How will the latest scientific discoveries inform design practices?

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This topic comes in the form of a question. For myself, I have found no answers, but an array of images which inspire me, and a set of texts and visions that serve as small leads which I go on chasing. Following this alluring trail, I encountered a handful of valuable books, from which I highlight Banathy's Designing Social Systems in a Changing World. As I am not done with that one yet, here I refer to another constructive encounter, Margaret J. ... Read More

one life: make money to save yourself; make art to save the world

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I’m sitting here on my bed with my 3 year-old Apple Powerbook — one of the old ones that has no Intel chip or Super Drive. I’ve forgotten how old I’ve become. I was in school with so much drive for social design. I must admit though, my drive made me super aggressive. Not very attractive. Is it? I’m unemployed by choice at the moment. Oh my! Unemployed? That’s such a disgrace to my education and my strive for being great. What a failure, ... Read More