Archive for September, 2009

design in the moment: episode 23

Monday, September 21st, 2009

Guest: Rich Letchinger, vice president of global print solutions at R R Donnelley. Rich has some interesting views on the future of print. Plus, he helps us christen our brand new sound studio (click here) while we pick his brain on:

Open Source Textbooks; News Dailies Online; Kindle’s Project Gutenberg; Out On a Limb; Maira Kalman

And…”Traveling” Jim Cohen’s updates on the world.

design in the moment: episode 22

Thursday, September 10th, 2009

Guest: Chris Bernard, Microsoft. For more than 15 years, Chris has been designing in the realms of broadcast, motion graphics, and the Web. His passion? Finding the intersection of design, technology and business. He is currently a User Experience Evangelist for Microsoft. Previously, he served as Creative Director and Practice Leader for e-business Innovation at IBM. Listen as we discuss:

Twitter Attack; Digg Ad Voting; Dreaming Houses; Companies Rebranding; Book Review-Priced to Sell, Malcolm Gladwell; Book Review- 100 Products That Empower People, Emily Pilloton

design in the moment: episode 21

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

Guest: Chas Hermann, a consultant who uses his deep expertise to grow companies like Starbucks, Disney, and Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf. Hear his thoughts on:

Book- Catching Fire: How Cooking Made us Human; Google CEO leaves Apple; Giant straws promo; G.M Names Designer to Head Cadillac