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What Does That Say? A Low Vision Design Workshop at Drake
A few years ago I traveled to Des Moines to work with graphic design students at Drake University. We spent two days discussing, concepting, prototyping and testing data visualizations for low vision… -
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Re-envisioning the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences’s Acro Exhibition as an Autism Friendly Space
Last semester the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences asked NC State graphic designer seniors in my special topics studio to take on a complex problem. One of their key exhibitions—the Acrocanthosaurus Exhibition—was not an autism… -
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Fast Co.Design Features an Essay from Digital Design Theory!
Yay! Fast Co. Design explored the Post Human as they profiled Haakon Faste's essay from my new book Digital Design Theory. Thanks Fast Co! Wake up people: "A Post-Human World is Coming." -
NCSU Graphic Design Summer Studio 2016
NC State Summer Design for High School Students A few years ago I taught the NCSU Design Lab Graphic Design Summer Studio. This week-long immersive experience introduces high school students to the… -
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VR Prototyping at Moogfest 2016
Dr. Derek Ham and I lead a Virtual Reality Prototyping Workshop at Moogfest this spring. Using VR to prototype for the real world?? Think again. Let's use the real world to prototype… -
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Recent Interview on Desktop Mag Exploring the Context of Digital Design Theory
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Digital Design Theory
Digital Design Theory is now available My new book, Digital Design Theory: Essential Texts for the Graphic Designer, (Princeton Architectural Press 2016), bridges the gap between print design and interactive experience by examining the impact… -
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Congrats on Your Inaugural Year, AIGA Louisville!
In December AIGA Louisville celebrated their inaugural year with a design competition: The Show 2014. I was honored to be their keynote speaker. My first reaction to the invitation: "What a great opportunity for… -
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WordBuild: A Workshop at Pratt in Participatory Design
Participatory Design, over the last 40 years, has begun to infiltrate mainstream commerce and culture in the US. Increasingly our always-on, instant feedback society of users demands a voice in the products,… -
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Using AGILE in the Design Classroom
Last semester I taught an Interactive Media Studies capstone course here at Miami U. The students worked as an interdisciplinary team to collaboratively develop a design solution for Coca-Cola. The project itself…
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