Welcome to the new ITPD class

So, today is the first real day at the university for the new class of ITPD students - a pack of curious people, hungry for knowledge! I really look forward to have them around here for the next two years.

Article on interaction design

Stumbled upon this interesting article on the future of product design and interaction.

Closing down for the summer

So this is my last day before my summer holiday and my desk are as clean as possible now, so I am ready for some serious relaxing before busy August. I wish everybody a nice summer!

Warm day at the office

Whoa! It's another warm day in Denmark. At this time of day half of my desk is in the sun, which makes my right hand side hot as Georgia asphalt (Lula, Wild at Heart) and at the same time my left side is in the nicely tempered shade - horrible and nice at the same time. How is that possible?

I guess studies can be harmful in too large doses...

Cradle to Cradle

I have just been at this very inspiring and enlightening presentation that Michael Braungart just gave here at Alsion. He is one of the two founders of the Cradle to Cradle movement which is a slighty different way of thinking products and business, that makes you go "Yes!!!! Why haven't anyone thought iof this before?"

He said that in stead of aiming for zero co2 emission, why not get inspiret by the nature and go for setiing a positive footprint on the environment? Let's not be driven by guilt of being here, but in stead make it a positive fact that human beings live on the earth.

Sad day

Today we are saying goodbye to Ellen, our dear colleague, who is feeling homesick and is going back to the dark northern Jutland. Hopefully we are getting someone that can replace her - it will not be easy, I know, but let's see what the future brings.

At least Ellen has brought some cake so today is not completely sad...

Ellen has been so great to work with and we will miss her and her always entertaining ways:
(For example when she tried to walk through the glass panel next to the door with her nose first - you can see the print of Ellen's nose in the middle of the picture)

Thesis exams

In these days our master students are finishing their last exams and until now the results are impressive. Tomorrow we have the last thesis exams and on 26 June we have the graduation ceremony and again two years have passed...

Interesting article on collaborative work

Cecila Weckström, Experience & Innovation Director at LEGO has written this interesting article on collaborative work

This is a good product!!!

Visiting the University of Aarhus yesterday I was so lucky to try a Dyson Airblade. It sounds like some sort of skater equipment or a lethal weapon, but it is a new type of hand dryer, that actually work as opposed to the conventional kind, where you lose your glasses, whig and hat, but still have wet hands...
The Airblade (yes, I like the name) dry your hands in 5 seconds! Why haven't anyone thought of this before? Thumbs up for the designers at Dyson.

Garfield minus Garfield

This page actually manages to make the cartoon Garfield funny - by removing the fat cat and leaving back the owner alone. You realize how lonely and miserable he is...

Short update

I thought it was a long time since the blog had been updated, so here is in short what is happening around here right now. Application deadline for foreign students are approaching and applications start arriving - it is always exciting to get letters from people from all over the world!

Apart from reading application I spend time planning our Open House night on 12 March at SDU in Sønderborg and a promotion trip to Iceland next week.

...and outside little signs indicate that spring aren't that far away - the first little snowdrop flowers are appearing, the birds start singing when the sun shines and there is a bit of that special spring smell in the air...