Good design (per Dieter Rams)

I have this linked in another post, but it’s certainly worth its own explicit posting for folks to link to for future reference: Dieter Rams 10 Principles of Good Design…

Swiss Inspiration

One of the time-tested designs that still provides value and utility is good ol’ Swiss graphic and information design, characterized by a highly refined rational structure with minimal “embellishments” (ie,…

Software Design Resources

Here’s a listing of some resources that I provided at a recent guest lecture for design students at San Jose State University. Enjoy! —— Notes on the Software Design Process…

Jobs on Entrepreneurship

And a few words from Jobs on the hardcore challenges of being an entrepreneur, also circa 1995: I get asked this a lot and I have a pretty standard answer…

Steve Jobs on Organizations

A small departure from studio-based lessons from Andrei…now let’s hear what Jobs says about organizations vs. start-ups, circa 1995: One of the things that happens in organizations as well as…