Archive for the Misc Category

A cool friend of mine is doing a research to find a more accurate meaning of “cool” when talking about products. As Dr. Eden Yin, University Lecturer in Marketing at The Judge Business School, Cambridge University, UK, says:

“Cool” is a word often used to describe anything attractive or impressive. In the context of products, the word is used to describe a class of products that stand out by possessing features that captivate consumers.

Realizing the bottom-line importance of creating such products, firms are increasingly trying to inject a “coolness” element into their offerings. But what is “cool”? “Cool” is highly subjective, and without a deeper understanding of “cool”, any attempt to create “coolness” is destined to fail. This survey sets out to investigate this poorly understood yet important concept. In particular, this study examines what defines and drives product coolness.

Now you too have the chance to be cool and participate on the survey. Please take a few minutes to give your cool point of view. Thanks! :)

I discovered this cool slideshow generator that can be easily integrated to the blog. It is a great tool for sharing a slideshow with other people. I’m using as an example the “What’s in your bag?” image pool that a friend told me about. (Thanks Gustavo!). I guess this could be used as an interesting tool for designers.

Roberto Fontanarrosa, the genius writer and humorist, passed away today. I was a fan of his work and will always remember him with love.

- And does this TV have a channel selector?

- Of course… and it’s so selective that sometimes it doesn’t pick any channel at all.

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I just noticed that a camera we designed with the Kodak team has been awarded a Red Dot Award for Product Design.

Congratulations to all the people involved in the project!

Hello!

This is my firs post. I’m still configuring the site and learning about the WordPress technology. Hopefully this will be up and running in a couple of days.

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My best,

-nico

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