Monthly Archives: November 2010

Object-oriented design principles

I’m exploring how to present object-oriented principles to non-programmers. An overview of some of the basic OOP principles from Robert Lewallen was an inspiration for the following brief descriptions. A parallel illustration below expands on a metaphor from Modelling the … Continue reading

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light software

I’ve been using open office for a few months, and it has just occurred to me that I like using google docs better: – it loads faster – the interface is not as cluttered – it doesn’t have those annoying … Continue reading

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LOA and solution-space constraints

John H Holland, in his book Emergence on page 185, amplifies a description of the creative process that I presented to my students in Mexico (though – like almost all of the quotes and references I write about – it’s … Continue reading

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Adobe Hotkeys

In the past few months I’ve finally solved a few longstanding recurrent malfunctions with my creative suite software, and the fact that I’ve now experienced at least 3 of these tells me that it’s something software designers should consider. – … Continue reading

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Social phenomena

the implication is that people treat their blogs, their profiles, and especially their pseudonymous blogs and profiles as their confidants and confessors. Continue reading

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I do and I understand

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/11/13/weekinreview/deficits-graphic.html?src=me&ref=homepage This may be the first interactive feature I’ve ever seen in the new york times that uses the medium to its full extent.

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