How design thinking and visually collaborating helps align teams Lately, we’ve been noticing an increasing shift in the number of design thinking activities we do with our clients that involve drawing or visually explaining concepts. From the incredible, hand-drawn RSA Animations, to…
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The Rise of the Data Literate Designer
Admittedly, I’m a chemistry PhD dropout, but I love science and I spent over a decade in the biotechnology industry, mostly as a product manager. In the midst of all that science and product, and without realizing it, I stumbled into design…
Why talk to customers?
What happens when you talk to people who use your product? In the next 60 seconds, make everyone in your office happy. Go on. Do it! I’ll wait right here. Did it work? How did you do it? How did you know…
Designing for the Future, pt 5: Wearables with Josh Clark and Liza Kindred
This week we sit down with, newly married couple, Josh Clark and Liza Kindred about the future of wearables. We chat about a magic wand Josh made to control his stereo, Liza’s WIFI hotspot handbag, and blue-sky some ideas about what the…
Making Sense of the Consultancy Industry
This post was written by Dano Qualls, a Fresh Tilled Soil apprentice. To be successful in any market, a company needs to sell a product or service that people love to use. Great experiences are hard to design, so design consulting has risen…
Successful Product Design, pt. 4: Atomic Design with Brad Frost
For the fourth chapter in our series on Designing a Successful Product, we sit down with Mr. Brad Frost to discuss Atomic Design and creating visual systems. Brad takes us through the benefits of designing systems rather than individual pages. We chat about Pattern…