Fresh: Nuts and bolts

XIV.6 November + December 2007
Page: 20
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A “Survivor”-like designer reality show?


Authors:
Luke Kowalski

With every CHI, and with every issue of <interactions>, our profession is maturing and reaching a better understanding of what it means to be a successful practitioner. The days of the rebel artiste are mostly gone. Yes I still have to put up with one when it comes to tuning my classic car's Weber carburetor, but temperamental craftsmen tend to be short-lived in corporations and large consultancies. Design talent has to be tempered with business savvy, customer-facing communication skills, as well as the political skills to get your designs through the development life cycle with some degree of fidelity.…




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