February 2012
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Feb 25th
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Feb 25th
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[IxD Theory] - Interacting with an iPhone at a...
Pick an interactive product you use regularly and discuss how the interactions would change if you suddenly interacted with it from a very different distance. Besides the actual points of interactivity, how would the product as a whole change as a result of the new interactive distance?  Let’s take today’s smartphone as an example, and more specifically the iPhone since I am most...
Feb 25th
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[Business of Design] - Response 5: Keep it Fluid
Blog on why entrepreneurs or startup employees need to “keep it fluid” (as defined in Sull’s article). In his article titled Disciplined Entrepreneurship, Donald N. Sull suggests an important concept to help entrepreneurs and startups construct and form their ideas, which he calls “keep it fluid.” Through his studies, Sull found that committing to a business model...
Feb 22nd
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Feb 8th
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“How do we think about the design of an object under the regime of mass...”
– Barry Katz, CCA Design History
Feb 7th
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“Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be...”
– William Morris, 1880
Feb 7th
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[IxD Theory] - Response 3
Reflect on your own goals as an interaction designer. What is your personal flavor of interaction? What part of interaction design excites you the most? Boy, these are great questions, and ones I’ve been trying to refine ever since I discovered interaction design as a dedicated profession not too long ago. If I had to state my goals as simply and all encompassing as possible, I would say...
Feb 4th
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[IxD Theory] - Response 2
Discuss a product that has changed significantly over the years that you’ve used it. How have the interactions changed? Why have they changed? Is the product better or worse now? In my last response I began to talk a little bit about Google, and I think it serves as an ideal example to answer these questions.  When I first began using Google, maybe around 2003, I heralded it for its utter...
Feb 4th
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Feb 2nd
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Business of Design - Response 2
Blog on cultural or technical trends that are influencing you now. How are they changing your behavior or beliefs? Social:To begin, it’s difficult to overlook social online networking giants like Facebook and Twitter, but having been somewhat of an early adopter of these, my opinions and behaviors have shifted to one of welcome and delight to one of avoidance and stress. I began with...
Feb 1st
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Steve Jobs Solved the Innovator's Dilemma - James... →
“They can do it because Apple hasn’t optimized its organization to maximize profit. Instead, it has made the creation of value for customers its priority. When you do this, the fear of cannibalization or disruption of one’s self just melts away. In fact, when your mission is based around creating customer value, around creating great products, cannibalization and disruption...
Feb 1st
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Secrets of greatness: Practice and hard work bring... →
Here’s some good assigned reading for Business of Design class this week. I believe I developed a pretty good working ethic growing up, from school, to sports, to videogames—definitely food for thought after tonight’s Jane McGonigal talk in San Francisco—and spending thousands of hours on given tasks.
Feb 1st
January 2012
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Business of Design Response 1
Blog on whether you’d prefer to create your own business or innovate within an existing company. Explain which personal traits or preferences make you feel this way.  I believe I am best suited to innovate within an existing company because I excel working in an established context that better allows me to focus on design problems, areas of opportunity, and being closest in touch with the customer...
Jan 25th
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Jan 19th
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Spring 2012 Business of Design Course
After looking through the course syllabus, these are the classes I’m most excited about: 4. THE “WHO,” “WHAT” and “HOW” OF BUSINESS (Business Model) – Feb 8 Lecture: What is a business model and how is it created? I’m a very strategic person and I’ve always felt I think holistically about things. When it has come to the places I’ve worked in the past, I couldn’t help...
Jan 18th
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Design has changed. Designers, not quite. →
Here are a few considerations for designers as they integrate more with business and the way business is done. Embrace non-designers by being more open and accessible. This is in response to more required reading for my Business of Design class.
Jan 18th
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I filmed and edited out class tour of the Heath Ceramics factory in Sausalito, California. Song Credit: “Attaboy” from the Goat Rodeo Sessions by Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, and Chris Thile
Jan 8th
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Man! Everything this guy says just clicks with me. JK: “An Interaction Designer must become an expert in how human beings relate to each other, and to the world, and to the changing nature of technology and business…The understanding of behavior becomes more important when the potential of Interaction Design is realized: when Interaction Designers stop being advocates for simply usable...
Jan 5th
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Jon Kolko: “Interaction Design is the creation of a dialogue between a person and a product, system, or service. This dialogue is both physical and emotional in nature and is manifested in the interplay between form, function, and technology as experienced over time.” pg. 15
Jan 5th
Jon Kolko: “Technology now affords a dramatic set of positive outcomes for humanity—massive social change, positively brilliant entertainment, and a more compelling understanding of self. The appropriate manifestation and use of technological advancements can bring about powerful change with regard to the mind, body, and soul.” pg. 15
Jan 5th
Jon Kolko: “Design work is of function, and language, and meaning. Through visual and semantic language, a designer must create a design that assists the viewer not only in experiencing a particular emotion but also in truly understanding the content. This understanding is deeply culture specific and is not isolated in a single instance in time. The audience must actually realize the...
Jan 5th
December 2011
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Here it is! I finally finished our bus tour adventure! It includes part 1. Hop On Hop Off San Francisco Friends Bus Tour Adventure - Full Version (by Andrew Haskin)
Dec 20th
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Here’s a video of Globalgram in action.
Dec 15th
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Dec 15th
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Dec 14th
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Rotary switch to change scripts →
Awesome code to enable a rotary switch on an Arduino! Thanks Bill and thanks Todbot!
Dec 13th
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Dec 10th
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Twine - “the simplest possible way to get the objects in your life texting, tweeting or emailing,” in Carr and Kestner’s words. Finally, a platform with sensors and connectivity that you don’t have to know coding to code! Can’t wait to get my hands on one of these! 
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