September 4, 2007

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Something in the reading got me to thinking about the old “form versus function” discourse, specifically in the context of digital design. As you may already know, all designed things have both a form and function component. The “form” of a thing can generally be described as how it looks or is shaped, while its…

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Liveblog for the 9-4-2007 lecture. No promises that I’ll come back and clean this up, but please comment and continue with the lecture discussions! Interaction design concerns itself with “the material without qualities.”For all design disciplines, the notion of design material is critical. In many cases, we describe design professions in regards to the materials…

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