“Anything that is in the world when you’re born is normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of the way the world works. Anything that’s invented between when you’re fifteen and thirty-five is new and exciting and revolutionary and you can probably get a career in it. Anything invented after you’re thirty-five is… Continue reading Something to keep in mind
Maps
London, Paris, Bruxelles, Amsterdam, Milan, San Francisco. My way.
Dog-earing Flaubert's Parrot
A recommendation from David , I’m very grateful to have found this book. Such precise and preciously rich writing. Intellectual truffles. Page 4: “Isn’t the most reliable form of pleasure, Flaubert implies, the pleasure of anticipation? Who needs to burst into fulfilment’s desolate attic?” Page 36: “His air of failure had nothing desperate about it;… Continue reading Dog-earing Flaubert's Parrot
Should we stop using the term "Interaction Design"?
I got this last month from Michel, a lovely student from Eindhoven: “I am currently looking for an internship in HCI/ID, but I am suffering from a “typecasting”-effect. Many companies ask for “interaction designers” when they really mean “graphics designers” or “css monkeys”. The fact that I have a background in computer science just makes… Continue reading Should we stop using the term "Interaction Design"?
What a difference 100 years make
beautiful.
Managing a portfolio & online presence for design students
Last month, Carole invited me to come in, lecture and help her graduating MA Textile Futures students understand the value of building an online presence of their own. I ended up putting together a few presentations to explain the value of what the internet was about, how it could help them in their career, etc.… Continue reading Managing a portfolio & online presence for design students
Thoughts on the paper experience
Two thoughts late in the evening as I continue to think about what makes paper different. Not better or worse, just different from pixels. 1. I bought this month’s Wired UK as I’m a sucker for a cup of earl grey and a read and right in the middle of it, there was a perfume… Continue reading Thoughts on the paper experience
Imaginary notes #0006
What does it mean to be at home while nearly nowhere for long enough? Am in Vienna already watching the sun set with a glass of “je ne sais quoi” in my hands. I am playing the piano on my iPad to practice away from home. Watched Sex and the City 2 and laughed a… Continue reading Imaginary notes #0006
21st century compliance
I went to a conference and a few days later my friend Michelle came up with “Twitter compliant” as a way of rating presentations. Today I walked around the beautiful new Maxxi museum of Modern Art and Architecture in Rome (another Zaha Hadid project) and thought that some 21st century compliance would really help. The… Continue reading 21st century compliance
Post-digital
Someone should update this surely.