Comments on: Predicting the future http://eirikso.com/2006/05/15/predicting-the-future/ The personal web site of Eirik Solheim Tue, 22 May 2012 12:07:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: eirikso http://eirikso.com/2006/05/15/predicting-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-1845 eirikso Tue, 16 May 2006 07:49:38 +0000 http://www.eirikso.com/2006/05/15/predicting-the-future/#comment-1845 Yes, the illustrations are my own slightly childish pen. Haven't really done any serious drawing since I was 14 but have taken it up lately to be able to make my own illustrations. I really hate clipart... I will make a quick tutorial when I make my next illustration. To put it short, they are drawn with a black pen on white paper. Then scanned and imported into Photoshop where I add colour, gradients, shadows and simple effects. My biggest and most popular work so far would be this one: <a href="http://www.eirikso.com/2005/06/06/how-bob-the-millionaire-became-a-pirate/" rel="nofollow">How Bob the millionaire became a pirate</a> But I am also proud of the fact that Om Malik actually used one of my illustrations on his very popular blog: <a href="http://www.eirikso.com/2005/11/21/illustration-at-om-maliks-blog/" rel="nofollow">Illustration at Om Malik’s blog</a> Yes, the illustrations are my own slightly childish pen. Haven’t really done any serious drawing since I was 14 but have taken it up lately to be able to make my own illustrations. I really hate clipart…

I will make a quick tutorial when I make my next illustration. To put it short, they are drawn with a black pen on white paper. Then scanned and imported into Photoshop where I add colour, gradients, shadows and simple effects.

My biggest and most popular work so far would be this one:
How Bob the millionaire became a pirate

But I am also proud of the fact that Om Malik actually used one of my illustrations on his very popular blog:
Illustration at Om Malik’s blog

]]> By: Lasse Elden http://eirikso.com/2006/05/15/predicting-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-1844 Lasse Elden Tue, 16 May 2006 07:21:02 +0000 http://www.eirikso.com/2006/05/15/predicting-the-future/#comment-1844 These drawings (Fig: Better knowledge) that you have in some of your articles. Is it yours? If so, can you make a small tuturial on how you make them? They are pretty cool! These drawings (Fig: Better knowledge) that you have in some of your articles. Is it yours?

If so, can you make a small tuturial on how you make them?

They are pretty cool!

]]> By: Eirikso http://eirikso.com/2006/05/15/predicting-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-1843 Eirikso Mon, 15 May 2006 19:32:10 +0000 http://www.eirikso.com/2006/05/15/predicting-the-future/#comment-1843 You are touching one very important issue of working with research and development. Being first is not always best. Not as a consumer and not as a company... You are touching one very important issue of working with research and development. Being first is not always best.

Not as a consumer and not as a company…

]]> By: Lasse Elden http://eirikso.com/2006/05/15/predicting-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-1842 Lasse Elden Mon, 15 May 2006 13:34:50 +0000 http://www.eirikso.com/2006/05/15/predicting-the-future/#comment-1842 Pretty sure that new products/functions will cost more when introduced to the marked than after a while. So price is a factor most people would have in mind before buying new stuff. This will be the same in the future, don't you think. If you take the example with Super Audio, it could have been predicted at an early stage. Just by testing the marked on how they would respond both to the price and the product quality. "After sunshine there will be rain, after lafter there will be pain, this things has always been the same, so why worry now..." (Dire Straits). So If you spend your money as the first person ever, you have to spend much money......all the time.... Good Enough is probably where most people will stand in line! Pretty sure that new products/functions will cost more when introduced to the marked than after a while. So price is a factor most people would have in mind before buying new stuff. This will be the same in the future, don’t you think.

If you take the example with Super Audio, it could have been predicted at an early stage. Just by testing the marked on how they would respond both to the price and the product quality.

“After sunshine there will be rain, after lafter there will be pain, this things has always been the same, so why worry now…” (Dire Straits). So If you spend your money as the first person ever, you have to spend much money……all the time….

Good Enough is probably where most people will stand in line!

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