12
Jun
She said form. He said function.
2011 Fiat 500. Photo via blog.al.com
I drive a Toyota RAV4, which is not something I’m very
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aesthetics
12
Jun
On what product designers can learn from the Velveteen Rabbit.
When Seth was little, one of his favorite audio stories was The Velveteen Rabbit, narrated by Meryl Streep and accompanied
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12
Jun
A design credo in seven words.
I took a few students on a quick field trip to MoMA on Saturday. I have a rule. The MoMA
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12
Jun
On pocket symphonies and ear candy.
I agree with Rob Walker: Radiolab is a beautiful thing. An experiment in auditory aesthetics (kind of Fluxus-y), its unique
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12
Jun
How a pretty thing inspires me to write.
It’s always winter when I write. Beautiful, calm, soothing white winter.
As a child growing up in Colorado, there’
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12
Jun
On Kant, aesthetics, and consumption.
I’ve been bantering back and forth with designers about aesthetics in design, via this fascinating discussion. Someone suggested that
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12
Jun
Gowalla begets meaning; meaning begets beauty.
After a morning interviewing bright, nervous Linehan Scholar candidates, I found this amazing mid-century modern furniture near campus. When I
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12
Jun
On the undesigned vs the aesthetic.
I’ve been trying to perfect my latté art for months. Like anything that looks really easy, it’s not.
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12
Jun
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
Thoughts on the beauty of interaction design.
I finished Sam Shepard's latest book this weekend and started Consequential Strangers
this morning before getting out of
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