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Design, specify, execute

Little Springs Design  Nov 23 09

I am a designer, so like I guess a lot of people become accustomed to their job, I take the role of design for granted. When challenged, it's often a bit hard to figure out what it really means and say that clearly, without self-referential language. Sometimes it's easy to use analogies, or quotes. Some [...] Full story...

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Little Springs Design  Feb 26 10

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Little Springs Design  Feb 24 10

Somewhere in my Twitter feed, I was pointed to Rita McGrath’s Why I Hate Micropayments on Harvard Business Review.

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Little Springs Design  Feb 22 10

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The speed of the mobile web, part 2: tips for content providers

Little Springs Design  Feb 15 10

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Little Springs Design  Feb 10 10

With all the latest announcements for e-readers and book pricing, I’ve been thinking a lot about the nature of reading recently.

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Little Springs Design  Feb 03 10

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How to criticize design

Little Springs Design  Jan 11 10

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Use the right analogy, and use your analogies right

Little Springs Design  Dec 07 09

Near the beginning of my book on design process are a few sections occupied largely with things not to do.



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