Category Archives for Culture
Designing Your Design Workspace
Earlier in the week I blogged about workspaces. We spend a lot of time in these places so it goes without saying that it can be very beneficial to really a create an enjoyable space that, lends to creativity, comfort, and fun. … Continue reading
Workspace Fun
Our environments really contribute to how we work, and many of us spend a lot of time designing the place where we design. So I though it would be fun to to gather pics from whoever wants to participate. It … Continue reading
Putting together great designs starts with putting people together
Putting together great designs, starts with putting people together. This a concept that Bill Scott elaborates on in a great UIE podcast, where he is talking about getting everyone involved with a project to have a shared understanding.
Call it What You Want: Designing our Design Titles
The Internets have been full of chatter as of late, bickering twitters and blog posts surrounding what we label ourselves and the type of work we do. I understand the need for labels as a way to try to communicate … Continue reading
The Value of Context in Design Pt.1
Since coming back from IA Summit the word “Context” has been bouncing around in my head. Context seemed to be a pretty consistent theme throughout a lot of the sessions and conversations at the summit.
Finding Value In Creative Meet Ups
I have attended a couple of meet-ups lately, and after interacting with different types of people who attended
Friday Vidcast 4-17-09
Thanks again for taking the time to check out the Friday Vidcast, please leave some feedback and interact with the others who are commenting.
In this weeks Vidcast I mentioned a great article over at 8164.org about the Creative Gap… [read more] Continue reading
Moving Forward by Thinking Forward
Hello to everyone out there! I’d like to take a brief second to introduce myself if you don’t know who I am. My name is Patrick Algrim, I am a designer, and entrepreneur. I own a small design studio in Chicago called P41 Studios. I must warn you, the following article may inspire eureka. If you don’t want to think, please do not continue. Continue reading