From the monthly archives:

April 2008

My Reading List – Spring 08

by Mario Vellandi on April 28, 2008

spring 2008 reading list books

Here is a look at my current reading list over the next few months. Not quite all the books, but most.

One of the best aspects of reading business, design, and communication books is all the advanced material so well explained and enlightening, that one just cannot meaningfully retain from magazines (as opposed to Journals). To learn the subjects even better, take notes and write yourself summaries that add personal relevance, related topics, and other contextual detail. The last thing you can do, is try to teach others what you learned - the passion will flow because at this point, you’ll understand the material so well and the story will be yours.

What’s on your Reading List?

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Seminar: Design Green Now – Nathan Van Hook

April 26, 2008

April 11th, I attended the local tour stop of Design Green Now, a seminar that explored green and sustainable product design & development. This article is Part 2 of a series that highlights the panelists, their presentations, and issues discussed during the Q&A.

Nathan Vanhook
Art Director, Senior Wetsuit Designer
Body Glove

Body Glove, a water sports equipment […]

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Creativity and the Child/Adult Mind

April 22, 2008
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American Cellular Telecoms & Sustainability

April 19, 2008

I read a story today of a gentleman having came to San Francisco, and was unable to find a prepaid SIM card for his phone. This presented a big problem for him because he needed cellular service, but didn’t want to buy a new phone, nor pay overseas roaming fees. Prepaid SIM cards though, are […]

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Think -> Concept -> Build

April 18, 2008


A model for concept development I put together, as part of a weekly series of info diagrams from different designers, marketers, and other creative types. The series is called “Think Draw Make”, the website is www.thinkdrawmake.com , and is organized by DT of DesignSojourn.com
Here is my official explanation of the diagram, as left by […]

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Life Cycle Analysis and Green Design: Heidrun Mumper-Drumm

April 16, 2008

Last Friday night, I attended the local tour stop of Design Green Now, a seminar that explored green and sustainable product design & development. This article is part of a series that highlights the panelists, their presentations, and issues discussed during the Q&A.
The moderator, Rob Curedale, is an industrial designer with 30 years experience in […]

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The Blogger Social Experience 2008

April 13, 2008

After one week since Blogger Social, it’s been great looking back at the whole experience. The only general expectations I had would be that everyone would be really friendly and smart in their own regards. While this held true, there were other things I noticed and felt. In follow-up to being tagged by Ryan Barrett […]

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Mi Primo Anniversario

April 11, 2008

Just a little over a year ago, on April 4th, I began writing this blog.

Before jumping in, I spent a LOT of time commenting on blog posts (just about everywhere!) and getting to know the various individuals that write exceptionally well AND connect to their readers.

Then I began organizing the big blogroll you see in […]

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