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 artificial intelligence, gerbils, and The Lion King.
Photo via www.disney.co.uk
I saw The Lion King on Broadway this weekend and I can’t stop
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12
Jun
"Critique" is a long-form verb.
In this article on The Importance of Critical Thinking, Lane Wallace talks about factors that affect reasonable, productive discourse:
In
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12
Jun
On the power of hair and semiotics.
Me at about 3 yrs old. Photo by my mom or one of my siblings, 1970-ish. Durango, Colorado.
Redheads are
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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
When you're in love with a beautiful dog.
Photos by Callie Neylan.
This is Mies, the younger of my two Weimaraners. To make a long story short, he
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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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