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."
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…
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…
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…
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…
NCSU graphic design seniors collaborated with SAS last semester on a 9-week project. The design challenge: design the user experience of a brand new intelligent and self-learning data management system that automatically:…
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…
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,…
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…