Navigating supplier relationships in Asia can be challenging but rewarding. This guide shares lessons from meetings with Thai woodcarvers on managing files, communicating across language barriers, and testing suppliers with small projects to ensure quality and trust.
Archive - February 2016
Inspiration, LEARN 1 TIP A DAY, Urban sketching
TIP 172 Discovering Bangkok’s Fusion of Café Atmosphere and Industrial Design Shops
In Bangkok, cafés merged with furniture shops create immersive spaces that attract customers with ambiance, storytelling, and product presentation. This fusion activates emotional memories and offers designers inspiration on blending lifestyle with retail design.
Creativity, LEARN 1 TIP A DAY, Motivation Insights
TIP 171 Why Your First Idea in Design Sketching Can Be Toxic and How to Overcome It
Your first idea often feels like a stroke of genius, but stopping there limits your creative growth. By challenging yourself to explore more options, embracing mistakes, and focusing on research over perfection, you’ll develop stronger ideas and become a more resourceful designer!
LEARN 1 TIP A DAY, Sketching Tutorials
TIP 170 Anybody Can Sketch: Learn a Quick 5-Minute Test to Unlock Your Skills
Discover how anyone can sketch using a simple 5-minute test focusing on transparency, simplification, and drawing strategy. Build your observation and analytical skills fast, and start turning ideas into sketches today.
Hi guys, To keep in touch more often with you, I am experimenting blogging with my phone! I am writing with my Xiaomi (Redmi) phone and the screen is pretty small. I feel like writing an email to you while I actually write an article for the blog. And I like it like that. Why? Because the mindset is different and I feel closer to you. This way, I...
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TIP 168 From Simple Forms to Stunning Product Designs: A Step-by-Step Sketching Guide
Explore the foundational product design sketching method that turns an ellipse, circle, and cube into professional product concepts. Follow Chou-Tac Chung’s practical steps to add volume, details, and texture while fueling your creativity and design confidence.
Ballpoint Pen, LEARN 1 TIP A DAY, Motivation Insights, Sketch Like The Pros
TIP 167 Transform Your Sketching Skills: Lucas’s 3-Month Rocket Progress with Expert Feedback
Follow Lucas’s inspiring journey from clumsy sketches to professional-quality drawings in only 3 months. This story shows how focused practice and expert guidance can unlock your creative potential and boost confidence in product design sketching.
Creativity, LEARN 1 TIP A DAY
TIP 166 13 Powerful Tips to Boost Creativity and Productivity for Product Designers
Explore actionable strategies for aspiring product designers to elevate creativity and productivity. From questioning the status quo to embracing daydreaming and taking risks, these 13 tips offer practical ways to spark inspiration and stay motivated in your design journey.
Designers Interview, LEARN 1 TIP A DAY, School & Career, Sketch Like The Pros
TIP 165 Career Change at 47: How Huang Embraced Product Design and Sketching Success
Huang’s journey from civil engineer to graphic and product designer at 47 proves it’s never too late to follow your passion. With steady practice and expert guidance, he built new skills and expanded his creative opportunities. Find motivation in his inspiring story.
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