Tag Archives: design

The fortune at the bottom of the pyramid begins with understanding

Posted on September 9, 2008 by

The challenge for marketers of consumer products and services, or retailers for that matter, is to develop a robust methodology that can continuously anticipate and meet or exceed these rapidly changing consumer expectations relating to products and services (which products … Continue reading →

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An open letter to my teachers of design

Posted on August 24, 2008 by

                    Photo credit: James Hicks Dear NiD, I walked out on you without a word of explanation just over 18 years ago, one day. Perhaps the time has come to talk about many things, as the Walrus said, including cabbages … Continue reading →

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Affluenza by Oliver James and thoughts on mainstream consumer culture

Posted on July 18, 2008 by

The title caught my eye in the local Borders the other day – I’d gone to look for Zakaria’s Post American World which they still can’t find any. I suppose I’ll have to pop into Kinokuniya in the city to … Continue reading →

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The emperor has designer clothes

Posted on May 18, 2008 by

Design accolades for One Laptop per Child ~ IHT, May 16th 2008 What is the purpose of good design if there is no one who can use it? Like the mythical tree that falls in a forest if no one … Continue reading →

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The little eeePC that could has become the real “iPod” of personal computing

Posted on March 5, 2008 by

Not even 6 months have passed since the eeePC has been available for sale and you might say that its too soon to call it “the iPod of” anything. But I beg to disagree. As every other eeePC owner knows, … Continue reading →

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Brand strategy and the bottom of the pyramid

Posted on December 4, 2007 by

We’ve been considering the relevance of a brand at the bottom of the pyramid or the low income segment of the emerging markets and an interesting observation led to many questions on how branding works in this environment. It has … Continue reading →

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