September 15, 2007

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Death of the author

yenning September 15, 2007 1

That is the sentence in my mind after our Thursday’s lecture. Roland Barthes argues that readers cannot detect precisely what the writer intended. Instead of discovering a single meaning, Barthes think readers discover that writing in reality constitutes a “multi- dimensional space.” His argument reverses the balance of power between author and reader. A friend…

Q: What is the difference b/w needs and desires?

jimmypierce September 15, 2007 3

The dialogue following Marty’s post raises some questions about why we design, what should the role of the designer be, and how do we value our designs (e.g. is beauty a need? is a particular design “superficial” or “deep”?). One distinction I see get thrown around a lot to describe design is the needs/desires distinction……