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
Feedburner it is
Just a quick announcement that I have switched to Feedburner for this blog’s RSS feed…subscribe away!
This happened 3: a report
(Disclaimer: My company Tinker.it was sponsoring this event) Few events in London care about defining interaction design like thishappend does. It’s third edition took place last Tuesday at the Roxy Bar near London Bridge and in a matter of an hour or so really framed the current challenges the field faces in industry. First and… Continue reading This happened 3: a report
Quote of the day
“Web one b, not my Webb” Jack from Schulze & Webb at thishappened 3 last night.
China's Impact on Europe's Design Future and Education: a report
Last week I attended a small seminar in Eindhoven organised by Gregor Klemencic on the role and reactions of China to the design field. Elaine Ann was there to talk about her work in helping western companies understand and work in the Chinese market, especially doing user research. Having met Elaine last year in Antwerp,… Continue reading China's Impact on Europe's Design Future and Education: a report
Quote of the day
From the most excellent Adam Greenfield: “Many of the more conceptual pieces – and here I’m thinking particularly of Noam Toran’s and Dunne & Raby’s – need a good deal more explication, at least if visitors outside the particular social/intellectual fold in which these artifacts were produced are not to take them at face value,… Continue reading Quote of the day