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originally uploaded by O.E.'s playground. I was reading the infamous 25 random things by one of my MICA colleagues the other day. She mentioned that one of the things she loves about teaching is how much more she feels she learns from her students than they do

How a pretty thing inspires me to write.

It’s always winter when I write. Beautiful, calm, soothing white winter. As a child growing up in Colorado, there’s a very unique, comforting, secure sense of being snowed in. If you’ve never experienced it, I really can’t explain it to you. But may I recommend a

On design, disability, and the Rocky Mountains.

One of my favorite design books is Design Meets Disability by Graham Pullin. It’s a book that explores the positive impact design can have on disability. For example, consider what design has done for eyeglasses, explained in a glowing review by Donald Norman: A powerful, important book. Eyeglasses made

Designers I'd like to meet.

John Maeda is one of them. What a great personality he has and what an engaging speaker! I’m using his book for my course on the Theories and Practice of Interactivity and finally watched this presentation he gave at Ted. Another good one to watch is by David Pogue,

Friday, October 18th. The shoes I wore to meet the architect.

1 How to draw a line. Architects use different lines for different purposes, but the line type most specific to architecture is drawn with an emphasis at the beginning and at the end. This practice anchors a line to the page and gives a drawing conviction and punch. If your

Performance load and my new watch.

This is my new watch. It’s a Nike Triax Mia. It’s a sports watch, but I bought it mainly because of the industrial design. I love the fluid, futuristic look (I can just see a design studio wall plastered with preliminary sketches – yummy!). I also love how it

Cities and the quiet interface.

She walked by just as I was taking the shot. This little old lady next to the tall, glass, modern building in SOHO, filled with architects sitting down for a presentation, those builders and definers of the urban space. While in New York last week, my senses were heightened of

Beauty is like phyllo dough.

In researching the aesthetics of interaction design, I’m at the part where I’m trying to articulate what makes an interaction beautiful on the cognitive/emotional level (I have beauty for the other five senses pretty much figured out). I think this is the aspect of interaction design that

On loving Frederick, part five.

Me at the inauguration of President Barack Obama; The National Mall, Washington, DC. Photo by William Dixon, January 20, 2009. On July 23, 2011, I recited these design stories at the Boston Globe for my friends at Ink, stories inspired by the work of Frederick Law Olmsted and the impact