On this site you find the fruit of off-hours labor. Some posted on previous – discontinued – sites such as Brusino.com, difred.ch or 3toys.ch. The good bits of these sites found a new home here, but you may still find some traces of their previous locations inside the various PDF. Enjoy.
Book: Project Management & the Fine Art of baking Dutch Apple pie
Through the lens of baking a Dutch apple pie, the book delves into the intricacies of project management, examining systemic views and approaches as effective tools for addressing these challenges. At the very least, readers can expect to acquire the skill of baking a delicious Dutch Apple pie.
Read an introductionary summary here, or about how this book came to be.
Book: Exploring the Strange Dynamics of Experience
The Fred & John cartoons freely explore life, the universe, and everything, mainly exploring the strange dynamics of human experience. From the physics of space-time to theories of cognition and the minutiae of daily experiences, our comics invite contemplation on the ever-evolving, unpredictable nature of existence.
In Print! There’s a special kind of magic in holding a physical book, especially one filled with captivating cartoons like ours. Grab your copy in print from Amazon for a truly immersive experience.
Prefer digital? No problem! Download a free PDF.
Book: A Meaning Processing Approach to Cognition: What Matters?
A cognitive psychologist (John Flach) and an industrial design engineer (Fred) draw from their experiences trying to make technology work for people to reflect on the foundations of Cognitive Science and Product Design, inspired by Pirsig’s Metaphysics of Quality described in Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. This book takes the reader on a journey beyond ‘information processing’ and the computer metaphor, toward ‘meaning creation’ as inspired by recent discoveries in dynamics and selforganizing systems, beyond the conventional dichotomy of mind and matter to explore a world of ‘what matters’.
PhD Thesis: Affording Action: Implementing Perception Action coupling for Laparoscopy
Taking a Design Thinking approach and building on ideas from Ecological Perception to improve the situational awareness fo the surgeon during laparoscopic operation, specifically spatial perception. Based on viewpoint parallax this thesis explores how to restore perception/action coupling for the surgeon. Final result is working prototype of a ‘robot arm‘, successfully tested in a laboratory environment.
Download a PDF version the the PhD thesis; “Affording Action: Implementing Perception Action coupling for Laparoscopy” (1998), or mail me for a hardcopy.
On System Thinking
Free to download: 2CV in Papercraft (300+ models)
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Also available on AMAZON
A short description of the history of the famous car illustrated with a selection of key models are combined in the book “The Citroën 2CV | in papercraft“. It gives a complete overview of the evolution of the 2CV through 15 models, starting from the TPV, the 1950’s 2CV, all the way up to the last one produced, including also special verions such as the 2CV 4×4, the Ami6, the Dyane, and the AK250.
Pixar’s Cars in Papercraft
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@Work
More cartoons from @Work here
Wooden toys to assemble (previously: 3Toys.ch)
(slightly) More information previously found on 3Toys.ch and some even on Etsy. If you have a laser cutter yourself, you can find some of the patters on Thinginverse. Otherwise, simply contact me if you do not find what you are looking for.
Download Cartoons (pdf)
The Brusino Monster – Part one. A strange sound, disappearing fish, and a network of tunnels and caves leads to an incredible discovery. Based on real events, well the sound and the fish. The Monster still is an unconfirmed rumour.
Originally, back in 2006, color-printed as small A5 booklet and distributed to the children of the primary school in Brusino Arsizio
The Brusino Monster – Part two. A mysterious bible in the old church of Morcote shows reference to the bruising monster. What is the relation and why is the monk hiding it?
… more short Cartoons (pdf, free to download)
