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Design

Watch “Great User Research (for Non-Researchers)” with Steve Portigal 

In this talk, Steve Portigal explains how to do great research for non-researchers, and tells us how to be more effective in the three main elements of research: planning research, conducting research, and acting on research.

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Readings

Self-Portrait: Hasso Plattner Institute of Design

The Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford University, commonly known as d.school, is a design thinking institute founded by SAP co-founder Hasso Plattner, with ties to the Hasso Plattner Institute in Germany.

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Information Technology Personal Trend Watching

Travel Journal: The Computer History Museum

I share my visit to the Computer History Museum in San Francisco, expressing nostalgia for iconic technologies like the Apple II and reflecting on the impact of Silicon Valley on their design and tech career. I provide tips for designers to explore the museum’s rich design history and draw inspiration from the intersection of design and technology.

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Design

Watch “How can we Build Human-Centred Products” by Kim Goodwin

In this talk at Mind the Product, Kim Goodwin urges us to Build Human-Centred Products and not be data centered

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Design

Watch Kim Goodwin’s “Bring Back Human-Centered”

In this keynote at IxDA’s ILA 2018, Kim Goodwin talks about how designers can keep human-centered values at the center of our practice […]

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Design Readings

Watch Chris Clark’s “Everybody Knows When You’re Talking To Your Mother” talk on Interaction’14 | IxDA Conference

A crash course in sociolinguistics, and a challenge to find the messages hidden in your own words […]

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Information Technology Trend Watching

Internet in Brazil: São Paulo on top 10 most ‘instagrammed’ cities in 2013

The city of São Paulo was the fifth city in the world in 2013 with more pictures and videos posted on social media network application Instagram, according to a list of cities and popular places disclosed by the application on recently […]

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Design Readings

Watch Erik Spiekermann’s “Type on Screen” talk at Creative Mornings

Jür­gen Siebert runs the Creative Mornings section for Berlin. At the 13th Creative Morning in Berlin Erik Spiekermann gives a 20 minute introduction to Type On Screen […]

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Design Software

Autodesk featured on “100 Best Companies to Work For 2012” list in the U.S.

Autodesk has been recently ranked #52 in Fortune’s Magazine 2012 list of “100 Best Companies to Work For” in the U.S. […]

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Design Innovation

Watch Sunni Brown’s “Doodlers, unite!” talk at TED

Studies show that sketching and doodling improve our comprehension — and our creative thinking. So why do we still feel embarrassed when we’re caught doodling in a meeting? Sunni Brown says: Doodlers, unite! She makes the case for unlocking your brain via pad and pen […]