Alex Magill
Writing
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Design as goal reaching not problem solving
13th of July 2020
Instead of problem solving, I now view design as an ongoing goal-reaching activity. The difference for me is that the context is bigger, the constraints require more thought, but the results are much greater — and more meaningful — in their impact.
The unknown knowns
9th of July 2020
Last month I suddenly realised I knew far more about a topic than I'd previously thought. This got me thinking about those unknown knowns — the things we don't realise we already know or understand.
Switching to Jekyll
8th of July 2020
I just switched this site over to Jekyll. If you'd visited this site early yesterday evening then you wouldn't have noticed a single change — and that was my goal.
Nothing new
28th of May 2020
In my work there is always an urge to tread new ground, to discover, to create what’s never been created or seen before. However, that's often not what is needed, and there's the often quoted fact that everything is a remix, that there is nothing new under the sun.
Design is uncomfortable
28th of May 2020
Design is uncomfortable. At least I frequently find it uncomfortable. Anyone who has sat in front of a blank page will know something of this.
Where are you Siri?
24th of April 2020
I talk to my phone, my wrist, my iPad and, occasionally, my computer. I ask them to remind me of things, I ask what the weather will be like, I ask them to time something for me. Sometimes I ask them something more complex, and, sometimes, they help with that too.
Cost, price, value
14th of April 2020
I find myself scribbling this diagram — Cost | Price | Value — and working through these ideas with people, frequently so I thought I’d write it up and share some brief notes here. I'm writing this as much for myself — to clarify my thoughts and have something to point people to — as to share.
Perfect is the enemy of good
17th of January 2020
This particular rethink of boldwise.co.uk has been brewing for a while, but a series of conversations, some time out, and the psychological new beginning of a new year, all aligned giving me the kick I needed and setting things in motion.
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