Monthly Archives: September 2010

Listen to Russ Unger & Ross McClean’s “Living Personas – Visually Displaying Brand Insights and Connections to Consumers” talk at IA Summit 2010

In this session Russ Unger and Ross McClean examine living personas—an interactive and engaging format that goes beyond flat paper personas we are used to. They discuss how this technique will change your perception of personas, no matter what you think of them now, and how it can showcase how real people are behaving related to your brand, product, or project [...]

China, Technology, Innovation & the Environment: power generation capacity has exceeded 900 million kilowatts

China’s installed power generation capacity has exceeded 900 million kilowatts after a reactor under the second phase of Ling’ao Nuclear Power Plant began operations in Guangdong Province recently [...]

Don’t miss UX Hong Kong: FEBRUARY 18th, 2011

UX Hong Kong is a 1 day intimate UX program to learn, discuss, experience, share and immerse with some of the best UX international talent and local community from Hong Kong and Asian region. Our very own Daniel Szuc has invited speakers to provide snapshots and workshops on the topics of UX strategy, design research, mobile design and the UX toolkit. Everyone attending will have an opportunity to preview all speakers in the morning and then an opportunity to choose 1 workshop in the afternoon to go into a topic more deeply with one of the speakers [...]

Watch “3-D Printing Is Spurring a Manufacturing Revolution” video from NYTimes.com

A wealth of design software programs, from free applications to the more sophisticated offerings of companies including Alibre and Autodesk, allows a person to concoct a product at home, then send the design to a company like Shapeways, which will print it and mail it back [...]

China, Socialism & Consumer Behavior: Coke targets China drinkers as its major market by 2020

Coca-cola expects China to become the US soft drink company’s biggest market by 2020 on the back of consistently strong double-digit growth. It believes that the partnership with Shanghai World Expo 2010 can help the company reach out to more clients, a senior manager said recentl [...]

Watch Malcolm Gladwell’s “Spaghetti Sauce” talk on TED

Tipping Point author Malcolm Gladwell gets inside the food industry’s pursuit of the perfect spaghetti sauce — and makes a larger argument about the nature of choice and happiness [...]

Visual Communication in China: “Prohibition Surmounts”?

Chinglish 3, originally uploaded by Ai de ke.

China, Socialism & Consumer Behavior: Chinese consumers reluctant to spend

According to a survey conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), while Western companies have been counting on China to deliver solid economic growth numbers, its country’s consumers have been reluctant to increase their domestic spending, the Financial Times reports [...]

Listen to Daniel Brown’s “Eight Principles of Information Architecture” talk at IA Summit 2010

Daniel Brown talks about eight principles of information architecture that influence the rules and frameworks that govern the experience, why each is important, and why they are immutable [...]

China, Socialism & Consumer Behavior: China ranks #2 in countries with most plastic surgery procedures

In a recent survey issued by the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, China ranked No. 2 for most nip-tucked, right behind the United States [...]