Haig Armen

Category: Design

  • Where the Wild Things Are: Research Paper

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    Seeking Improvisation on the Open Web Platform Haig Armen – Emily Carr University of Art & DesignJohn Maxwell – Simon Fraser UniversityKate Pullinger – Bath Spa University AbstractTeaching creativity in digital media comes with its challenges. Obvious questions arise: what is the most effective creative process? what tools should be used? what is the right…

  • Mineblock Product Design

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    Design Process To me, the MINEBLOCK project represents an excellent example of the convergence of a vast number of technical, digital, physical and human constraints. Knowing that being able to keep a close eye on all of these considerations simultaneously was going to be next to impossible, I asked a few friends to help with…

  • SOLID Notes

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    Last week O’Reilly Media hosted the Solid Conference in San Francisco I thought I’d post a quick summary of the high level themes that I heard talked about. I know what you’re thinking, another conference where speakers spit out buzzwords like 3D printing, internet of things, drones, crowd-funding, and so on but I was utterly…

  • Role Playing at an Intersection

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    Today I wanted to reflect on my role in the team on the Recon Jet Project. This project is another chance for me to experiment with the intersection between design and development disciplines. As many of us have learned, there are many ways to communicate our intentions and proposed solutions in digital media. One of…

  • Daily Data Visualization

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    After attending the EYEO conference this year and hanging out with Fire Friends I was inspired to challenge myself to creating a daily data visualization during the month of July. As it happens, I’m in the south of France & London for most of the month and I’d like the visualizations to center around our…

  • EYEO 2013

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    This past week Minneapolis’ Walker Art Center has been filled with artists, coders, and interactive intelligentsia from around the world for the Eyeo Festival. What is Eyeo? a media art, interaction and information conference? Is it creative coding? Is it a data visualization conference? Is it design? Storytelling? “Yeah,” said festival co-founder Dave Schroeder, addressing…

  • Designing in a Post Digital Era

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    To understand the notion of ‘Post-Digital’ I have written this short formal essay to represent my perspective on a conceptual exploration I have been on with a few fellow professors over the past year. This is strickly my position in a mental exercise that Vjeko Sager, Duane Elverum and I agreed to participate in and…

  • Digital Magazines on Mobile Devices

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    I had an amazing time in Calgary (of all places) giving a talk about the Future of Magazines for Alberta’s Magazine Conference 2011. The conference was top notch, I met some truly awesome people and look forward to keeping in touch with them all. Here’s my slidedeck from the conference. Mobile Magazine Publishing Some of…

  • Multitouch Screen Design Research Articles

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    Over the past year I’ve been researching how to design for Multitouch devices after our experience of designing the Beluga Whale exhibit for the Vancouver Aquarium. I’ve pulled what I think are last year’s ten best posts for your enjoyment. 1. 5 Questions for Planning a Multitouch Interface 2. Creating Intuitive Gestures Using Object Orientation…

  • Alex Steffen Lecture

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    On September 8th, 2010 Alex Steffen gave a lecture to the public at Emily Carr University of Art + Design. If the name is unfamiliar to you, Alex Steffen is someone you should read about. He edited the book WorldChanging, a 600 page: A Users Guide for the 21st Century is a groundbreaking compendium of…