posts tagged ‘Methodology

Framing the Right Questions

By James Caldwell | Published: March 31st, 2009

I recently attended a workshop headed by Peter Jones of reDESIGNreSEARCH whose company focuses on better design through in depth research. He also manages a website Designing with Dialogue which promotes a Toronto-based ‘dialogue community of practice’ which advocates better methods for communication.

Jane Fulton Suri of IDEO

By James Caldwell | Published: February 2nd, 2009

I recently went to see Jane Fulton Suri speak at the Ontario College of Art and Design, she is the Chief Creative Director of IDEO which is a California-based design firm. She comes from a background in human factors psychology and architecture and is a one of the people championing and trying to evolve human-centred design methods. She has been a contributing author for several periodicals and also published her own book, ‘Thoughtless Acts?’.

Editorial Markup

By James Caldwell | Published: January 20th, 2009

I realize that this article should be common knowledge but it bears repeating because not everyone is aware of standardized editing marks. I am sure anyone that has worked in a business environment has received feedback on something they wrote and had to figure out what the proofreader was trying to say.

Stages of an Online Project

By James Caldwell | Published: January 13th, 2009

One of the very first important issues I had to deal with when starting my first business was how to effectively manage a client through a project. At first the jobs were relatively small, so I reinvented the wheel with each of my clients, but that quickly became tiresome and besides I was focusing on the business fundamentals of project timelines more than that of the creative. Then the jobs became larger and more complex and I knew I had to make some time and figure out a process description that would allow me to handle any potential project.