Cardboard Carpentry: Alexandra Lange, “The Design of Childhood”
Architecture critic Alexandra Lange explores the design of childhood — from the sandbox to the street.
Liam Spradlin
interdisciplinary designer focused on the future + philosophy of the interface
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Designing the Identity of Design Notes
How the Design Notes visual identity took shape.
Designing Tools is Awesome: Cameron Koczon, Partner at Fictive Kin
Fictive Kin’s Cameron Koczon on understanding the foundational impact of design.
Failure as an Art Form: Nathan Martin, CEO, Deeplocal
Deeplocal CEO Nathan Martin on punk rock and authenticity.
Throw Away the Settings Menu: Bennett Foddy, Game Designer, “Getting Over It”
Game designer Bennett Foddy on “Getting Over It” and the expressive power of frustration.
When Buildings Get Bored: Molly Wright Steenson, “Architectural Intelligence”
Designer and professor Molly Wright Steenson on lessons from the early foundations of AI.
How to Design Like a Jazz Musician: Mitch Paone, Principle, Dia Studio
DIA Principle and Creative Director Mitch Paone on the parallels between jazz and design practice.
How Games Taught Us to Teach: Luis von Ahn, Founder, Duolingo
Talking Turing Tests and gamifying education with Luis von Ahn, co-founder and CEO of DuoLingo.
Wearable Art: William Okpo, Fashion Designers Lizzy & Darlene Okpo
Exploring the intersection of expression and utility in fashion design.
Material Design Awards 2017
Talking design systems and user-first experiences with the winners of the 2017 Material Design Awards
From War Room to Playroom: Talbot & Yoon, Furniture and Object Designers
Talbot & Yoon discuss designing objects that encourage play.
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Experiencing the next mutation: user characteristics, defining success, and a new way to research mutative patterns
I’ve talked to designers, developers, users, coworkers, and strangers about the theory and the practice behind mutative design and Selene’s nascent mutations.