Category Archives: Theory

The medium is the service

March 20, 2008

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Marshall McLuhan just keeps on giving and giving. I was so moved by this sentence because it was exactly the phenomenon I’m seeing these days…
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Neil Gershenfeld: Personal manufacturing and markets of one

January 13, 2008

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Neil Gershenfeld is the leading expert in the field of digital manufacturing and personal manufacturing. He heads the Center for bits and atoms at MIT and does research in physics, quantum…
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10 Commandments of Platform Design

September 10, 2007

10 Commandments of Platform Design
I found a beautiful refection on the process of collaboration, it’s many meanings and it’s many pitfalls. While the article is frames by collaborative poetry it’s very relevant for any creative collaboration…
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PD potential in automobiles

September 10, 2007

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The car represent the the largest and most universal object of desire in our society today. Even after a 100 years they’re still on top, well beyond PC’s, mobile phones, fashion handbags and watches. This puts them at the top of the list for potential in platform design…
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William McDonough on what design should be

September 10, 2007

William McDonough
I’m very happy to present here an inspiring lecture by William McDonough about design as tool to bring humanity and nature back into balance. He makes a very convincing argument…
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