The Prepared Mind Discussion about designing human interaction.

We’ve spoken about the state of design education on so many occaisions, I was happy to have fellow UArts alum R. Brian Stone, associate professor in the Department of Design at Ohio State University, sit with us for a discussion.

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• 0:01:51 Brian Stone discusses the interdisciplinary collaboration between GD students, ID students and Interior Design students at OSU
• 0:06:04 New ways of design thinking for design students
• 0:10:00 The relationship between design educators and design firm professionals
• 0:19:40 NEVER STOP LEARNING!
• 0:34:43 The process of designing
• 0:46:30 The need for design students to learn about business

• Article written by Brian Stone on the AIGA Voice Journal website: Blurring Boundaries: Interactive Multimedia and Interdisciplinary Convergence
• Research paper published by Brian Stone: Designing the Screen-Based Interaface: A 3D to 2D Migration

Jason Fried of 37signals chatted with us a little bit about some of their product offerings, establishing new, design-related revenue streams and gave us a preview of their new, upcoming book. Take a listen!

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• 0:01:40 Who is 37signals and what do they do?
• 0:07:42 Why 37signals doesn’t do client projects and web sites any more
• 0:11:28 New business models and revenue streams for designers
• 0:27:28 37signals’ book “Defensive Driving for the Web”
• 0:35:02 How the collective 37signals team members collaborate remotely
• 0:40:40 The team and discipline break-down of team members
• 0:48:35 Jason discusses their new, upcoming book

Other links mentioned in this podcast:

• “The E-Myth Revisited”
• Defensive Design for the Web
• Lulu.com, site for self-publishing

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