The Machine Goes

In Buxton’s book ‘Sketching User Experience’ he talks about the nature of sketches. He says sketches are fast, cheap, plentiful, ambiguous, etc. He also talks about how sketches have their clear vocabulary and distinct gestures. Examples of this vocabulary and gestures would be how lines extend through endpoints and how they are not tight or […]

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Our discussion this week in class reminded me of the ideas of technological determinism. Last year I learned about, and explored, the interesting ideas of technological determinism in a research methods class and an art class.
In short, (according to wikipedia.com) technological determinism is a reductionist doctrine that a society’s technology determines its cultural values, […]

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I have been thinking about Erik Stolterman’s lecture about design. A large part of the lecture was about the tools and materials used by designers. He used a carpenter analogy and stressed that the skilled designers, including carpenters, carefully select the tools they use for a task.
As interaction designers, one of the most […]

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Technology is no longer the benign desktop computer in our basements. Technology is now integrated in to all parts of our lives and many tech items double as status symbols and fashion accessories. The distinct style and customizable features of some tech products allow the consumer to express him or herself in unique and interesting […]

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This summer I created my very first blog. The purpose of the blog was to keep my family & friends informed about my backpacking/research trip to India. I enjoyed blogging and am going to try it again. This time I will be blogging about things related to my academic and professional interests.

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