Linux

Collecting data is the first step to wisdom while sharing data is the first step toward community.

Linux is an operating system which is based on free and open software. Free and open software grant the right of users to study, change, and improve its design through the availability of its source code. This approach has gained both momentum and acceptance as the potential benefits have been increasingly recognized by both individuals and corporate players. The philosophy of Linux is that every time a person use it, it get better, Because Linux is based on sharing data. In Linux, people can customize their operating system in a way that fulfills their needs.

Bottleneck

A bottleneck is a phenomenon where the performance of an whole system is limited by a single factor. The term bottleneck is taken from the “assets are water” metaphor. As water is poured out of a bottle, the rate of outflow is limited by the width of the conduit of exit. A bottleneck in a production system could be a positive or a negative factor. In the movie shown, it clearly that the two employees working are a bottleneck in the system. The former departments produce sweets more than these two worker can handle. In real production, this will cause a huge amount of inventory waiting to be processed. One solution to the problem is to add another assemble line with two other worker which will help these two employees.

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Decor8

Decor8 blog was launched in January 2006 before design and other decorating blogs became popular. It is dedicated to sharing honest opinion, decorating ideas, beautiful interior spaces, independent art and design, products and services, and articles meant to inspire readers to live a more fulfilling creative life. It is updated daily. Some of its features includes: product reviews, reader discounts, contests, interviews, store and home tours, do-it-yourself projects, and trade show coverage. The founder and the editor of decor8 is Holly Becker who is an American writer and interior stylist.

Design*Sponge

Design*Sponge is a daily website run by Brooklyn-based writer, Grace Bonney, committed to home and product design lunched in August of 2004. The blog offers product reviews, city, product, and gift guides, diy projects, before & after furniture and home makeovers, home tours, recipes, videos and podcasts, and trend forecasting. In addition, Design*Sponge features a exclusive section committed to covering student design, national and international design shows.

http://www.designspongeonline.com

here is an example of before and after makeover for home.





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Arial

Arial from the sans-serif typeface category which mostly known and seen in Microsoft software application was desdigned in 1982 by Patricia Saunders and Robin Nicholas for monotype typography. The Arial typeface became free with the release of Windows 3.1. So , it gain popularity when windows spread around the globe. Windows wanted to choose Helvetica typeface but its fee was too high. Fourtunatly Arial was chosen and got the chance to spread around the world. Many people think that Arial is just a clone of Helvetiva however there are some difrences between the two typefaces. Although some of the glyphs are almost identical, there are a few that stand out as being different. See picture below…



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Arial versus Helvetica
http://ilovetypography.com/2007/10/06/arial-versus-helvetica/

David Carson

David Carson is an American graphic designer known for his innovative magazine design and use of experimental typography. David Carson believe that self-indulgent is a positive thing in work with magazines. It makes him put things that make sense to him. Self-indulgent leads to putting your personality come through work. It is important to let this personality into the work and not others people’s opinions. David Carson also believe that the starting point is to interpret things such as tittles to draw attention to them. What you have just read or listened to…

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Incomplete Manifesto for Growth...Drift

I like the sentence in the image above. What drift means is brainstorming which is a group creativity technique designed to generate a large number of ideas for the solution of a problem. We used brainstorming when we write essays, design products, and solve problems. The rules of drifting are

1.Focus on quantity: the greater number of ideas, the greater the chance of producing an effective solution.

2.Withhold criticism: postpone analysis so that participant will feel free to generate unusual ideas.

3.Welcome unusual idea: these ideas can make us look to things from another perspectives which will help provide better solutions.

4.Combine and improve ideas: Good ideas maybe combined to form a single better good idea. The video the deep dive about designing the shopping cart is one of the best examples that shows brainstorming.

Brainstorming leads to creativity .

Propaganda

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The message which the clip is sending is “Although giant stores offer cheap products, we cannot buy them because our jobs have been outsourced to other countries.” In other words; there's a very high cost for everyday low prices, namely, unemployment. Many people love to shop in these stores but they do not know the negative impacts that these giant stores are causing.

Design, Culture and Language

Design is everywhere which make it hard to define it in few words. It has many levels of meanings which might be confusing. Design is one of the basic characteristics of what it is to be human and an essential determinant of the quality of human life. Design is capable translating ideas to something useful. It includes craft designs, industrial art, commercial art, engineering design, product design, graphic design, fashion design...etc.

Culture can be defined as all the knowledge and values shared by a society. In the art context, it could mean the tastes in art and manner that are favored by a social group. Culture has a large impact in designs and how people look to things. When a company considers international business, it should study the design of its product or service and people’s preferences. For example, the design of washing machine in United States is different and larger than in Japan.

Language is a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols. Language perhaps is the greatest example of abstraction. Words have no innate meaning in themselves and are arbitrary in their application. The words house, maison, and casa, in English, French, and Italian, all refer to the same physical reality of human dwelling and take on meaning only by tacit agreement within their society. Also when a company considers international business, it should study how the terms, brands, and words are translated from one language to another.

PepsiCola lost it dominant market share to Coke in South East Asia when Pepsi changed the color of its vending machines and coolers from deep "Regal" blue to light "Ice" blue as Light blue is associated with death and mourning in SE Asia. This is how the original design was affected by the culture in South East Asia. People started buying more Coke. Next, another example related to Language and design. Scandinavian vacuum manufacturer Electrolux used the following in an American campaign: “Nothing sucks like an Electrolux”.

Metaphor

In this Cartoon, a nice little metaphor for exactly what is happening with the new bailout. The Federal Reserve rescued the lenders who are represented by shark and left the homeowners and families facing foreclosures and it is represented by drowned people.

Dabbawala

A Dabbawala (one who carries the box) is a person in the Indian city of Mumbai whose job is to carry and deliver freshly made food from home in lunch boxes to office workers. Although the work sound simple, it is in fact a highly specialized trade that is over a century old and which has become integral to Mumbai’s culture.
The thing I like the most about this company is the art of designing the supply of chain. About 200,000 lunches get moved every day and according to statistics there is only one mistake in every 6000,000 deliveries. The lunch carriers deliver the food at the lunch time and then take the dabbawala in a reverse logistics. There are many people involved In the process of delivery. Dabbawala is still using low tech and did not use the high technologies available.


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Mind Map

A mind map is a digram used ti represent words, ideas, tasks or other items linked to, and arranged around, a central key word or idea. Mind mapping can be used for different reasons. It can be used in writing, brainstorming, evaluating of products…etc. In this example that I have created. I draw a digram that identifies the key feature of any product.

First, we find what is the target market for this product. We also develop detailed specification such as size wight, form, and color. We also should study the cost factors in producing this product and the quality. These word, task, and ideas in the mind map help marketing people when they start a product study.
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Owl

When a person from the Middle East see an owl, he will associate it with bad omens. However, in a different culture such as the Japanese culture, People's view about the owl is different. Some Owls represents messengers of god in Japan. I think that seeing is believing because when people look to things, their feelings are driven by what they see. Religion is another factor which is able to control emotions.

I am cool and better

Although Apple’s computers were not shown in these ads, Apple was able send specific messages to people’s minds. The main theme of these ads is to say that I am cool and better. Apple Mac is represented by a cool informal guy. The messages are summarized in the following sentences.The way the actor dress,moves and talks sends information for people:

- Apple is cool and fun.
- Apple is easy to set up and use. Reliable
- Windows is boring.
- Apple is able to run windows applications.
- Apple is safe and more reliable.


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"Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?"

"Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?"
-- H.M. Warner, Warner Brothers, 1927.

When you watch this short movie, you will laugh on most sayings mentioned, because you know that all of these inventions did happened. However, back in these days, they used to laugh at people who have high ambitions. I believe that if any person wants to be a creative, he has to believe in his wild ideas and postpone criticizing for later.

First they ignore you...
Then they laugh at you...
Then they fight you...
Then you win...
--Mohandas Gandhi