Work and Play Gallery – Creative Guys aren’t to tidy :)
I love this collection of images from the Kotaku gaming blog. He showcases the office environments of some of the most succesfull designers in the gaming industry. Most of the places looks like my bedroom, when I was teenager :) Especially the one with all the Wargames from the designers of "The Sims."
It's a strange thing really... Where I work we produce television, internet and radio. But our offices are really high tech, and strongly regulated. You don't put anything on the walls. You must use furniture chosen by the architect. And in the name of what? To look cool? I can't really figure it out.
I like the approach taken here in these pictures. It reminds me of David Kelley, the boss from Ideo design firm, showing a camera crew around the place. He pauses in front of a door, and with a smile beneath his Grouch Marx moustache and a hint of glee in his voice he says,
This is where the crazies live! This is where we do all our work.
I like it. It sends the signal to the workers, that weirdness is wanted and conformity shunted.
Check out the gallery and see the workplaces of Firaxis, the designer of "The Sims" and many more. Beware! It is different from the Unclutterer Workspace Pool at Flickr
- Jens Poder
Tags: play, work, IDEO, design, creativity
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