I will engage only in design activities that improve life, both environmental and human. I will recognize that design that does not improve life is a form of apathy and that “doing no harm” is not enough. I will engage only in design processes that are respectful, generative, catalytic, and productive. Excerpt from The Designer’s [...]
Category Archives: Design
Moving Target
March 19, 2012 – 5:00 pm
Of all the things advertisers do online, one of the most annoying to me has to be the ad that expands, pushing down the entire page. The problem here is not when it’s user-initiated, it’s when it happens automatically, after I’ve already started reading the article. Take a look at this, and see where the [...]
Naming the iPad
March 8, 2012 – 2:53 pm
I’ve been reading a lot of people that are complaining about the naming of the iPad, and it’s confusing me. Some people seem to be thinking that taking away the number is an odd choice, just calling it an iPad instead of “iPad 3″ or “iPad HD” or “iPad 2S”, but it seems to me [...]
Designers Who Found Startups
January 23, 2012 – 12:14 pm
I love this thought: Above all, designer founders should be experts at finding the right problems to solve. I think it sums up the strength of design, subtraction. How can an idea be simplified to the point it’s easily used, without feeling basic. I’m biased, of course, but I think designers are great. Silicon Valleys [...]
Backyard retreat
January 3, 2012 – 9:39 am
I don’t suppose I NEED this, especially considering I live in an apartment, but I certainly WANT it. Backyard Retreat – Ideas – Dwell.
