https://www.liron.de/articles daily 0.75 2022-04-05 https://www.liron.de/articles/a-post-20-years-in-the-making monthly 0.5 2022-03-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee8a599db2ba54fa2d0872a/1647261458487-TQ6MCSDXUM6RF65SGS41/unsplash-image-euG6lXwg1PE.jpg Articles - A post 20 years in the making - Make it stand out Azrieli Center, Tel Aviv https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee8a599db2ba54fa2d0872a/0b84eed8-35c7-43a5-ae64-7e65c0f1976c/unsplash-image-pN684G33h_M.jpg Articles - A post 20 years in the making - Make it stand out Alexanderplatz, Berlin https://www.liron.de/articles/untitled-chapter-1 monthly 0.5 2022-04-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee8a599db2ba54fa2d0872a/2bd5e09e-0312-4884-8b9c-110f4e322405/unsplash-image-5Bxmy3xriMQ.jpg Articles - Untitled: Chapter 1 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee8a599db2ba54fa2d0872a/f5973ca3-b02b-428c-9464-fde48e788647/unsplash-image-71SHXwBLp5w.jpg Articles - Untitled: Chapter 1 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee8a599db2ba54fa2d0872a/4df8936e-3f07-489e-9e57-c53f435b6251/unsplash-image-0eKCOZ11gfk.jpg Articles - Untitled: Chapter 1 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.liron.de/articles/why-do-designers-wear-black monthly 0.5 2022-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee8a599db2ba54fa2d0872a/e1ff014a-28e9-41d4-82aa-cc94a0ba8796/1596971562332.jpg Articles - Why do designers wear black? - Omar Abdel-moaty Associate Director, Experience Design, Berlin I don't typically wear black. Most of my clothes are in beige or shades of brown. I'm a brown guy, I think brown and earth tones, in general, match my skin quite well. elegant but not too flashy. I think the reason why black is a stereotypical color for designers is that it's most likely true! for 2 reasons. Many designers facilitate workshops as part of their day-to-day job. Black is traditionally the theater performance color of choice. Creative people by nature are very open, and designers are also on average solution-oriented. The funny thing is if you compare Art with Design, Art is less solution-oriented than Design, perhaps this is why more artists wear very colorful clothes full of patterns, inspired by “hippie” culture, and designers might wear black, inspired by “hipster” culture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee8a599db2ba54fa2d0872a/ea379b83-65c6-406c-a945-327d09ee6da8/1516584020180.jpg Articles - Why do designers wear black? - Tim Walker Global Design Lead, Newcastle Upon Tyne I actually don’t wear much black, but I’m always conscious of how better dressed my other design colleagues are and I look like I’ve dressed myself in the dark. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee8a599db2ba54fa2d0872a/a2d8f0d7-f6da-41b9-81e4-bfb707a69bd1/1517673349555.jpg Articles - Why do designers wear black? - Nico Hagenburger Design Systems Lead, Berlin I like to experiment. Clothes and hair colors are part of this. Finding new combinations, failing, trying again. That’s part of my job. You can only improve, when you explore. Do I wear black? Yes. Few years ago I was totally into Korean clothes. I was wearing a lot of black. Nowadays I like light color, turquoise as well as maroon the most. For winter cycling I recently bought a complete black dress. Here it’s still hard to find anything looking good besides black. But it’s getting warmer. I’ll be able to wear colors soon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee8a599db2ba54fa2d0872a/bbe42da7-9913-4e9b-91d1-19f96cde8705/1516283160878.jpg Articles - Why do designers wear black? - Malcolm Bunge Design Director, Berlin That is a very good question! I just recently talked with my wife about it, who also wears black all the time. For me it has 2 reasons: I suck at fashion. I have absolutely no idea what I should wear without either looking like somebody who doesn’t understand fashion (which I don’t) or somebody who tries too hard to look fashionable. Black is just the best thing you can wear and nobody will question my fashion choice! I spend 20 seconds a day thinking about what to wear. 10 of these 20 seconds are opening the door of my wardrobe or drawer and the other 10 seconds involve being proud of myself for optimizing my time! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee8a599db2ba54fa2d0872a/d44e3674-f76d-414c-8622-0dd79e54ab0a/1634660367574.jpg Articles - Why do designers wear black? - Dimitris Kritsilis Experience Design Director, Berlin I don’t know if it’s a designer thing or a Dimi thing. I don’t negate color (my wardrobe has plenty of it), but I do enjoy the way black defuses self consciousness. It registers well, takes little effort, and feels smart. Not a thought spent on whether the combo I chose works. Bonus small perks: being the visual break in a team room full of light-blue-shirt wearing consultants, not having to worry about anxiety-sweat mishaps, and feel just as well dressed for an impromptu after-work function. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee8a599db2ba54fa2d0872a/74298777-9271-4bc3-a5fe-17bb1fd97afd/1590437558182.jpg Articles - Why do designers wear black? - Tomasz Skoczylas User Interface Designer, Wroclaw Roughly 90% of my closet is clothing in black. Wearing black makes me feel anonymous and uniform. I think you should use colours wisely, as they have the power to stand out. Not wearing them gives me space to draw attention to what I want. Only when I feel like it. Be it my opinions, my work, my views, my designs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee8a599db2ba54fa2d0872a/17b6e941-0f25-42b8-8906-53bb31b4df7c/1630661593967.jpg Articles - Why do designers wear black? - Elina Frolova Senior Digital Designer, Copenhagen I try to avoid black because in my opinion it just does not reflect my personality. I think black is very classy, and I really like on how professional, confident it looks on other people, and fits with absolutely every combination. I believe there is something 'Steve Jobs' about it, everyone can instantly recognise black turtleneck as a top look for designers. Also it is very practical, designers don't need to think what to wear as they can wear same clothes from previous day and still look great, but instead they can just focus on work. But for me, I feel best in colours and patterns just because I have studied interior design and colour psychology and I can feel how an environment you are in and clothes you wear can affect your mood and emotions. So you will find me with a most colourful sneakers and in winter I will wear the most patterned clothes to bring some sunshine to the streets in the pull of grey weather and tired people. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee8a599db2ba54fa2d0872a/1647284198693-TWUSP4BVZNE14CHAY1F0/unsplash-image-iiqg2xbmvk0.jpg Articles - Why do designers wear black? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee8a599db2ba54fa2d0872a/5c9de1be-4e87-47af-8f22-62e2c36b3961/1614547870453.jpg Articles - Why do designers wear black? - Teal Bauer Strategic Innovation & Second Opinions — Digital Ventures Consultant, Berlin I've seen the tips to stick to one outfit, or one color, to make one's life easier and reduce the amount of choices that must be made to free up mental capacity for something more "productive" or other, but truth is: I like making choices. I like color. I've stopped worrying whether other people like my "bold" color combinations, because for me, what's important is that *I* enjoy how I live my life. Even if - sometimes - that means dressing full black. https://www.liron.de/articles/weekend-viewing-coherence monthly 0.5 2022-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee8a599db2ba54fa2d0872a/d44c50a2-65b2-43fb-9d61-ca7b1f6b6029/coherence-2013.jpg Articles - Weekend viewing: Coherence - Coherence (2013) James Ward Byrkit Starring: Emily Foxler Maury Sterling Nicholas Brendon IMDB https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee8a599db2ba54fa2d0872a/69cae04c-184d-4738-adc8-44f74ae7cdcc/maxresdefault.jpg Articles - Weekend viewing: Coherence - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.liron.de/articles/weekend-reading-an-unconventional-designer-library monthly 0.5 2022-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee8a599db2ba54fa2d0872a/4a3f36e3-b285-4235-afc2-f51761993722/Ready-Player-One-book-cover.jpg Articles - Weekend reading: An unconventional design library - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline What it’s about: In Ready Player One, all aspects of life take place within a virtual world called the OASIS. The protagonist, a high school student, searches for keys to an easter egg, which unlocks total control of the platform. Why read it? Cline’s sci-fi novel thrusts us into a virtual world where business and education mix with recreation and gamification. In turn, this reshapes real-world interactions and raises questions about the cultural impact of design choices in technology, many of which are being raised today in the context of The Metaverse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee8a599db2ba54fa2d0872a/2c5bc7b8-a0ec-4c4f-8b78-285b0e0e390f/6977336.jpg Articles - Weekend reading: An unconventional design library - Memories of the Future by Wil Wheaton What it’s about: Wil Wheaton recounts his experiences in emotional detail as a child actor on the set of “Star Trek: The Next Generation”. Why read it? Wil’s retrospective on his career in the context of his struggles as an adult empowers us to do the same with clarity and honesty. We could all benefit from a sober re-calibration, not just designers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee8a599db2ba54fa2d0872a/f98e4d28-1e60-42f2-abe5-1aee178fa407/14582265209_f890173998.jpg Articles - Weekend reading: An unconventional design library - Motel Of The Mysteries by David Macaulay What it’s about: In this children’s book, future archeologists struggle to put together the pieces of our civilization based on artifact findings, coming to wildly inaccurate conclusions. Why read it? Macaulay’s tongue-in-cheek “what if” reminds us that when we don’t do enough research, we run the risk of telling incomplete stories based on initial hypotheses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee8a599db2ba54fa2d0872a/c968852b-ae9f-4288-b068-bc4218c6f270/julian-rosefeldt-manifesto-1.jpg Articles - Weekend reading: An unconventional design library - Manifesto (print companion) by Julian Rosefeldt What it’s about: A compilation of art manifestos throughout the decades displayed interconnectedly, creating new narratives. Why read it? Many of us consider design a technical endeavor, but the cultural impact and moral considerations of our work overlap with those of art to a large degree. Manifesto is actually a film and exhibition, but the print companion lets you browse through the interconnected manifestos at your own pace and as such, provides the space for reflection and consideration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee8a599db2ba54fa2d0872a/b02a574d-66b1-471c-a787-da7178703cac/9780375423079_p0_v1_s1200x630.jpg Articles - Weekend reading: An unconventional design library - In the Shadow of No Towers by Art Spiegelman What it’s about: An emotional exploration of Art Spiegelman’s own experiences following the 9-11 terror attacks in New York and their effect on his life and work. Why read it? Art Spiegelman reminds us through this self-exploration that as creators, we can - and should - allow ourselves to be affected by tragedies of the world around us and have those influence what we produce. In addition, he uses the power of medium to tell his story; this graphic novel is printed in oversize format on thick art board to emphasize the scale and gravity of the tragedy. In this way, he reminds us to consider the context and delivery of our storytelling beyond the content itself. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee8a599db2ba54fa2d0872a/ea4e5753-f5c0-4189-a2c1-4063bb5909d6/unsplash-image-Zqmia99hgF8.jpg Articles - Weekend reading: An unconventional design library - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.liron.de/articles/weekend-viewing-the-congress monthly 0.5 2022-03-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee8a599db2ba54fa2d0872a/b8dbe47f-042f-4b87-8fc3-e2ce639c96e4/THE-CONGRESS-Poster.jpg Articles - Weekend viewing: The Congress - The Congress (2013) Ari Folman Starring: Robin Wright Harvey Keitel Jon Hamm Danny Huston IMDB https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee8a599db2ba54fa2d0872a/b571601c-1c4c-4937-8761-2ecfb3eb191b/congress-the-kongress-der-1-rcm0x1920u.jpg Articles - Weekend viewing: The Congress - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.liron.de/articles/introducing-studio-interviews monthly 0.5 2022-03-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee8a599db2ba54fa2d0872a/aa3fd8d5-25c5-411a-959b-f38c9eb9f281/unsplash-image-c1ZN57GfDB0.jpg Articles - Introducing Studio Interviews - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.liron.de/articles/motivating-others-to-ideate-in-creative-workshops monthly 0.5 2022-03-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee8a599db2ba54fa2d0872a/f697c9bc-7edd-4110-83b6-56b2f6243d1f/unsplash-image-zCJrolkwRyE.jpg Articles - Motivating others to ideate in creative workshops - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee8a599db2ba54fa2d0872a/d3b0c911-667b-42ec-ba50-539eba9ba28c/unsplash-image-67kCaNkqVwI.jpg Articles - Motivating others to ideate in creative workshops - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee8a599db2ba54fa2d0872a/84bcb552-db67-4112-a786-0472b0b2f64d/unsplash-image-6uex23sAkVQ.jpg Articles - Motivating others to ideate in creative workshops - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.liron.de/articles/the-ties-that-bind monthly 0.5 2022-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee8a599db2ba54fa2d0872a/8d66f1ec-18af-4cd5-a1d2-9f96def003ba/Jana+%26+Sascha+%2855%29.jpg Articles - The ties that bind - Sascha Achner Founder & Consultant, Halle an der Saale Vaegabound.com Photo: Muse & Mirror https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee8a599db2ba54fa2d0872a/de42f311-e371-4abc-bc75-79458af9ffef/20210507-_H3A9908.jpg Articles - The ties that bind - Make it stand out Photo: Eusepia Lehe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee8a599db2ba54fa2d0872a/b10afdfa-2284-419f-94da-030f41d839de/20210507-_H3A9977.jpg Articles - The ties that bind - Make it stand out Photo: Eusepia Lehe https://www.liron.de/articles/weekend-listening-poolsuite-fm monthly 0.5 2022-04-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee8a599db2ba54fa2d0872a/c00d1d2d-e118-44f8-9ce8-d272c7ac8d0f/unsplash-image-tFnlDs4gIUU.jpg Articles - Weekend listening: Poolsuite FM - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee8a599db2ba54fa2d0872a/fb94229a-8501-4329-a0c7-ea1d8c64a9b4/artworks-000572643257-qqkzx9-t500x500.jpg Articles - Weekend listening: Poolsuite FM - Poolsuite.FM Website Spotify Soundcloud https://www.liron.de/articles/weekend-wellness-beauty-of-joseon monthly 0.5 2022-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee8a599db2ba54fa2d0872a/4e17d840-81a9-4fed-a75b-af3b995e11b1/211019_9b4bb9db-454f-4da0-9656-b30cc7e55b49_720x.png Articles - Weekend wellness: Beauty of Joseon - Relief Sun : Rice + Probiotics (SPF50+ PA++++) I use this sunscreen every day. it is purely organic (chemical) and contains no inorganic (mineral) filters whatsoever, which means that there’s no zinc oxide to leave a weird white cast or soak up any ounce of moisture you have in your skin. Among several other filters, it also includes the new-generation filter Tinosorb M which includes properties of organic and inorganic sunscreens by both absorbing and scattering UV light. On top of that. It’s basically weightless and won’t sting in your eyes. Probably the most cosmetically elegant sunscreen I’ve encountered. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee8a599db2ba54fa2d0872a/f4b6763a-d764-445a-9223-54bea2f54af6/210906_82e3e517-cc63-4d9f-8f7d-db8f4fa32084_720x.png Articles - Weekend wellness: Beauty of Joseon - Ginseng Essence Water This is basically “ginseng juice” as it contains mostly ginseng extract and 2% niacinamide. At it’s very simplest, it’s an antioxidant solution which combats melasma (which is extremely common as years of sun exposure catch up to you). There’s no fragrance and no nonsense in here. It’s great. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee8a599db2ba54fa2d0872a/5ade36ca-0fea-4b36-b7f7-ff282874c6e7/211214_720x.jpg Articles - Weekend wellness: Beauty of Joseon - Green Plum Refreshing Cleanser If you wear sunscreen, you need to wash it off. This low pH cleanser is formulated with green plums, which contain Alpha Hydroxy Acid (via citric acid) which gently exfoliates dead skin cells from the top layer of skin. It creates a creamy foam which is easy to spread and washes off easily. This cleanser is great for dry skin because, as an effect of its low pH, doesn’t strip the skin of natural oils. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee8a599db2ba54fa2d0872a/4f58e1a8-9c36-41dd-90c5-658a60e8c3bd/beauty-of-joseon-Ginseng-essence-water_2048x2048-1536x1087.jpg Articles - Weekend wellness: Beauty of Joseon - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.liron.de/articles/weekend-download-living-worlds monthly 0.5 2022-04-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee8a599db2ba54fa2d0872a/cc69a2a2-a620-47a2-87eb-e7c550f2d8d9/livingworldsapp-576x1024.jpg Articles - Weekend download: Living Worlds - Make it stand out Image: Mark Ferrari https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee8a599db2ba54fa2d0872a/d200f40a-3b38-456c-a7f8-34bf65d85d4a/1_A9qBbJ60jCecXby9cHX4tw.gif Articles - Weekend download: Living Worlds - Make it stand out Image: Ian Gilman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee8a599db2ba54fa2d0872a/2bffae4b-c6c8-4744-83aa-e13bc477b327/feb.png Articles - Weekend download: Living Worlds - Living Worlds iOS Android https://www.liron.de/articles/the-design-of-windows-11 monthly 0.5 2022-04-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee8a599db2ba54fa2d0872a/6b849c2e-ed47-4737-a5ee-4feedbf0fd9d/3qiq0ezflrv71.jpg Articles - The design of Windows 11 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee8a599db2ba54fa2d0872a/6e2bf8e9-a3bd-42c8-bba6-6940520424b9/teamsmesh.gif Articles - The design of Windows 11 - Make it stand out Virtual avatars to combat meeting fatigue (Image: Microsoft) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee8a599db2ba54fa2d0872a/5a5dc6ea-63a4-4ea1-82b4-cb17883147f2/image_2022-04-03_175317.png Articles - The design of Windows 11 - Make it stand out The desktop of my new gaming PC running Windows 11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee8a599db2ba54fa2d0872a/f33bc510-75e9-4f5f-a9ea-49bf3b4c9ba6/1_5vXCbpWo76UZ406GuRTUhQ.gif Articles - The design of Windows 11 - Make it stand out Windows 10 vs. Windows 11 (Image: Microsoft) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee8a599db2ba54fa2d0872a/7749ccb7-b214-48c3-afcb-47d2f6e2b6d9/Screenshot+2022-04-03+221507.png Articles - The design of Windows 11 - Make it stand out Responses to Windows 11 on reddit.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee8a599db2ba54fa2d0872a/07e4a0fe-e617-42ba-91c7-e35c2df20f81/Screenshot+2022-04-03+221958.jpg Articles - The design of Windows 11 - Make it stand out Inconsistent interfaces in the Windows 11 system settings https://www.liron.de/articles/category/Design monthly 0.5 https://www.liron.de/articles/category/Studio+interviews monthly 0.5 https://www.liron.de/articles/category/Novel monthly 0.5 https://www.liron.de/articles/category/Personal monthly 0.5 https://www.liron.de/articles/category/Editorial monthly 0.5 https://www.liron.de/home daily 1.0 2022-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee8a599db2ba54fa2d0872a/1592838769226-XL7HYZHQFQ25K18UUMOF/My%2BSketches%2B-%2B2020-06-22%2B25.jpg Liron Tocker · Design Strategy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee8a599db2ba54fa2d0872a/1592832864177-EA3X4Z0AW00P969VKITA/My%2BSketches%2B-%2B2020-06-22%2B21.jpg Liron Tocker · Design Strategy https://www.liron.de/about daily 0.75 2022-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee8a599db2ba54fa2d0872a/8580095f-f80a-4212-b68d-96707325a8dc/Liron_Tocker.jpg About - My name is Liron and I’m a Design Strategist living in (sometimes sunny) Berlin, Germany. I’ve spent over 20 years in digital product design across multiple geographies, with clients and projects in Germany, Denmark, Israel, Switzerland and The UK, among others. My work spans multiple industries, with a particular focus on healthcare, insurance, banking, retail and analytics. I’m passionate about bringing design culture and design thinking to new businesses and traditional industries through capability building, upskiling and cultural transformation. It’s never easy - but nothing easy is worth doing. You can find out more about my career on LinkedIn. In my free time, I nurture my passions for science fiction, personal health, gaming and interior design. https://www.liron.de/404 daily 0.75 2022-03-21