Archive: Of Interest

The of interest section of the home page changes every few days. Old links are organized on this page by the date that they were posted on the home page.

December 4
- made to stick: what makes an idea compelling and memorable
- "let there be an iPhone"
- the original iPhone launch, 2007

November 28
- less is more
- death by powerpoint. common mistakes

November 23
- the cost of thanksgiving dinner
- thanksgiving patents 
- how to loose money raising turkeys

November 20
- lessons learned from Steve Jobs
- Ames room! Make one
- optical illusions
- motion illusions
- rotating illusion
- Gestalt psychology
- your demos suck

November 14
- flashback: Debird and debug
- flashback: Bruins and Canadiennes visit 2.009. Inattentional blindness

- name generator
- fast naps!
- design education is tragic!

- paper prototype test of a UI
- UI paper prototyping
- app for paper prototyping an app

November 11
- Something's amiss!

November 10
- simple prototyping
- workplace safety: my last day at home depot
- mad CAD
- time lapse from space
- red square. Can you survive?
- monarch chrysalis

November 7
- the safety dance

November 4
- flashback: a smashing critique!
- flashback: sub-theme beavers
- trumpna mahna

October 27
- assembly visualization
- the importance of models
- 99 life hacks
-Gestalt psychology
- what's the trick?
- frogger

October 21
- asme code of ethics
- two headed snakes
- marry an idea: war of currents
- pirate code of ethics, wikipedia
- code of ethics for involution studios
- lumber Jill

October 17
- Gantt chart software (open source)
- 6 thinking hats
- wooden mirror
- painting and finishing techniques, making things look like plastic (video tutorial, .m4v)
- frogger

October 14
- the homer
- house of quality
- rex specs!
- the making of a skirt
- Rio time lapse
- asteroids

October 13
- Product teardowns. See the video

October 11
- the popinator
- how projects work
- sheep art
- singing robot

- organizational superflocks
- superflock, the TED talk
- design is changing your life

Ocotber 9
- tips for successful projects

October 5
- teardowns!
- the unseen hours

Ocotber 1
- changing behavior. Fun theory
- by design... 
- the shape of ideas
- ride the bus!

September 26
- sketch modeling tutorials
- sketch model wind sculpture
- cardboard cameras
- cardboard models
- ball drop. Use mouse to draw
- collective intelligence in groups

September 23
- Google analytics: Building a team

September 21
- sketch modeling tutorials

September 20
- balloon towers, the video!
- flash back. Theme reveal
- ideas presentation tips from communication instructors
- font size vs. distance for a typical sans serif font
- the power of a nap
- mind mapping
- 10 tips for 2.009
- an unsuccessful idea pitch
- a matter of perspective

September 15
- designing user studies
- clients, users and customers

September 13
- segway!

September 11
- running team meetings (pdf)
- messy rooms

September 9
- creativity cheat sheet (.pdf)
- group brainstorming tutorial

September 5
- 2015 build challenge: once upon and idea
- secret of success: grit
- creativity crisis
- fast food restaurant ice!