Originally uploaded by alexandra666. I made this map after thinking about the state of the act of “making” something. In my former life, I used to be an industrial designer, then dove into installation design and then interaction design and now information architecture. That roller coaster didn’t mean that I never look back. I still… Continue reading Making in 2006
Author: designswarm
Blogging since 2005.
Twits
I joined the bandwagon of Twitter fully aware that i would only collect a meager amount of friends on it, (since it seems fashionable around the geek arena now to jump into the same friend collecting activity as kids on myspace) but thought it was an interesting twist on Jaiku. It definitely feels like “myspace… Continue reading Twits
A half-baked feminist
I’m not a very good feminist. I don’t read enough to know about the entire debate, and I don’t encounter very many occasions that would make me raise my fist and the patriarchal society and all I can brag about reading would be the The Feminine Mystique, and books about gender and design. I read… Continue reading A half-baked feminist
Just when I lose faith in blogging
Mixed messages
Italian advertising company…. some disturbing images (even if work safe).
User-centered architecture.
DSC00084.JPG Originally uploaded by Rudemeister. This Collectivity project is a really nice show of how architects are starting to listen to the people who live/work/play in the structures they design. This took place in Oslo where they dumped a sh&% load of Legos on the ground and asked people to come anc build what their… Continue reading User-centered architecture.
Doing more with Geography…
What if this could spell check you as well? “No no, you’re using the wrong De Stijl building again!” that would be high-larious… or maybe I’m just easily amused. Via Core 77.
I knew i should have started yesterday
* The best time to start is when you’ve got enough money in the bank to support all contingencies. * The best time to start is when the competition is far behind in technology, sophistication and market acceptance. * The best time to start is when the competition isn’t too far behind, because then you’ll… Continue reading I knew i should have started yesterday
Use Babelfish at your own risk
Found while browsing Terremoto, a dutch site on flamenco.
Proud owner of a gazelle
Ok so sue me I’m just too damn lazy to post up a picture of my real bike,but I’m really proud of my new (well second-hand) Gazelle bike which I bought last monday for way too much money. The lock was worth half the price of the bike but I am now still counting down… Continue reading Proud owner of a gazelle