Feb 23
This is a snapshop of an upcoming book by Jeremy Gutsche on the art of watching trends, identifying winners and innovation culture. The list mainly focuses on the trend hunting and ideation side, and Jeremy admits that he will focus on innovation more in his book. This will be interesting to contrast and compare to the work already out there. Perhaps it will be a Peter Drucker meets Jonathan Ive or something (theory + practice).
Here’s my short list:
- See a compelling vision for the future.
- Overcome obstacles and status quo till you puke.
- See it through to reality (vs. mediocrity).
- Do it again…
via Trend Hunter
Tagged with: Books • Innovation
Oct 30
The culture of KOYONO has kept us struggling between the traditional route for clothing designers (make samples, sell to store buyers, manufacture, ship wonder if customers like the stuff, wait for payment from stores, etc.) and a route much more in keeping with our outlook on the world. Web 2.0 and it’s adherence to open standards, open data, and social networks, appeals to us deeply. We have focused the bulk of our attention to serving customers directly and acting as a conduit for other designers as well as a feedback loop for the opinions of customers through out our history. Web 2.0 is, of course, about many of these same principles. This article, The Habits of Highly Effective Web 2.0 Sites (Dion Hinchcliffe’s Web 2.0 Blog) provides a great and brief (should I say efficient) overview of Web 2.0 as a principal.
Tagged with: Bootstrap • Design • Innovation
