Monster Coin Holder

There once was a clever coin holder

Whose style could not have been bolder

He ate coins with a grin

As they jingled within

His glee made plain coins seem golder.

Do Good Design Part 1

So what I've learned so far is that this book itself is an example of good design. It's printed on environmentally responsible paper, soy-based inks, and environmentally responsible production processes. That's already a great support to back up the argument of this book. I also learned that design is a business and that even though designers don't directly deal with the business aspects, its a fact designers must learn to deal with, and deal with cleverly. I'm learning various things about industrial designers that I never knew before. As an industrial design major in my foundation year, I was getting scared that I might have chosen the wrong major. but reading this book put me back on track by making me realize all the reasons I did choose to be an industrial designer. For instance, one aspect about industrial design that swayed me into studying it is its power to engage the world and change the future. I learned that designers shape everything - designers make the world go 'round. Currently i'm reading about the biggest threat to humanity, which is overconsumption. This book is definitely on the right track, I can't wait to finish reading it.

THings that inspire me

Ted Talks and Pop Techs

Ted Talks

Scott Mcloud

Learn from everyone, follow no one, watch for patterns, work like hell

Yves Behar on designing objects that tell stories

A good design is a design that follows the tenets of designing a fire hydrant; it must be easily serviceable, visible and,functional.

Don Norman

If something is designed well, people will undoubtably appreciate it.

Pop Techs

Carl Honore

We must learn to slow down in our daily routines - it's a lost art.

Kent Nichols

let the market be like your peers in your foundation year critique - let it judge.

Marian Bantjes

Happiness is translated through work that you are happy with.

Good and Bad Design, NYC Latin Street Fair