ADOBE PHOTOSHOP EXPRESS

Photoshop Express is a powerful image editing tool. Quickly upload photos and crop, rotate or add effects on the fly. With 2GB of free storage, this is a great solution for photo editing on the go.

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STICKY NOTE EXPERIMENT - EEPYBIRD

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ffffound - image bookmarking

FFFFOUND! is a web service that not only allows the users to post and share their favorite images found on the web, but also dynamically recommends each user's tastes and interests for an inspirational image-bookmarking experience!!

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SEE THE WORDS

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DESIGN INSITE - TU DENMARK

Design inSite is the Designer's guide to manufacturing. Various manufacturing processes and materials are described as well as the products where they are used. The purpose of Design inSite is to inspire designers in their designwork to consider materials and processes which are new or unknown to them. By being aware of the new possibilities already in an early stage of the development process new and innovative products will emerge.

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DINBELG

This site is the result of the research project "DINBelg 2005". The aim is to gather up-to-date anthropometric dimensions of the Belgian population.

The human body dimensions are useful for designers of products, interiors or buildings,... The ergonomists can also use these data when designing or evaluating work places.

To enhance the user-friendliness of the dimensions, 433 students of the Flemish design schools were questioned by means of a written questionnaire. It was asked how the students use anthropometry nowadays and what they would suggest for improvement.

The navigation on the left will help you further to concrete dimensions or extra information about the calculations.

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IDEMAT - TU DELFT

What is IDEMAT?

IDEMAT is a powerful tool for material selections in the design process. IDEMAT provides a database with technical information about materials, processes and components in words, numbers and graphics, and puts emphasis on environmental information. With IDEMAT you can lookup and compare information about materials, processes or components and you also can let IDEMAT search for materials that match your criteria.

IDEMAT is available in two editions: a student edition and a professional edition. Both editions have equal contents but the professional edition is equipped with an edit module for complementary information to be added by the user. The professional edition also offers the possibility to make custom graphs, all properties and environmental indicators can be selected as units for x and y axis while the student edition is limited to price and Eco-indicator 95.

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Designing with your users

Human Centered Design

David Lynch on Ideas

The future of design is human-centered

Low-key and thoughtful, IDEO founder David Kelley seems the antithesis of the "design star" -- and indeed, he says that product design, within the past two decades, has become much less about the design and more about the user who'll be experiencing it. In this classic 2002 talk, he shares some video of products coming out of IDEO, including Prada's famous high-tech dressing rooms, "Dilbert's ultimate cubicle," and a gotta-have-it gadget called Spyfish. He finishes by discussing a project he's passionate about: ApproTEC -- now called KickStart -- offering designs that give Kenyans the means to end poverty.

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7 ideas: convergentietoolbox

"Honderden ideeën na een brainstorm. Maar hoe zoek je de pareltjes of het meest veelbelovende idee. Vaak gaat alle aandacht (en fun) naar de divergerende fase. Maar slim convergeren maakt vaak het verschil. In deze 7 ideas een toolbox om ideeën te selecteren. Zowel convergentie-technieken als algemene criteria om een idee op te beoordelen.

Enjoy,

Marc Heleven"

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Mobility Vision Integration Process

The Mobility Vision Integration Process (mVIP) investigates ways that expert designers can support and accelerate dialog about the future of sustainable mobility. These mVIP cards are an experimental tool that supports rapid future scenario development on the topic of sustainable mobility so that groups and individuals can quickly enter a dialog and brainstorm about possible outcomes, solutions and strategies. The deck contains 109 cards in 11 categories and is also available as an online brainstorming tool. Game and tool developed by the Art Center College of Design.

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Design skills

Although many designers are multi-disciplined, design is divided into different practices. This separation necessitates collaboration and interaction.

While we can use words, designers also use an array of additional tools in order to develop, communicate and implement their design ideas.

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FROM CENTRE POMPIDOU TO AIR MAX

Just found this video on youtube about the inspiration for Nike's revolutionary Air Max 1s (you know, the shoes with the air cushion you can see). Turns out, it all started with a trip to the art museum.

"When you sit down to design something--and it can be anything: a car, a toaster, a house, a tall building, a shoe--what you design is a culmination of everything you've seen and done in you life up to that point."

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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC - GALLERY

Dive into the national geographic gallery, those of you looking for form or color inspiration are bound to find something. Making moodboards with the life in color series is a pleasure. [Ph: by Ingo Arndt]

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FLOKOON - FOTALIA APPLICATION

An(other) online visual search interface that represents search results for music, videos & images queries by a network-like diagram. results appear alongside related items, which can then be further refined.

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DOODLE: EASY SCHEDULING

Plan een activiteit zoals een vergadering, een zakenlunch, een conference call, een familiebijeenkomst, een filmavondje, of eender welke andere groepsactiviteit. Maak een keuze tussen films, menu's, reisbestemmingen, of tussen eender welke andere opties.

Hoe werkt Doodle?

1. Maak een peiling aan.

2. Stuur de link naar de peiling door naar de deelnemers.

3. Volg online hoe de deelnemers stemmen.

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CREATIVE COMMONS

Creative Commons provides free tools that let authors, scientists, artists, and educators easily mark their creative work with the freedoms they want it to carry. You can use CC to change your copyright terms from "All Rights Reserved" to "Some Rights Reserved."

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PLAY RETHINK - ECO DESIGN GAME

Have you ever wondered how to make everyday objects and services more environmentally and socially friendly?

Then you should 'play rethink' and join our network of creative individuals. You can register, upload and share your projects with the 'play rethink' network.

And if you've played rethink, you're a rethinker. This site will help you to:

* share and develop your ideas
* be inspired by other projects
* be featured in the 'project of the month' competition
* showcase your concepts to potential employers (coming soon!)

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