Design Thinking
Heima and the Art of Happiness
I was in Heima – the brainchild of ubercool couple, culturati Bong Rojales and designer Rossy Yabut – for their Love2010 event last weekend. Heima is a lifestyle & home designs store in the center of the creative universe, Cubao X – which by no accident is also home to Rags2Riches. Love2010 – an... »
Design Meets Development
IDEO just released version 2 of it’s Human-Centered Development Toolkit. It’s essentially a free downloadable toolkit using Ideo’s design processes, as applied to the social development world. This was made possible through a collaboration with the Gates Foundation, IDE, ICRW, and Heifer International. This intersection of design and development is really a combination of... »
Why the Leaders of the Future Are Designers
In his new book Leaders Make the Future - Bob Johansen of the Institute for the Future builds a case for the new leadership skills needed for an uncertain world. Here’s his list : 1. Maker Instinct: The ability to exploit your inner drive to build and grow things, as well as connect with... »
The Story Behind the Inovent Electronics Logo
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Service is Part of the Product
Let me start by saying that i love HP. It’s not Apple-level cult-like love, but it’s gadgetlove nonethelss. HP designs are 21st century industrial-hip, functionally impeccable, and with an overall coolness factor to boot. Nowhere is this HP love more manifested in (2) gadgets i have that are so dear to me .. my HP iPaq... »
When Hi-Tech is Low-Tech
This is a practical lesson on User Experience and Over-solving a Problem. You see, I attended the Manufacturing Expo in Mall of Asia yesterday morning. The maximizer that I am, I decided to go early and drop by for a quick run at Fitness First MOA. Now, this Fitness First branch is new relative... »
Let Me Explain
SubPrime Primer View more presentations from Mark Ruiz. There’s been a maelstrom of content, discussion, and explanation on the ongoing US financial crisis. I’ve read and watched a lot of analysis and attempts to explain what exactly happened. In-depth interviews. TV debates. Immersive analysis. But perhaps no explanation has hit the nail on the... »
Products That Are People
I got myself a birthday gift yesterday. An iMac G4, the “lampshade” incarnation of this iconic computer. The funny thing is that I didn’t buy it to use it. I got it because I just love collecting lustfully designed Apple stuff. This Apple machine is not just a machine; It’s a piece of art.... »
Happiness for a Hundred Bucks
On our way to a brainstorming-consultation for Rags2Riches in TriNoma, Reese, Memey, and I chanced upon a street vendor selling these funky eyeglasses-moustache-torotot contraptions. The vendor-guy was actively playing with it as he walked under the unforgiving Saturday sun. I couldn’t resist. He just looked kickass dumb funny . And so I signalled his... »
A Sense of Place
At InoventDesign, we’re cooking up something radically exciting; a veritable gamechanger on technology. Unfortunately, i can’t divulge the devilish details … just yet. For the meantime, I’ll refer to it using our internal codename, Project Faith. Just yesterday, Brian Quebengco and I were brainstorming on how best to bring this baby into the world.... »
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