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VR. No One Can Tell You, You Are Doing It Wrong. Yet
Interested in designing user interfaces for virtual reality? Take a look at my recent Design Observer article on the topic, written with NCSU senior graphic design major, Madeline Bone. In-world, gaze-based, audio,… -
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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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How might designers create data visualizations for low-vision users?
Undergraduate graphic design students at NC State University collaborated with SAS Analytics to answer this question as they explored how SAS products might be made accessible to a range of low vision… -
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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
Want to hear more about the thinking behind Digital Design Theory? Desktop ran an interview. Check it out. -
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VR Workshop at Hunt Library
Dreaming in VR Prototyping Workshop Workshop Leaders Derek Ham, Associate Professor of Art & Design College of Design, NC State University Helen Armstrong, Professor of Graphic & Experience Design College of DesignNC State… -
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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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