http://blog.clivegrinyer.com/blog Personal blog of designer Clive Grinyer dealing with design, technology and innovation en-us Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:51:19 +0000 Main Page Blogware Clive Grinyer http://blog.clivegrinyer.com/blog/_archives/2008/4/21/3652088.html http://blog.clivegrinyer.com/blog/_archives/2008/4/21/3652088.html Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:10:47 +0100 The DMI design conference in Paris gave me chance to develop my theme that design is too cosy and needs to respond to match the Web 2.0 revoltion which is danger of bypassing design practice. Main Page Clive Grinyer http://blog.clivegrinyer.com/blog/_archives/2008/2/12/3519341.html http://blog.clivegrinyer.com/blog/_archives/2008/2/12/3519341.html Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:29:22 +0000 Some of the best and worst everday experiences of technology in my life over that 12 months. Main Page Clive Grinyer http://blog.clivegrinyer.com/blog/_archives/2007/12/4/3391087.html http://blog.clivegrinyer.com/blog/_archives/2007/12/4/3391087.html Tue, 04 Dec 2007 15:14:23 +0000 At the root of all design are some very basic elements, that are really useful. There are also some simple reasons, perhaps, why we don't always find them easy. Main Page Clive Grinyer http://blog.clivegrinyer.com/blog/_archives/2007/12/4/3391083.html http://blog.clivegrinyer.com/blog/_archives/2007/12/4/3391083.html Tue, 04 Dec 2007 15:12:40 +0000 Lipstick on a Pig is a presentation I have been giving for the last 18 months about design. I have just updated it on my website. Main Page Clive Grinyer http://blog.clivegrinyer.com/blog/_archives/2007/12/4/3391077.html http://blog.clivegrinyer.com/blog/_archives/2007/12/4/3391077.html Tue, 04 Dec 2007 15:07:22 +0000 The joys of owning an iPhone, not owning a Nokia N95 and the hysterical denial of all techies and BBC to what Apple have done. Main Page Clive Grinyer http://blog.clivegrinyer.com/blog/_archives/2007/8/23/3178364.html http://blog.clivegrinyer.com/blog/_archives/2007/8/23/3178364.html Thu, 23 Aug 2007 17:07:27 +0100 A man is charged with stealing wi-fi and Stephen George tells us that making our wi-fi secure is easy. But he's wrong, it's not, as usual the techies have never tried to do anything outside the lab... Main Page Clive Grinyer http://blog.clivegrinyer.com/blog/_archives/2007/4/23/2899973.html http://blog.clivegrinyer.com/blog/_archives/2007/4/23/2899973.html Mon, 23 Apr 2007 16:46:51 +0100 Milan Design Fair, launch of the KEF Muono speaker by Ross Lovegrove Main Page Clive Grinyer http://blog.clivegrinyer.com/blog/_archives/2007/4/16/2884471.html http://blog.clivegrinyer.com/blog/_archives/2007/4/16/2884471.html Mon, 16 Apr 2007 17:39:31 +0100 Keynote to Include 2007, "Search Engines for Real Needs – the interactions between users and designers" Main Page Clive Grinyer http://blog.clivegrinyer.com/blog/_archives/2007/3/19/2817512.html http://blog.clivegrinyer.com/blog/_archives/2007/3/19/2817512.html Mon, 19 Mar 2007 12:16:40 +0000 Usability of everyday objets and other horror stories Main Page Clive Grinyer http://blog.clivegrinyer.com/blog/_archives/2007/2/13/2733052.html http://blog.clivegrinyer.com/blog/_archives/2007/2/13/2733052.html Tue, 13 Feb 2007 17:25:04 +0000 People mean well, but technology decisons are made by the wrong people, and in ignorance of the design process, which is not just about how things look... Main Page Clive Grinyer http://blog.clivegrinyer.com/blog/_archives/2007/1/31/2698439.html http://blog.clivegrinyer.com/blog/_archives/2007/1/31/2698439.html Wed, 31 Jan 2007 14:17:26 +0000 Apple's iPhone is a triumph of design over technology. Clear, user led thinking providing innovation of real value. Main Page