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Design Sojourn
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How to design and create clever products! A blog on industrial design, design entrepreneurship, design innovation, and design management.
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Notefolio folder by Poketo
I’m a man who loves his folders. Every since I started school, I always had a little fetish for those Japanese made frosted Polypropylene folders, especially those with refillable pages. I’m not sure why, but I guess it was probably the unusua...
The ICSID Congress 09 is less than a Week Away!
This post went out a little later than I expected, but I just wanted to remind all of you that the Icsid congress 2009 is but a less than a week away! If you are not planning on going, you can keep up to date with the action as I will be Tweeting li...
How Japanese Culture influences their Designs
I stumbled over a really interesting interview of Kenya Hara by Oliver Reichenstein from iA or information architects. This interview was part of a New York Times feature on a new fad in the US, making Japanese Bento boxes. Kenya explains that Jap...
Minimalism, Simplicity, and our Complex Needs
A few weeks ago, I pinged on my Twitter Stream: “I have been musing if simplicity is overrated. Humans are inherently complex creatures. What do you think”? I got a few responses mostly disagreeing with my thoughts, with many people suggesting t...
Foster Sustainable Behaviors through Fun
Piano Staircase: ”Take the stairs instead of the escalator or elevator and feel better” is something we often hear or read in the Sunday papers. Few people actually follow that advice. Can we get more people to take the stairs over the escalator...
An Updated Commenting Policy at Design Sojourn
From what the experts tell me about comment moderation, the best tactic is to leave a little note to remind visitors the following: Commenting Rules: I love reading your comments as it allows me to interact and learn from you. Being critical is fin...

