By Adam Silver - February 7, 2012
It used to work something like this: when you had a design problem, you called in the pros. Let's say you sought the ultimate ergonomic office chair, or a device that redefined portable audio. You called in the industry elite to create an innovative product for you. For decades, we've approached design as the province of experts. But in recent years, there has been an explosion of user-generated design. Talented people are going it alone and bringing their designs directly to market.
By Luke Williams (卢克*威廉姆斯） - February 6, 2012
人们常常说：“苹果公司根本就不需要作消费者调研。”这句话通常会被作为反驳各种“需要作市场调研”观点的开场白。而事实上，苹果公司的设计人员也会进行相关的市场调研，只不过他们所做的这种市场调研不是你能够从消费者行为学的教材中找到的那些传统的调研方式。苹果公司所做的市场调研是对其产品被使用时的一种非正式的、即兴的敏锐观察。是否具有深刻的洞察力与天赋无关，关键在于意识。
By frog Shanghai - February 5, 2012
frog上海工作室近期成功举办了Love What You Make急速面试活动。本次活动邀请了16名从事设计相关行业的学生朋友们参与其中，他们与12名来自frog的团队菁英分享了其精彩作品并获取到来自青蛙们独到的意见、建议、经验与灵感。
By Tim Leberecht - February 5, 2012
Following a year in which “people power” was the rallying cry from the Arab Spring to Occupy Wall Street, the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2012 in Davos, which ended last Sunday, might seem like an elitist anachronism, but it is worth noting how the WEF over the past few years has tried in earnest to include voices from civil society as well as younger generations – from new, very active communities within the WEF such as the Young Global Leaders and the Global Shapers to – this year – even Occupy Davos. The result: As a “platform for multi-stakeholder dialogue between business, society, and politics” (in the words of WEF founder and executive chairman Professor Klaus Schwab), the WEF is more relevant than ever (full disclosure: I am a member of the WEF Global Agenda Council on Values in Decision-Making).
By frog Shanghai - January 31, 2012
您是否一直关注科技、文化、经济以及设计的发展趋势？ 想要发表自己的独到见解吗？想与更多的意见领袖分享自己的经验和体会吗？ 快来参与frog的调研活动并与我们分享您的真知灼见！
By frog Shanghai - January 30, 2012
Love What You Make 你是否准备好在设计界展露头角大放光芒？你是否对自己的作品充满激情？你是否愿意与青蛙们一对一分享你的作品并获取他们独到的意见与建议？
By Fabio Sergio - January 26, 2012
A version of this article also appears on FastCoDesign.
One could argue that Steve Jobs’ prominence in the collective imagination of what a truly innovative business leader should think, say, and do has only strengthened exponentially after his recent demise. As it often happens in the case of similarly influential, seminal figures, the hard recollection of facts and of “what really happened” gets quickly out-shined by references to memorable, albeit often anecdotal, events in that person's life. These are the stories that tend to be told again and again until they take on the aura of myths, and as even the modern Greeks can easily attest most human beings tend to embrace myths, especially when they come wrapped in compelling narratives involving a hero.
Along these lines one could also argue that Jobs’ near-ubiquitous biography has been instrumental in this still ongoing “mythification” process: If you happen to work as a professional in the creative industry, countless conversations these days start with a client, a colleague, or even a friend quoting a passage from the book, and one can can come to see this state of things either as a precious conversation starter or as an unavoidable reference to someone whom you're expected to either praise or criticize.
By Kristina Loring - January 25, 2012
Student loan debt, a burden for the majority of young Americans who pursued higher education, was brought to the forefront when it became a tangible demand of the Occupy Wall Street Movement this fall.
By Jon Freach - January 24, 2012
During course reviews with students at the Austin Center for Design, where I am a professor, our faculty saw a concerning pattern. Many of our students were inhibited, some even fearful, of actually making things. Luckily, they were seeking advice and direction on how to use their hands and actually experiment.
By Martin Ruegg - January 18, 2012
Having been in San Francisco for nearly a year, I was excited to head back to Switzerland this Autumn and revisit my roots. In October the Alps are still free of snow and the grass is a lush green. An ideal time to explore the Confederation Helvetica.
