Category: Theoretical Issues

[First in a series of postings about aesthetics and beauty as they pertain to interaction design, and beyond…] Recently the question was raised on the IxDA discussion list, “does aesthetics…

I’m in the midst of transitioning jobs but will soon post a multi-part series on the place and value of aesthetics for interaction designers. I’ve long had thoughts about this,…

Transcribed by fellow CMU alum Jeff Howard from the Emergence Conference podcast: http://designforservice.wordpress.com/buchanan_keynote/ Brilliant stuff, classic Buchanan, hearty words worth pondering for a few days, weeks, years… Thanks Jeff!

The following quoted passage is by R. Buchanan, PhD., from his essay Design and the New Rhetoric: Productive Arts in the Philosophy of Culture, published in Philosophy and Rhetoric, Vol.…

Surveying the rhetoric by the candidates vying to be the next president, two major themes emerge: change and experience. Each of the major candidates are trying to position themselves as…