1963: Sketchpad
Today, in the US, is a holiday celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. It was in 1963 that Dr. King gave his famous, and still relevant, I Have a Dream speach. What was happening with interactive media at...
View ArticleSketching in Code
I’ve always been interested in high-level design tools as a means for designers to easily sketch ideas without getting stuck in production details. It’s too easy, and common, for a designer to create a...
View ArticleSaturn Green Line at NextFest
Way back in 2006, at the Wired NextFest, Saturn sponsored a “green” exhibit, highlighting their hybrid technology. It was a 4,000 square-foot installation featuring a life-sized, interactive...
View ArticleChrome Experiments
I love Processing – but are its days numbered? What about Flash? A year ago, nobody would’ve seriously asked these questions — but times are changing fast. For years, Flash, and then Processing, were...
View ArticleForm+Code
Just released is “Form+Code,” by Casey Reas, Chandler McWilliams, and LUST. It’s a great book — a beautiful examination of the role of programming in making design. It organizes a surprisingly wide...
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