Earlier this year we interviewed Mark Baskinger, associate professor at the School of Design of the Carnegie Mellon University. In the interview Mark talks about drawing ideas and shares his thoughts about the differences between industrial designers and interaction designers and how interaction designers can use sketching to communicate their designs better. … »

If you think this book is about sketching: it’s not. If you’re looking for a book that will teach you how to draw pretty pictures, look further. However, if you’re looking for a book that will help you solve almost any problem, then The Back of The Napkin is the book for you. Yes, ANY problem. … »

When I picked up this book I thought it would be a biography of Steve Jobs, and doubted whether this would make an interesting read for interaction designers. But it turns out, it’s very interesting for designers indeed. Obviously, there’s a lot of biographical information in it, but it’s not a chronological story of Steve’s life… It’s a book about Steve Jobs’ vision on products, user experience and innovation. … »