What is it with Japanese words that instantly grab my attention and turn it into an ‘Otaku’. One of my most recent discoveries is the ‘Pecha-Kucha’.

Pecha-Kucha (pronounced ‘peh-chak-cha’ as far as I was able to trace) is the Japanese sound of an ‘informal conversation’ or chatter, something like the English ‘chit-chat’. It was originally invented by Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham, two architects in Tokyo who opened up a performance space for young designers to meet, network and present their work. Continue reading »

I love ‘pro-active’ design. It may not be possible yet, but ‘impossible’ concept art or design paints a picture of ‘cool’. It creates the ‘why’ for technology and puts design in the lead instead of lagging behind technology. Once we want it, technology and production usually follows soon enough. Creative Close-up gathered ‘15 Designs you Wish Were Real‘ – A selection of 15 creative designs by young aspiring industrial designers.

Just a quick thought from marketing superstar Seth Godin’s book ‘Unleashing the idea Virus’: The time it takes for a great idea to reach ten million users is decreasing rapidly:

• It took the 40 years in the age of radio
• It took 15 years in the age of television
• It took 5 years in the age of Dial-up internet (Netscape)
• It took less than one year on the age of broadband (Gmail)
• It takes hours in the age of instant messaging and a networked world? (Facebook, Twitter) [My addition]

“The time it takes for an idea to circulate is approaching zero” ~Seth Godin Continue reading »

I found the following video that illustrates the relation between concepts and ideas perfectly. All songs within the clip riff of the same concept (chords), creating various successful ideas (songs).

These most inspirational 4 chords of the last 20′ish years captured in a 5 minute song by the band ‘Axis of Awesome‘. Or as they put it: “The song that proves that all you need to be a pop star is four simple chords.”. Continue reading »