Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs book

This a book that I've bought about 6 months ago in a bookstore in Malaysia. I haven't finished reading it yet, but the book was really good so far. You would learn on how to deliver presentations that could excite and would ensure that the audiences would keep listening to you, just the way how Steve Jobs did it. Of course, planning is always the first step to start, so you have the create a story first before delivering the experience. I think this book is more suitable for the industrial designers because most skills and techniques of presentations in this book are more on how to convince people to buy a particular product. It's definitely a good way to watch YouTube videos of Steve Jobs' presentations and at the same time, reading the book.

 There are two quotes that I found in this book that I would like to share them with you guys :

1.) A person can have the greatest idea in the world - completely different and novel - but if that person can't convince other people, it doesn't matter.    -Gregory Berns-

2.) I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.    -Wayne Gretzky-

Books from Library 2

A few days ago, I went to the COFA Library again to find a few interesting books to borrow. Let's have a look:

I would recommend you guys to get this one. This book is about how to design sustainable products and in order to do it, we have to obey five principles: Cyclic, Solar, Efficient, Safe and Social.
Cyclic: part of natural cycles or made of materials that can be composed
Solar: Renewable energy
Efficient: Less environmental damage or less materials needed for a specific product but still effective
Safe: No hazardous materials
Social: to give everyone a chance to be part of the team to create the specific product; must be fair and cooperate with others

This book is written by Henry Dreyfuss and published in 1955. This book is a great guide for those who wanted to know how to design products that 'fits people'. The title says it all. I've read the first few pages and it was really fun and enjoyable to read actually. Lot of drawings of cartoons and written notes too.

Personally, I love cooking so I am definitely interested to include this book into my 'books to borrow' list.

A visit to the Powerhouse Museum

My visit to the Powerhouse Museum this afternoon was indeed an eye opener. Other than learning design, I took the opportunity to explore the whole museum and find more interesting info about fashion, space, architecture, Australian history and many more. Below are some of the photos that I've took.

 

                                               
                     Guess who's the designer behind this product below?

 

The designer is Gonz, our tutor. Wow, that's a very good achievement!  Congratulations! I couldn't believe it man, It's Gonz. I'm so happy for him. I assume that we do need to know and remember our biology that we used to learn in school to create this product. What a great way to improve it.

 

 Another fantastic product coming in next....

 

 

Why pink?

There was an interview made by Yanko Design with the famous designer, Karim Rashid. The interview is quite interesting and it is a good start for those who wanted to get to know more about him through this interview, especially why the pink colour is his favourite.

  

Here is the link:

 http://www.yankodesign.com/2011/04/04/not-afraid-of-color-interview-with-karim-rashid/


There is also another site by a blogger about Karim Rashid that I've stumbled upon. This lucky blogger actually got the chance to meet him and he do know quite a lot about Rashid in terms of philosophy, the current situation and future of design. It's a very good read:

http://theory.isthereason.com/?p=50