Going way back
Another quick thought on the Olde Aesthetic. When designing the future, we need to find brainhooks – things which people understand in order to better situate the proposed change. Typically we trawl back through history in search of understood concepts,
Going way back
Another quick thought on the Olde Aesthetic. When designing the future, we need to find brainhooks – things which people understand in order to better situate the proposed change. Typically we trawl back through history in search of understood concepts,
Double charging
In any exchange for goods or services, one side acts as the vendor and one side acts as the consumer, between the two lies a currency as a medium of exchange. In contemporary life we’ve grown accustomed to cash as
Double charging
In any exchange for goods or services, one side acts as the vendor and one side acts as the consumer, between the two lies a currency as a medium of exchange. In contemporary life we’ve grown accustomed to cash as
Moving masks
A couple of weeks ago we visited the DeYoung here in San Francisco to have a look at the Gaultier ‘From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk‘ exhibition. It’s not great. There’s very little in the way of process, it’s much
Moving masks
A couple of weeks ago we visited the DeYoung here in San Francisco to have a look at the Gaultier ‘From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk‘ exhibition. It’s not great. There’s very little in the way of process, it’s much
What are we smithing?
I’ve had a thought running through my head over the last week or so. In a land where code is king, I’m still inexorably drawn to the objects through which the code is experienced, but find it increasingly hard to
What are we smithing?
I’ve had a thought running through my head over the last week or so. In a land where code is king, I’m still inexorably drawn to the objects through which the code is experienced, but find it increasingly hard to
Facebook is mute
What does facebook sound like? Julian and I (amongst others) have been looking at and thinking about sound for a fair while now and just recently it struck me – facebook is mute. Apple has an instantly recognisable portfolio of
Facebook is mute
What does facebook sound like? Julian and I (amongst others) have been looking at and thinking about sound for a fair while now and just recently it struck me – facebook is mute. Apple has an instantly recognisable portfolio of
The Olde Aesthetic
The New Aesthetic. People are all over this one. It’s Bridle’s baby and a worthwhile endeavour it is too. The main issue with the New Aesthetic appears to be in defining it, and a swathe of heavyweights have stepped up
The Olde Aesthetic
The New Aesthetic. People are all over this one. It’s Bridle’s baby and a worthwhile endeavour it is too. The main issue with the New Aesthetic appears to be in defining it, and a swathe of heavyweights have stepped up
In praise of the UPS sock
I have a reasonably well documented liking of workwear. Practicality and price aside, I like the way it looks, always have. UPS socks have been on my wishlist for a while, but they’re surprisingly difficult to track down. I spent a bit of
In praise of the UPS sock
I have a reasonably well documented liking of workwear. Practicality and price aside, I like the way it looks, always have. UPS socks have been on my wishlist for a while, but they’re surprisingly difficult to track down. I spent a bit of
Lost artefacts
I was in Arizona last weekend with Julian and others for Emerge, a freaky design fiction get together hosted by Bruce Sterling. We had a fun time, you can read about our exploits and watch the moving pixels over at the Near
Lost artefacts
I was in Arizona last weekend with Julian and others for Emerge, a freaky design fiction get together hosted by Bruce Sterling. We had a fun time, you can read about our exploits and watch the moving pixels over at the Near
Homeward bound
At the end of a very steep winding lane in Cornwall sits the small, pretty village of Mousehole. It’s so picturesque that it attracts coachtrips of visitors from all over the world, but it wasn’t always this way. Like many seaside
Homeward bound
At the end of a very steep winding lane in Cornwall sits the small, pretty village of Mousehole. It’s so picturesque that it attracts coachtrips of visitors from all over the world, but it wasn’t always this way. Like many seaside
