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Finding Time to Sketch

…isn’t easy. But sketching, is one of the best tools a designer has to solve problems, present found solutions, and just plain all around communicate. Developing your sketching skill is not easy either, sure some are born with a natural ability, but that doesn’t mean you can’t reach the same or higher skill level.

I just started reading a great book, called Outliers. One of it’s grabbing quotes:

“In fact, researchers have settled on what they believe is the magic number for true expertise: ten thousand hours.”
— Malcolm Gladwell (Outliers)

If you take this to heart, it means you’ll become an expert of anything after spending 10,000 hours doing it. If you want to become an expert sketcher/designer, all you have to do is get busy.

Just for fun:

I need to spend about 10,000 more hours sketching, but time is limited, so I’m always looking for new ways to fit an extra sketch in. Lately, I’ve been putting the iPhone 4 to the test. Finger paintings are kind off fun.

Drawn and recorded using iPhone 4 and the Brushes app.

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The New 2011 Ford Explorer

If any of you missed it, Ford released their new Explorer yesterday. They did the reveal in both LA and NYC, but if you couldn’t attend in person you could watch via Facebook. I thought the new design turned out great, but more importantly I was excited for all the close friends who worked on it. They spent a few years on it, and I’m sure they’re excited to finally talk about it.

Great job, you guys!

For a complete gallery check Autoblog

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Find the Perfect Question

The need is not always easy to find. It could be for a product not yet created or it could be for a feature on an existing product. Either way, it’s like answering a question.

Some products fail because they answer a question that isn’t being asked. Another reason products fail is because they answer the wrong question. And finally, sometimes products fail because they answer a trivial question.

(INSERT: noise of fortune cookie opening) The only way to create the perfect product (answer), is to find the perfect need (question).

Recognizing the need is the primary condition for design.
-Charles Eames

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Just a little eye-candy, that made me look. Enjoy! For more about this and images visit: 1948 Buick

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