product designers » craig http://www.mesodesign.com/blog Sun, 31 Jan 2010 09:37:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Imagination http://www.mesodesign.com/blog/imagination/ http://www.mesodesign.com/blog/imagination/#comments Mon, 11 May 2009 10:05:33 +0000 MesoCraig http://www.mesodesign.com/blog/?p=107 The title says it all.

]]> http://www.mesodesign.com/blog/imagination/feed/ 0 This week I have been mostly listening to… http://www.mesodesign.com/blog/this-week-i-have-been-mostly-listening-to/ http://www.mesodesign.com/blog/this-week-i-have-been-mostly-listening-to/#comments Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:50:17 +0000 MesoCraig http://www.mesodesign.com/blog/?p=82 Crystal Castles

Does it offend you, Yea?

Cooper Temple Clause

Radiohead

and a bit of Stevie Ray Vaughan thrown in for good measure

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With the entire team Meso now well and truely on the Spotify bandwagon (and if you don’t know what spotify is then please visit Here) I’ve decided to create a ‘fast show’ esq weekly post.

This week I have been mostly listening to…

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Now is the time to invest in product development with Meso.

A bit of shameless publicity coupled with a very interesting watch.

]]> http://www.mesodesign.com/blog/beat-the-credit-crunch-bluesinnovate/feed/ 0 TED talk…Minority report meets MIT with a side of product design possibilities. http://www.mesodesign.com/blog/minority-report-meets-mit-with-a-side-of-product-design-possibilities/ http://www.mesodesign.com/blog/minority-report-meets-mit-with-a-side-of-product-design-possibilities/#comments Mon, 06 Apr 2009 21:39:03 +0000 MesoCraig http://www.mesodesign.com/blog/?p=60

I quote:

‘Imagine “Minority Report” and then some.’

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Moleskins have always have a very haptic personal feel to them however they have just released an online service that brings these little notebooks bang up to date with the customisation trends of late.

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“I haven’t the slightest idea what it does, what it’s good for, but I want it”

So often we forget that product interactions and consumer buying can be very irrational. Bauhaus ideals of “form over function” can be completely displaced for that subconscious emotional interaction. I want it!

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I’ll have a read through it tonight and post up my thoughts on the brief.

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Design blogging  cybernomad-mania here we come.

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