Time for spring cleaning my bookmarks… Here are some recents publications which I enjoyed very much, but which didn’t make it into posts:
Neuroscience
https://aeon.co/essays/your-brain-does-not-process-information-and-it-is-not-a-computer/ Essay by Robert Epstein. “Your brain does not process information, retrieve knowledge or store memories. In short: your brain is not a computer.”
Digital design
http://donottouch.org/ A ‘crowd sourced music video’
Hyper-Reality, the video below (and an interview with the designer here):
Naturalness in design
http://www.dezeen.com/2016/05/28/yenchen-yawen-studio-patina-jesmonite-vessels-candle-holders-clerkenwell-design-week/ Patina Jesmonite vessels change colour over time. Great example of the 3rd stage of naturalness in design.
http://newundersol.blogspot.nl/2013/09/nanotechnology-in-roman-empire.html/ The Lycurgus Cup, a 2,400 year old Roman glass cup, changes color when held up to light. Wonderful things can happens if you know your materials.
http://www.dezeen.com/2015/11/06/the-unseen-air-fashion-accessories-change-colour-design-selfridges-london/ The Unseen’s Air fashion accessories change colour in different climates.
http://www.dezeen.com/2015/06/26/herman-miller-studio-7-5-metaform-portfolio-foam-hackable-office-furniture-system/ A ‘hackable office system’ that allows anyone to adapt spaces immediately without needing hardware to install it.
Architecture
http://www.designboom.com/architecture/a-model-of-dreams-danish-pavilion-venice-biennale-06-03-2016/ ‘A model’ seeks to create an architecture which reflects the dreams of many. The result is so-so but the thinking is interesting nonetheless.
http://www.archdaily.com/787521/seychelles-makes-first-venice-biennale-appearance-with-between-two-waters-exhibition/ Curators and architects describe eloquently how the Seychelles architecture has been informed by ‘two waters’: the rain, and the sea.
Anything I should read?
1. UNDERSTANDING THE PROBLEM
On sustainability
2. UNDERSTANDING HOW THE WORLD WORKS
On nature
On human nature
On the meaning of life and living
On culture
On morality
3. UNDERSTANDING HOW CHANGE WORKS
On the Next Level Society
On behavioral change
On marketing sustainability
4-A. FIXING HOW WE DESIGN THE WORLD
On naturalness
On naturalness in behaviour
On naturalness in art
Artworks of interest
On naturalness in architecture
Architecture of interest: naturalness
On livable architecture
Architecture of interest: livability
On naturalness in design
Design works of interest
4-B. FIXING OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH OURSELVES
On well-being, self care and happiness
4-C. FIXING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BUSINESS AND SOCIETY
On responsible business
On Positive Design & design ethics
On privacy
Progressieve bureaus van Nederland, 2021
OTHER NOTES AND WRITINGS
On digital design, CX/UX, and technology
On the travel & hospitality industry
Miscellaneous