thoughts and events
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this time it was different
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here & now (archive 2019 – 2023)
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reflection on the saddle
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the smart(-est) phone
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my 5-minute rule
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pedaling away my limits
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cultivating my second brain
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in my flow outdoors
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VR at MMID
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in reflection and anticipation
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articles about IDE
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VR in product development
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zeven dingen: yearly update
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if you can’t go outside, go inside
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should we even design anymore? an excerpt from Q&A with Don Norman and discussion at MMID
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gravity sketch VR tryout
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fitting in at MMID
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a day in my (student) life
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zeven dingen
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the uncluttered smartphone experiment
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a rambling on the responsibility of industrial designers
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why is there a need for designers when there are engineers?
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a great debate for some industrial designers (or just me)
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my design process
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learning design thinking
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what kills design thinking?
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what is the difference between designers and engineers?
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packaging design in nature
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what are some great business ideas that you wouldn’t mind giving away for free?
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