She spent 3 years designing a coat hangar

 Want to know what it takes to be a designer? Watch this:

Useful Chrome Shortcuts

 

Here's another set of keyboard shortcuts to help you streamline your workflow. You may be familiar with some of them, but it's worth it even if you just pick up one from watching the video! They can make things a lot easier.

45 Mac Keyboard Shortcuts

 

These will make your life easier. It is worth the time to learn some of them. I promise!

Poor Design #1

Here are some funny examples of poor design that might make for some interesting conversation while we wait for everyone to arrive in class.  Obviously, this is ridiculous, but take a moment and think about where they went wrong. How did they not see this mistake ahead of time? 

Solve One Problem, Create Another One

 Apparently paper straws may be just as bad as the plastic ones… Interesting read:

https://lifestyle.livemint.com/smart-living/environment/paper-drinking-straws-environment-chemicals-111693222583220.html

Design Matters: Soccer Balls

 Every World Cup gets a new ball. Learn about why. The next World Cup is 2026. I wonder when we will be score to see the next iteration…

AI Will Kill Us / AI Will Save Us…

 This video comes from one of my favourite content creators, Cleo Abrams, and I think it answers a lot if questions that come up in my classes about AI. It will probably elicit even more.