10,000 THINKS! by Bruce Hannah
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      • THINK #1 CONTEXT, CONTEXT, CONTEXT
      • THINK #2 DESIGN BRIEF
      • THINK #3 DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
      • THINK #4 NEW DESIGN PARADIGMS
      • THINK #5 HISTORY
      • THINK #6 ETHNOGRAPHIES: LISTENING!
      • THINK #7 SCENARIOS
      • THINK #8 SKETCHES & SKETCHING 101
      • THINK #9 RESEARCH DIRECTED OR NOT
      • THINK #10 HUMAN FACTORS 101
      • THINK #11 ACCESSIBILITY-ADAPTABILITY
      • THINK #12 MOCK-UP
      • THINK #13 FINAL MODEL
      • THINK #14 CREDIT & BLAME
      • THINK #15 TECHNICAL DRAWINGS
      • THINK #16 MANUFACTURING 101
      • THINK #17 MATERIALS
      • THINK #18 COLOR
      • THINK #19 SOUND
      • THINK #20 TEXTURE
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      • THINK #21 LEGAL-1
      • THINK #22 LEGAL-2
      • THINK #23 ENGINEERING
      • THINK #24 SUSTAINABILITY
      • THINK #25 ENVIRONMENT
      • THINK #26 BRANDING
      • THINK #27 PACKAGING
      • THINK #28 INSTRUCTIONS
      • THINK #29 VIDEO TOOLS
      • THINK #30 WEB SITE
      • THINK #31 USER INTERFACE
      • THINK #32 EMOTION & DESIGN
      • THINK #33 PROJECT REPORT
      • THINK #34 PROCESS & POLITICS
      • THINK #35 TIMELESSNESS-PATINA
      • THINK #36 BUDGET
      • THINK #37 PSYCHONOMICS
      • THINK #38 GAMIFICATION
      • THINK #39 FASTENERS
      • THINK #40 GLUE
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      • THINK #41 SYSTEMS
      • THINK #42 ART
      • THINK #43 CONNECT THE DOTS
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THINK #1 CONTEXT, CONTEXT, CONTEXT:

​“Designing in The Dark”
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Vestment by Matisse for Chappelle du Rosaire de Vence 1949
Creating an environment for the product you are designing helps to understand the user. Placing the product or space or service in the context it is being designed for seems elemental, yet how many times have you asked yourself the question, “did the designer use the product you are attempting to use in the environment you are working in?”

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  • Home
  • Introduction
  • THINKS!
    • THINKS! 1-20 >
      • THINK #1 CONTEXT, CONTEXT, CONTEXT
      • THINK #2 DESIGN BRIEF
      • THINK #3 DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
      • THINK #4 NEW DESIGN PARADIGMS
      • THINK #5 HISTORY
      • THINK #6 ETHNOGRAPHIES: LISTENING!
      • THINK #7 SCENARIOS
      • THINK #8 SKETCHES & SKETCHING 101
      • THINK #9 RESEARCH DIRECTED OR NOT
      • THINK #10 HUMAN FACTORS 101
      • THINK #11 ACCESSIBILITY-ADAPTABILITY
      • THINK #12 MOCK-UP
      • THINK #13 FINAL MODEL
      • THINK #14 CREDIT & BLAME
      • THINK #15 TECHNICAL DRAWINGS
      • THINK #16 MANUFACTURING 101
      • THINK #17 MATERIALS
      • THINK #18 COLOR
      • THINK #19 SOUND
      • THINK #20 TEXTURE
    • THINKS! 21-40 >
      • THINK #21 LEGAL-1
      • THINK #22 LEGAL-2
      • THINK #23 ENGINEERING
      • THINK #24 SUSTAINABILITY
      • THINK #25 ENVIRONMENT
      • THINK #26 BRANDING
      • THINK #27 PACKAGING
      • THINK #28 INSTRUCTIONS
      • THINK #29 VIDEO TOOLS
      • THINK #30 WEB SITE
      • THINK #31 USER INTERFACE
      • THINK #32 EMOTION & DESIGN
      • THINK #33 PROJECT REPORT
      • THINK #34 PROCESS & POLITICS
      • THINK #35 TIMELESSNESS-PATINA
      • THINK #36 BUDGET
      • THINK #37 PSYCHONOMICS
      • THINK #38 GAMIFICATION
      • THINK #39 FASTENERS
      • THINK #40 GLUE
    • THINKS! 41-60 >
      • THINK #41 SYSTEMS
      • THINK #42 ART
      • THINK #43 CONNECT THE DOTS
  • What Do You THINK?
  • About the Author
  • Contact