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New design article series kicking off this week
I’ve been meaning to do this for some time, and now is that time! As 2010 rolls on and Fuzzy Math nears its first birthday (April Fool’s Day, for you present-buying types), it’s time to yap about what we do … Continue reading
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Tagged communication, design, design series, fuzzy math, ia, process
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Awesome JSON validator
I’m prototyping a new tool for us to use in making personas. It’s not Ranger, which, like all of Mark’s work, is very well thought out. Instead, this is a seat of the pants idea I’ve had in the back … Continue reading
“Enlightened trial and error†of Project Ranger through Rapid Prototyping
Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration. Thomas Edison ‘Rapid prototyping’ has become a hot phrase in design and business in the recent past. The popular phrase is a highly effective design method, a method that companies like … Continue reading
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Tagged clickable prototype, design, freerange, ideation, innovation, omnigraffle, project ranger, prototypes
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Dirty Nazis? No, Buddhist architects.
From Timeout Chicago There seem to be swastikas on the outside of the Tree Studio Gallery Should I be wildly enraged, or just angry? Oh crap, that’s our building, too, not just the Tree Studio Gallery! What gives?!? What can … Continue reading
H1N1 site in the news!
Microsoft’s h1n1responsecenter.com site made WGN’s morning news segment. We’re super-happy with it, given that we went from concept to launch in under a month, working with the talented team at Microsoft’ Health Solutions Group. w00t!
Around the web
A few random tidbits have been floating around my inbox, desktop and heavy ol’ head, so I thought I’d share them with you here. Konigi rocks. What more can you say? I like the concept behind them, that they track … Continue reading
"Allusion of mastery"
Design Observer is a smart, well-written blog about design. It critically examines the many facets of the design world and the world at large, highlighting both successes and failures. Below is a link to an interview by Debbie Millman of … Continue reading
Wiimote woes: part 2
As we dove into research, we discovered that setting up a wiimote whiteboard with a Mac is not clearly laid out on most websites. Here are some websites we looked at: http://johnnylee.net/projects/wii/ (videos) http://www.uweschmidt.org/wiimote-whiteboard http://www.wiimoteproject.com/ http://penteractive.us/ We, then bought, borrowed … Continue reading
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Tagged communication, design, presentation, prototypes, whiteboard, wiimote
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Summer architectural tour
In July we (along with our significant others) took an architectural boat tour along the Chicago River. It was a beautiful afternoon… the sun reflecting off the many glass and steel buildings that line the river. The tour makes you … Continue reading
Fuzzy Math? Yup, that’s us.
We often get asked, “Why Fuzzy Math? What does that mean?” To us, it’s the combination of left brain and right brain, process and intuition, that results in a successful design. Instead of following a rigid process we focus on … Continue reading