samsung. In the following two part interview and soon to be accompanying case study JooYoung speaks about the various aspects of Design Research including a definition, it’s benefits and the utilisation of stimuli in the research process. Other discussion points include co-designing, involving stakeholders in the research process and JooYoung speaking about her design practice. I hope you enjoy this interview and take the time to share your thoughts on the topics in the comments.
If you are based in Asia and you are looking at studying Industrial Design in Australia at Swinburne University or University of Technology Sydney then this is your chance to meet some of the faculty from these institutions.
