White Space

12
Jun
Flaxen alabaster.

Flaxen alabaster.

Dark brooding silver sway. Her hair behind the camera, laughing. She’s smart, that one. And more spirited than five-star
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12
Jun
Here comes trouble. Her name is Ada.

Here comes trouble. Her name is Ada.

“Good designers make trouble.” – Tibor Kalman Ada Louise Huxtable wasn’t a designer, but she made trouble. About design. For
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12
Jun
I am an instrument. Stroke me.

I am an instrument. Stroke me.

Alex Ross ruminates on the differences between live and studio recordings in his New Yorker article, The Record Effect: In
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12
Jun
On dogs, R2D2, C3PO, + beautiful interactions.

On dogs, R2D2, C3PO, + beautiful interactions.

Beauty is mathematics. Beauty is objective. Or subjective if you insist, but only within a range of mathematical objectiveness. But
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12
Jun
Beauty is like phyllo dough.

Beauty is like phyllo dough.

In researching the aesthetics of interaction design, I’m at the part where I’m trying to articulate what makes
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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
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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