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Category Archives: design theory
Design Education in the Future
If the last big rethink for design was “human centered design,” then what is this generation’s message about the nature of design? Continue reading
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object oriented design
Combining the basic idea of a relational database with the recursive representation of the object model as found in firebug’s dom navigator would allow a more intuitive access to sato’s design information framework.
Posted in design theory, refactoring
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the new planning
I came to ID thinking that Design and Planning still operated like in the 50s, setting out a five year plan or a grand vision of a shiny future. I’m finding that there’s a different kind of big-picture, a model … Continue reading
Posted in design theory, method authenticity, planning
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planning is dead
Long-term planning, in its traditional sense, is dead. The ability to specifically predict the tone, tenor, overall shape, and other details of a corporation, society, family, or any other complex organization more than a few years in the future is … Continue reading
Posted in abms, design theory, planning
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science of quality
Christopher Bartneck claims that design is the science of quality. I was meditating on that and thought that maybe quality is all the stuff that other sciences can’t qualify. any better thoughts?
Posted in design theory, philosophy of science
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David Foster Wallace as visionary
Reading in the New Yorker about David Foster Wallace today was kind of surreal. The story reminds me of myself on many levels, but I was surprised to feel that I would have had a lot more empathy with him … Continue reading
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Alexis vs Klinker
A fascinating article contrasting the ID “sellout” viewpoint of design with the Cranbook “artsy-fartsy” viewpoint: http://www.cranbrookdesign.com/index.php/topics/more/design_versus_innovation_the_cranbrook_iit_debate/ I’m pleased and surprised how little Apple came up in this discussion, but I find it amusing that Jobs and Ivy have purposefully kept … Continue reading
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