Seperate random conversations with Pix and Rob and finishing up my Baudrillard book have put me in a philosophical mood, not sure what it all means for now, but thought I’d make a public note of it. FIRST: Heard through Twitter of this Muxtape phenomenon, essentially using our favorite tool, the internet, to once again… Continue reading Dark ages anyone?
Author: designswarm
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Stuff
As a “frequent traveller” I really enjoy work that rethinks our relationships to maps and geography. I wish I could wear my trips on sleeves sometimes as it would help avoid the very long drawn conversation I need to have with people to explain why I love Europe so much and that the only North… Continue reading Stuff
One line service design
Got tagged by Marc of 31volts so here goes. This is how I would characterise service design: Getting a meal at MacDonald’s, getting a weekly vegetable delivery from Abel and Cole, ordering chinese takeout, going on your weekly supermarket run, getting your lunch from the office canteen, all the same thing, but not the same… Continue reading One line service design
Qu'est-ce que le design aujourd'hui?
Got this from god knows where, but thought I’d let Montrealers know about this evening next week.
Thoughts on everyday and far-away technologies
I’ve finally found some time to have a proper read through Baudrillard’s System of objects to find it really is shaping my thinking around material culture and technology. Some quick thoughts based on quotes from the book: “No sooner does an object lose its concrete practical aspects than it is transferred to the realm of… Continue reading Thoughts on everyday and far-away technologies
Pecha Kucha Brussels talk
| View | Upload your own I’ve included my slides here. I basically tried to make a case on why electronics, hardware hacking and physical computing was in general an area that designers should be interested in. Not sure it was the right crowd for it, but then you never know.
Not quite there
I’m trying to tie loose ends before I go spend 2 weeks working with the wonderful people at fo.am in Brussels. Yes grant you it’s not very far, but I really need to step out of London once in a while, to remind myself that the rest of world doesn’t live this frantically. While I’m… Continue reading Not quite there
No link love
Ok so del.icio.us sucks right now. After sending them 3 support emails and no reply or help whatsoever, I’ve decided to suspend my daily automated posting and go for a sidebar posting instead. Yes I know most people don’t actually visit my site and RSS is king, but I can’t stand this anymore and I’m… Continue reading No link love
Weaknesses in the network
You’d have to be in the coma this past week not to have noticed that half the universe is in Austin for what feels like a geek version of prom night. It’s also in times like these that it feels more lonely on the web in a way, as most of the people who don’t… Continue reading Weaknesses in the network
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