The Lego movie – just another merchandizing effort? A bit more than this, I think. Emmet, an ordinary construction worker, meets up with the Master Builders to combat big business who want everything locked down and controlled in their Lego world. Emmet discovers the maker in all of us. I liked the message – a…
design matters
Stanford Daily | Top 10: Classes
The Stanford Daily, the venerable student-run newspaper, has included my design class (An archaeology of design – ten things [Link]) among Stanford’s top 10 [Link] – “the courses you have to take before you graduate”. It’s great to get this recognition, and from the students (nearly a third of Stanford undergrads sign up). What is…
design thinking – cultural ecologies – better teams
There’s a great recent post on Tim Brown’s Design Thinking blog from Tim and Jane Fulton Suri – [Link] They present four tips, inspired by biology, to create better teams: 1. Design a Fertile Habitat 2. Create Simple Rules 3. Be Productive 4. Expect Collaboration I think Tim and Jane are again raising the question…
critical design – what if?
I am in Manhattan at Bard Graduate Center, celebrating its twentieth anniversary, its explorations of decorative arts, design history and material culture in research, pedagogy, exhibition and curatorial practice [Link]. Like any good celebration we’re looking forward as well as back. This morning was about imagining the future of museum and gallery exhibition. This afternoon was…
Cliff Nass
Cliff Nass died of a heart attack yesterday. A devastating loss. A dear friend and colleague, he was only 55. I’ll write a little more later. Here he is as part of the Revs Program’s presence at Palo Alto Concours d’Elegance in 2011. [Link] – All Things D [Link] – Stanford Daily [Link] – New…
data snooping – what is really going on
I am back at Museum Boijmans van Beuningen in Rotterdam for Design Column #6 – [Link] [Link] Previous Design Columns – [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] Ideas that make a difference Every three months the Design Column at Museum Boijmans van Beuningen focuses on a news item in the form of a small exhibition. The column…
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