Takes on Storytelling
Nice overview of various takes on the importance of storytelling here. Bruner, Ong, Seeley Brown, Baudrillard, Jung, and more. Looks like a promotional site for a book on storytelling in organizations.
Dutch Design
Going Dutch? Design pros and cons of the Netherlands By John Thackara of Doors of Perception on how the priorities of governments and a country’s existing design culture affects what’s designed (and how it’s designed). I’d love to work in another country for a few years after graduating, so the little bit of intercountry comparison [...]
Thinking Visually
Thinking Visually is an excellent book. That’s all.
If I had the time
If I had the time, money, and lived back west, I’d be attending the two week Physical Interaction Design for Music summer workshop at Stanford. Bill Verplank, Michael Gurevich, and Scott Wilson talked about the course at the New Interfaces for Musical Expression conference and it looks like a great experience. Maybe next summer after [...]
What was I saying?
Yes, um, so it’s been a while. When I’m nearing a month since last writing here, the ringing bells of guilt start tolling in my ears. Part of the summer internship involves using a fairly ridiculous number of collaborative tools, so I’m usually pretty burned out by the time I get to thinking about this [...]