Surely that's one of the main reasons we design, right? To see something you've designed on sale, on a shelf or online? The other thing that I love, perhaps even more, is seeing a product you worked on in peoples hands, (and no, I don't mean in the hands of someone you're showing your proudest products to!!).
I recently came across a game I designed in our new local pub... half way round the world. Cards nicely worn, the components used and the box looking a little worse for ware, all the signs you want to see of a game that's actually been played!
I love hearing about the products people are most proud of, theres a brilliant thread on Core77 where people can post their recently released work. I always think this is a great thread to celebrate seeing people worked so hard on out in the wild!
So I'm curious... what are you most proud of seeing out in the wild??
Earlier this week I continued my theme of absorbing information from the Seattle design scene. On Tuesday I headed over to Zillow's HQ in Downtown Seattle (for those of you in the UK, Zillow is a huge online real-estate business, think Right Move or Zoopla), where IxDA were holding the talk Transitioning Between Design Mediums and Teams. The evening began with appetisers, drinks, networking, and a fantastic view over Puget Sound from the 30th floor HQ (seriously... how does anyone get anything done with a view like that!)
Transitioning between different mediums within design is an area I'm particularly interested in at the moment. Having moved form the UK to Seattle, the design industry and it's focus feels very different to that of the London area. I'm especially interested in the VR / AR / Mixed reality spaces at the moment, so have been digesting information from the huge digital presence in Seattle.......
General Assembly - Break in to UX panel discussion. Listening to a great varied panel of UX designers talk about breaking in to the UX industry, personal barriers to entry and experiences of the UX world.
I took a quick break (4ish hours, with a bit more time for the render) to take a quick look at a pour-over coffee maker, a suggestion from the Core77 discussion boards.
I wanted to design something super simple, something that wasn't a nightmare to wash up (as so many c...
Learning to diversify my sketch style, I've been receiving some fantastic tips from some excellent designers, see the beginning of my journey as featured on Core77.
After playing with the iPad Pro, Apple Pencil and Procreate App for a few months I thought it worth pulling together a quick overview of some of my favourite sketches from 2016. Most of these have been sketched whilst exploring Seattle's many coffee shops.
After packing up and relocating 4,784 miles from Surrey (UK) to Seattle in September, I have just had U.S work authorisation (authorization?!) approved. I'm very excited that I can now start looking for the next big step in my career!
Another game hits the shelves (or the internet at least, release date on these posts looks to be December '16 / Jan '17 https://www.acdd.com/trivial-pursuit-x.html), Trivial Pursuit X. I love that we held on to the simplicity on this one, with easy to get, uncomplicat...
I don't think I've had as much fun designing a game as I did with Cranium Dark, sure, there were the usual development challenges, but this one included hilarious brainstorm sessions, and even more ridiculous testing sessions! There were a lot of laughs along the way!
So a bit of background; I’m a huge fan of a Sharpie and a stack of paper for quick concept generation. I find it the easiest way to get ideas down quickly, work through a concept, or sketch during meetings to communicate what I can’t always explain in words. Sometimes...
There's nothing better than seeing your products hit the shelves (except maybe seeing them in peoples hands!). So I'm very excited to see Cranium Dark, Trivial Pursuit 2000sand Catchphrase launch online and in-store! Cranium Dark is one of my all time favourite games..
