Over the past couple of months I’ve been meeting with Vjeko Sager and Duane Elverum to talk about what the Post-Digital means to us. The conversations over breakfast have been lively and interesting. We hope it shapes into a tangible outcome at some point but for now we are allowing ourselves to explore and discover…
Over the past couple of months I’ve been meeting with Vjeko Sager and Duane Elverum to talk about what the Post-Digital means to us. The conversations over breakfast have been lively and interesting. We hope it shapes into a tangible outcome at some point but for now we are allowing ourselves to explore and discover…
This year I read the bestseller book “Good to Great” by Jim Collins. Along with a fair share of buzzwords and hype are some great bits of advice for entrepreneurs. Here’s a summary of the book broken down by chapter. Chapter 1: Good is the Enemy of Great The profound point that Collins makes is…
When you set out to create a business the first step should be inspiring, thoughtful and fun. Although most proper businesses have all started with the creation of a business plan they tends to be a slow and tedious process. But it can be done differently, a business plan can be exciting, emotional and filled…
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…
The good people of MIT have done it again with an impressive new report called “The future of learning”. With minds on the front edge of theory, application, and innovation, they’ve shown leadership in harnessing and shaping the emerging trends between technology, media, and learning. Thanks to funding from the MacArthur Foundation, The MIT Press…
Today I started teaching the two Interactivity Courses at Emily Carr University. The courses are back to back 12:30 – 3:20pm and 3:50 – 6:40pm. The Course Outline This introductory studio course addresses the design, composition, and construction of computer interactivity in authoring environments, focusing on the Web. Emphasis is on increasing visual and sensory-based…
I’ll be presenting a talk on a new topic for me at this year’s Content Convergence and Integration Conference on March 14th. The subject I’ve chosen is Service Design – a new term for designing and integrating all the various touchpoints of a brand into a new networked service. It’s a fairly new approach to…
Lots of big changes happening in 2008, I have agreed to teach Interface Design at Langara’s Electronic Media Design program. But this time will be a bit different, I’ll be assisted by Kathleen Moynahan of Habanero who will eventually teach the course in my place. All our notes will be compiled on our Interface Design…