Design Thinking

A Sense of Place

Friday, September 12, 2008
By Mark Ruiz
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.... »

Design for Social Impact

Monday, August 18, 2008
By Mark Ruiz

Well, this video certainly combines two of my passions : social development and design thinking. The fact that it’s IDEO’s Tim Brown makes this a must-see : »

Imagine the Future

Wednesday, July 23, 2008
By Mark Ruiz
Imagine the Future

The Industrial Design Society of America (IDSA) recently had its annual Design Awards, definitely absolutely inspiring stuff. For an online slideshow of all the winners, click on http://images.businessweek.com/ss/08/07/0717_idea_winners/index.htm. Out of the litany of jaw-dropping design, there was one awardee in particular that got my online attention … a Bronze Awardee called the Mobility Vision... »

Gas Boys and Experience Design

Friday, July 18, 2008
By Mark Ruiz
Gas Boys and Experience Design

Maybe it’s the fact that gas has hit P60 per liter. But even prior to that godawful threshold, I’ve already grown to be so irritated by gasoline stations and the way they’ve trained their pump boys. The first thing they barrage you with is the absolutely presumptuous “Sir, full tank?” Uh, not really. You... »

Inovent Celebrates World Industrial Design Day

Sunday, June 29, 2008
By Mark Ruiz
Inovent Celebrates World Industrial Design Day

Ever wonder why your wrist hurts after spending long hours in front of the PC? That keyboard and mouse might be the cause. The solution? Industrial design. Industrial design is the applied art where aesthetics and usability of products are improved. In other words, it’s where function and form meet. This widely used yet... »

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