(Disclaimer: I started writing this post yesterday and Safari crashed on me, so this is a much shorter version of what I originally wanted to write (which was so freaking brilliant). This morning, i have less time on my hands. ) 1. Twitter blocks came out. 2. A lot of people started bitching (on twitter,… Continue reading Between a rock and a hard place
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Pablo Valbuena @ Ars + La Noche Blanco
If you like architecture, illusions and trying to figure out how someone does something: just watch this movie! Go visit him at La Noche Blanco and Ars.
What's interaction design?
via Cafe Press.
Interface glitch of the day
Lack of contextual understanding makes some systems seem dumb. On signing up a Yahoo Groups for tinker.it.
Living your lifestream yet?
This article prompted some thoughts about this society’s obsession with documenting everything. The article starts rather nicely with “When I was a boy—I can remember how my Mother would spend a good part of her Sundays. She would take out her phonebook—a tattered collection of names and numbers written in handwriting you could barely read,… Continue reading Living your lifestream yet?
Quote of the day
Talking over coffee about the number of “web2.0 consultants” around these days Matt said: “During a gold rush the people making money are the ones selling shovels”
Random bank holiday thoughts
I’m spending a first weekend of downtime in a while walking around London, cooking with Matt and letting just random realisations bubble out. A few: . Why does everyone in design and technology have architecture envy? Everyone talks about urban spaces, psychogeography, gps, architecture… most of these subjects it seems have been covered by scores… Continue reading Random bank holiday thoughts
Politics and education in art and design
“We expect art to be shocking, extreme.” say Dunne and Raby. I think it might be the other way around sometimes though, art tries to be just art, and we somehow decide to take it personally. Maybe because it’s one of the last uncommercialisable and don’t-have-to-be-politically-friendly forms of expression. Maybe because you can’t call the… Continue reading Politics and education in art and design
Good Night Lamp: progress
Some great progress lately on the Good Night Lamp, go check out the new site with some more details and new fab images. A reason for the update: yours truly might appear in the Annual design review of Surface magazine this fall. Yes, old media! I’m excited nonetheless.
About definitions
Must be the weather. I’ve changed the blurb on my website for the first time since I started freelancing. Before: This is the online portfolio of Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino, freelance interaction designer. I am interested in the way service design ties product design and interaction design together to create meaningful experiences for people both in the… Continue reading About definitions