I know; it does not make sense. The reality is that this site was a consulting-oriented site that would show up when potential consulting clients Googled "Don Rickert" and a bunch of other keywords related to design research, consumer research, marketing research, usability, etc.
We have kept the site and its resource articles active, because we know that many students of Industrial Design, Design Research, Consumer Research, Ergonomics / Human Factors, Market Research, Usability and Ethnography use our articles as resources.
We no longer seek work in those areas, but will, of course take on projects, but they have to be interesting, pay well and be ethical. Also, in order to protect ourselves from the typical situation where consulting clients lose their funding, a substantial severence payout in the the event of premature contract completion is part of all of any consulting contract we would consider. Obviously telling you about this is NOT marketing. If you want the best consulting in the areas that we used to seek engagements, email us your proposal...we DO NOT participate in competitive bidding.
So, until we have this site in shape, go to Adventurous Muse (www.AdventurousMuse.com) as your home base for the new Don Rickert Design (DESIGN ONLY...NO CONSULTING). For your information Don Rickert Design designs and makes cutting edge muscial instruments, furniture and other fascinating "niche" products.
