Friday Sketchbook

Check out the work of one of our wonderfully talented designers from conception to reality.

Think Design Thinking: 3 in a 3 Part Series

My previous blogs in this series outlined how Design Thinking creates effective solutions for the most complex business and design-related issues (click here for the first post).  
They further outlined how design thinkers are the best team leaders, effortlessly combining input from analytical thinkers and other design thinkers to create consensus of direction, focusing efforts on both pragmatic and inspirational solutions 
(click here for the second).

Real "Balloon House" from the Movie Up!

National Geographic’s scientists and engineers were so blown away by the movie Up! that they decided to try it themselves.  This fall, look for National Geographic’s new series which will feature this fantastic experiment. Check The Cool Hunter for more pictures.

The Ultimate Violator

By Rich Rickaby

There is an ultimate violator. It’s the one everybody reads, the one everybody interacts with, touches at times and even goes so far as to try and take it off the pack. It’s usually the make or brake element when it comes to a sale. It’s not “NEW!” or “NOW WITH ADDED CALCIUM,” it’s the price tag.

Much Ado About Millennials: 2 in a 3 Part Series

In my last post, I started talking about the Millennials, an American generation between the ages of 18-30 (Previous Article). This is the second post in a three-part article.

No Millennial Is an Island
Most people require a certain amount of alone time to sit, collect their thoughts, and focus on the task at hand. I, on the other hand, am the anti-hermit; there are very few things that I’d rather do by myself. Because of that peculiar trait, I busy myself with events, friends, and dinners every night of the week. I’m always texting or calling after work, and I’ll often fall asleep with my phone quietly buzzing near my pillow (like 83% of Millennials, according to Pew Research Group). Though I might be an extreme case, my friends are all used to a much higher level of connectivity than their parents. For them, checking email/Facebook/Twitter is as routine as glancing at a clock. Once again, this trait can be traced back to our collective upbringing.