February 2012
13 posts
3 tags
The Composites →
Images of literary characters created using law enforcement composite sketch software.
Feb 24th
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The 4 Happiest Cities on Earth →
Singapore, Aarhus, San Luis Obispo, and Monterrey.
Feb 20th
4 tags
What if...Crafting Design Speculation →
Notes from Anthony Dunne’s talk at Interaction12.
Feb 13th
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New cartographers and citizen mapmakers →
On the democratization of mapmaking
Feb 13th
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What Professional Designers Can Learn from the DIY... →
On crowd-sourcing, Kickstarter, Quirky etc.
Feb 13th
1 note
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Private vs Public: Space, Sharing, Trust and... →
A Talk at Social Cities Amsterdam Feb 15.
Feb 12th
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Norman: Does Culture Matter for Product Design? →
“…culture might be far less important than we might have expected”
Feb 12th
1 note
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Out with the Old, In with the New →
A Conversation with Don Norman & Jon Kolko
Feb 12th
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How Can You Build A Smart City? →
FastCompany article - seems pretty top-down to me.
Feb 11th
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Extensive interview w/ Charles Ess →
A fine colleague and excellent scholar on ethics+culture in the digital age.
Feb 10th
3 tags
Social Cities of Tomorrow Conference →
Feb 17 in Amsterdam, keynote speakers include Haque, Jeremijenko, Hill.
Feb 9th
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Retro design is crippling innovation →
Skeuomorphs inhibit innovation by lashing designers to metaphors of the past
Feb 8th
1 note
3 tags
4 Inspiring Examples of Digital Storytelling →
From The New Frontier Story Lab
Feb 2nd
January 2012
2 posts
3 tags
Think Outside the Cube →
Why the Office Isn’t the Best Workspace
Jan 26th
1 note
2 tags
Extreme Makeover, Syllabus Edition →
Redesinging an academic course syllabus.
Jan 5th
December 2011
2 posts
3 tags
14 Of The Year's Best Ideas In Interface Design →
Including Sifteo, Nest, Siri, Biophilia, Planetary.
Dec 30th
Seth Godin: The only standard is impermanence →
Dec 30th
November 2011
6 posts
4 tags
Greenfoot →
Learn Java assisted by visual tools.
Nov 28th
3 tags
Replacement Therapy →
Our desire to buy new gadgets sets in before our current gadgets stop working.
Nov 23rd
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Stanford study of telecommuting →
Self-selected telecommuniting more productive, employees happier.
Nov 14th
4 tags
The Cambridge Companion to Dewey →
Examines the wide range of Dewey’s thought and provides critical evaluation.
Nov 11th
32 notes
5 tags
Khoi Vinh: On the Grid →
Beautiful documentary/interview on grid-based design.
Nov 9th
5 tags
Glyph →
A projection sculpture which constantly regenerates itself.
Nov 4th
October 2011
5 posts
4 tags
Quality perceptions of design journals →
Study of design journal quality based on scholars’ perspectives
Oct 25th
1 tag
The capitalist network that runs the world →
Analysis identifies small group of companieswith disproportionate power over global economy
Oct 24th
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Mapping the city's DNA →
Report from the Picnic conference on smart cities
Oct 10th
4 tags
Soak and Dye in Light →
Finger-painting on a spandex screen/digital canvas.
Oct 10th
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PressPausePlay →
A documentary with about influential creators in the digital era
Oct 4th
September 2011
1 post
ProfHacker - The Chronicle of Higher Education →
Ask a clearly-phrased question of your students. Be sure everyone understands what you’re asking. See if anyone needs you to repeat the question. Give students a couple of minutes to think about their answer to the question. Have each student turn to a person seated nearby and discuss their answers to the question for a few minutes. Finally, ask for volunteers to share details from their...
Sep 30th
April 2008
1 post
DIS2010 Conference
Official website
Apr 22nd