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- Permeable Computing: A Framework for Perception-Altering Technologies, Designed in Defense of Self“Myself” is a strange portmanteau birthed of the linguistic inconvenience of attempting to describe intangibilities discovered during the…
- The Problem with MathIndustry is fond of the notion that designers and engineers fail to see eye-to-eye and this tension results in avoidable design and…
- Hooked on a FeelingIn the start-uppy lingospeak that permeates modern business culture and design, the term MVP (minimum viable product) is often thrown…
- The Best Technology I Own Was New in 2011.I adopted a mid-2011 MacBook Air and, as is typical for all Medium posts, it became a metaphor for something much larger.
- A Less Clickbaity Look at the Future Effects of Autonomous Vehicles: Retail, Ownership, and HomeIf current technologists/media/companies are to be believed, the future of autonomous driving is characterized by previously consumed…
- The Unbelievable Cost Efficiencies of Manufacturing in Asia as Told by One Object: Scooter Build, Pt. 6.5 Special FeatureBefore returning that brushed motor that I later regretted purchasing, I plunked down a whole $12.99USD on a DC motor controller. Just shy…
- FAKE NEWS IS EVERYWHERE: Scooter Build, Pt. 6So remember all that hub-bub I made about not being able to find a suitable brushless DC motor and blah blah blah back in Part Three and…
- Booger Welds: Scooter Build, Pt. 5There’s a really unsexy part of making a complex-something-new that consumes a lot of time: planning and ordering parts. This week was…
- Bring On The Pain: Scooter Build, Pt. 4Both my hands are bloody right now. As it turns out, old Chinese ATV parts are particularly rust-prone (and therefore fused into one piece)…
- A Plan, A Man, A Canal (????): Scooter Build, Pt. 3It’s become increasing clear that the complexity of this project is rather immense. In fact, learning to weld seems to be the least complex…
- Catching Feelings: Scooter Build, Pt. 2Aside from the legal considerations, it’s now time to make a whole bunch of decisions about how this thing is going to work and what it…
- The Beginning is a Good Place to Start: Scooter Build, Pt. 1Hey you know what’s super frustrating about being a designer? Going to design school and mastering a whole bunch of amazing processes and…
- Made in America?I get paid to design physical objects. A lot of the things that I design are made in China and other countries in southern Asia. On a daily…
- The New HypeThe standard hype curve is dead. Design will address the new curve.
