Business and design have not always been the best of friends. Design was often seen as the visual flare added to make your business look nice. It is an industry where opinion about colour or a particular style can be subjective. You might feel that what the designer has provided doesn’t suit your business, but […]
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Rise of the Bots We’ve all read 100’s of articles about bots by now, from how to build them to how they’ll change the world. Quite a lot of us ( including myself ) have probably tried to create our own or started to look into what this means for the future of design and […]
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At the time of redesigning and rethinking the TUSGSAL website, ( the web of the second largest bus network in Barcelona ) I wanted to solve the big usability issues that were obvious to me at first glance, which I managed to some degree by increasing usage by 370%. However, it fast became larger than […]
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Explaining your process to non-design thinkers Have you ever been in a meeting where it seems like everyone is talking different languages? Design, Marketing and Sales teams all seem to have a unique way to get their ideas across, but it’s often difficult to understand all points of view. Often it can seem like your […]
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The Evolution of Design, Or how I became a better designer. I’ve recently been thinking about how to define myself as a designer, when I started in the industry there were fewer specialties and more scope for me to explore different fields though my design work. As I’m currently in a position of attending interviews […]
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Looking for a new job isn’t easy. It’s a road paved with failure and rejection. Constantly making your way to the next interview and then waiting and hoping that maybe this time they’ll reply with good news. Lately, I’ve spent my time rewriting and redesigning my CV, creating profiles on thousands of sites, (some of […]
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I started out in the design industry over 20 years ago with a background in art, design and a basic level of programming knowledge. I even understood how to use Microsoft Access. (that’s a lie..:) I knew how to open it then just got confused) A lot has changed since then, we probably don’t even […]
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We looked at how design can inform and aid business development and what my understanding of what design thinking and strategy can provide beyond the old idea of design as aesthetic. But what are these concepts exactly and how can they actively help in business? ‘Design Thinking’ as a concept is often associated with David […]
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Memorable design isn’t about following the latest trends, creating branding for a company based on what is fashionable at that moment in time. (however much some companies will ask for exactly that) Good design is something that you barely notice the first time you encounter it. The best example that I always come back to […]
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There pressure to succeed at social media has never been greater. If you’re not getting social, you are missing out on one the biggest opportunity in modern business. Now brands have a direct line to their existent and prospective customers. As a brand, you can chat with millions of users across the world, whenever you […]
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