Open Design Now: Why Design Cannot Remain Exclusive
As an authors of Open Design Now declare, there is a revolution going on in design. The proliferation of virtual and analogue networks has created a new commons for design practitioners and...
View ArticleBOOKSInterface: IBM and the Transformation of Corporate Design, 1945-1976
I just finished John Harwood’s book The Interface: IBM and the Transformation of Corporate Design, 1945-1976 (Minnesota, 2011). Harwood, who teaches at Oberlin College, does an excellent job of...
View ArticleBOOKSMind the Gap
I first heard the expression “mind the gap” on the London Underground. I thought it so much more considerate than “don’t fall in between the trains.” In the same spirit of consideration, we offer...
View ArticleA Very Eclectic (and Personal) Reading List
I make a habit of keeping track of what I read for literary (and not-so literary) pleasure. It started as a way to share favorites with students and friends when memory fails as it often does. (I can...
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