Writings

12
Jun
Stagnate or innovate?

Stagnate or innovate?

Are universities where designers go to die? Sometimes I worry about this, especially when one of my old professors writes
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12
Jun
Good design kills.

Good design kills.

Many products are ugly. Many are beautiful. But how many are the epitome of these extremes all at once? Terry
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12
Jun
Kicking and screaming.

Kicking and screaming.

Up the stairs. I need to print this damn thing. Need to print it. Sign it. Lick it. Send it.
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12
Jun
Talk to me.

Talk to me.

In contemplating the aesthetics of interaction design, beauty as defined by all five senses must be considered: Seeing, Hearing, Touching,
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12
Jun
Time and aesthetics.

Time and aesthetics.

Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but the eye of the beholder has a biological preference based
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12
Jun
Heaven is full of tiny ponies.

Heaven is full of tiny ponies.

Speaking of tiny ponies, I have something to say. I was a Christian a long time ago. A devout one.
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12
Jun
Square one.

Square one.

I have no idea what I’m doing. But that’s the fun part. One of the main reasons I
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12
Jun
A new platform.

A new platform.

Today was my first faculty meeting. I never had to go to these in all my years as an adjunct.
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12
Jun
Design Studio 108 B.

Design Studio 108 B.

They say those who can, do and those who can’t, teach. I say that’s bullshit, based on my
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12
Jun
A photographic ode to the Seattle barista.

A photographic ode to the Seattle barista.

All the baristas I’ve loved (i.e., a portrait of each barista who pulled shots for me during my
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