I design and build working prototypes for outdoor, marine, and consumer hardware companies — from concept sketch to tested, functional object in composites, polymers, metal, wood, and textile.
GRASP: a Framework for Product Cycle Acceleration
GRASP is a framework for product cycle acceleration, comprising four elements: Goal, Resource Assessment, Strategy, and Plan. It aims to provide a quick overview of design and development effort, highlighting the importance of resource assessment and distinguishing between strategy and planning. The framework can be used as a complement to existing frameworks like OKRs and Agile, offering a useful perspective in the early stages of product thinking.
lcLipsum Featured in “This Week in LiveCode”
My little Lorem Ipsum plugin, lcLipsum, for LiveCode was featured in the open source newsletter for the LiveCode community, This Week in LiveCode. If you are a LiveCode developer, check it out. It's free, versatile, and pretty useful if you are working on layouts with...
Dieter Ram’s 10 Principles for Good Design
These have appeared in a lot of places, including Wikipedia, fluidui.com, and this rather nice version using a design of Rams' to illustrate each point. I include them here for your reference and mine. Good design: Is innovative - Rams states that possibilities for...