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Paul Rand’s Thoughts on Design: What was he thinking? (#3)
After reading the legendary graphic designer’s first book — published in 1947 when he was just 32 — I came away with more inquiries than inspiration.
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Philip Levy
1:03:27
The F word of product design research methods: focus groups
Getting a group of users or customers together to provide feedback sounds like a good idea, but is it worth it? (Hint: probably not.)
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The Vignelli Canon: Massimo fires shot across bow of vulgar design (#2)
My notes, quotes, and takeaways from reading The Vignelli Canon, the legendary designer’s “interpretations of reality.”
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Philip Levy
54:04

June 2023

Two things we can learn from Henry Dreyfuss about making high-quality design decisions
Timeless takeaways from the book “Henry Dreyfuss, Industrial Designer: The Man in the Brown Suit” that didn’t make it into my podcast episode
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Philip Levy
Henry Dreyfuss, founding father of American industrial design (#1)
My notes, quotes, and takeaways from reading Henry Dreyfuss, Industrial Designer: The Man in the Brown Suit by Russell Flinchum
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Philip Levy
46:09
Dipping my toes into the pool of podcasting
A new podcast about influential product designers of the past century and what can learn from them
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Philip Levy
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