Thinking About Design

Apply! Apply! Project M - Thinking Wrong since 2003

nicolelavelle — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:55:47 -0400

Apply! Apply!

Project M - Thinking Wrong since 2003

Progress on the Frontlines

nicolelavelle — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 21:33:32 -0400

YES. This is great. New language for new practices. Clarifying and specifying. This is only great news.

Alright. Finally a step in the right direction. John Cary, the founder of Public Interest Design (a blog documenting the growing movement at the intersection of design and service) has curated a glossary of social impact design terminology. While the practice of “social design” has been in existence for quite some time, we, as both educators and practitioners, have long-lacked a common vocabulary to describe our approaches.

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Umm…nerding out a little about the Design Thinking for...

nicolelavelle — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 23:30:23 -0500

Umm…nerding out a little about the Design Thinking for Educators toolkit from IDEO being updated!

www.designthinkingforeducators.com

(via Sidewalk Bags Give Unwanted Goods a Second Life | Wired...

nicolelavelle — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 17:31:04 -0500

(via Sidewalk Bags Give Unwanted Goods a Second Life | Wired Design | Wired.com)

Interesting. alogofortheinternet.tumblr.com

nicolelavelle — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 02:36:38 -0500

Interesting.

alogofortheinternet.tumblr.com

morethanthisblog: Inquire within.

nicolelavelle — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:49:10 -0500

morethanthisblog:

Inquire within.

Apprenticeship Application - Little Things Lab

nicolelavelle — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:48:38 -0500

Apprenticeship Application - Little Things Lab:

Little Things Lab in Detroit is now accepting applications for Spring 2013. Megan Deal from Little Things Lab has been a guest lecturer in Design Thinking class in the past. Want a place to apply Design Thinking? Here it is.

"Yes, once again, designers are the problem. I’m not talking about the designers who created this..."

nicolelavelle — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:36:08 -0500

“Yes, once again, designers are the problem. I’m not talking about the designers who created this surprisingly controversial identity. I’m talking about everyone else. I’m talking about the haters. Designers who want the profession—and themselves—to be taken seriously need to be asking questions that get to the core of the motivations and goals that frame a project before passing judgment on the outcome. Otherwise our “criticism” is simply subjective. And if and when we do criticize the work of fellow professionals, we should strive to do so in an informed and civil manner.”

- AIGA | The UC logo controversy: How 54,000 people, the mainstream press and virtually every designer got it wrong

There are just so many good quotes in this piece! Read it!!!!

"There is confusion between having an opinion and having a relevant opinion,” said Correa. “This..."

nicolelavelle — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:35:00 -0500

““There is confusion between having an opinion and having a relevant opinion,” said Correa. “This results in even less productive social discourse around everything—not just design; it’s a basic misunderstanding of democracy.””

- AIGA | The UC logo controversy: How 54,000 people, the mainstream press and virtually every designer got it wrong

This is a great exploration of public discourse (if you can call it that?) surrounding a new logo/identity system for the University of California. Christopher Simmons unpacks the controversy well. Bravo! Great piece.

Look! DesignFile! A new series of e-publications from the Cooper...

nicolelavelle — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:32:31 -0500

Look! DesignFile! A new series of e-publications from the Cooper Hewitt Museum!

These should be excellent…

(via Publications | Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in New York)

charlottexcsullivan: ————- For Immediate Release...

nicolelavelle — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 19:14:20 -0500

charlottexcsullivan:

————- For Immediate Release —————————-

Frontier Fellowship: Now Accepting Applications for 2013-15

The Frontier Fellowship is offered through the Epicenter, a community resource center instigating positive change through design based projects and programs. The Epicenter is located in a historic building in Green River, Utah (pop. 953) and houses an office space, a small basement workshop, outdoor workspace, and five full-time employees. Epicenter is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.

The Frontier Fellowship gives creative professionals the opportunity to live and work in the town of Green River for four to six weeks. In the context of the frontier, Fellows respond to the rural location with their independent work. However, collaborative work is highly encouraged. While in residence, Fellows ideally spend 50% of their time working on personal projects and 50% of their time contributing to a project initiated by the Epicenter. While in residence, Fellows are given printing privileges, wifi access, use of a bicycle, Family Meal Plan membership, use of tools, and workspace. The Fellowship is currently unpaid. However, there are scholarships available for workshop supplies, travel, and/or living stipend. Fellows’ work is promoted for four-weeks (at minimum) during their Fellowship and added to an online exhibit upon completion. The experience extends long past one’s stay through inclusion in the ever-expanding group of past participants that continue to exchange ideas, information, and opportunities.

The Epicenter facilitates Fellowship opportunities on a continual basis throughout the year, and is currently seeking Fellows in the fields of visual art, community-based art, collaborative art, public art, architecture, design, film, culinary arts, new media, and writing. Applications will be accepted regardless of applicant’s background, focus, or specialty.

January 4, 2013 - All applications due (in hand)

January 4 - February 1, 2013 - Applications reviewed & applicants interviewed

February 1, 2013 - Final notification

Apply for the Frontier Fellowship at designonthedottedline.org

To see examples of past Frontier Fellow’s work visit designonthedottedline.org/fellows

For more information on Epicenter see ruralandproud.org

On behalf of the Design Thinking Fall 2012 students, you are...

nicolelavelle — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 19:59:09 -0500

On behalf of the Design Thinking Fall 2012 students, you are invited to attend final student presentations of the Rethink PSU project.

Students have been working hard this term to identify challenges within the Portland State community and collaboratively propose design-driven solutions. We would be delighted if you would attend, and if you’d like, participate in a casual feedback session with each of the three groups.

WHAT: Rethink PSU Project, student presentations from Design Thinking Winter 2012
WHEN: Tuesday, December 4, 10am-11am
WHERE: Room 170, Art Annex Building. 1990 SW 5th Ave.
PROJECTS:
Annexed: Finding a place for PSU.GD
It’s Contagious: Providing delightful distractions for stressed students
PSU Bridge: Connecting students for creative collaboration

There will be breakfast snacks!

Thank you for your time, and we hope to see you there. (Please forward and share.)

Team Annex, check it out: A Designer Reimagines Contemporary...

nicolelavelle — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 02:56:20 -0500

Team Annex, check it out:

A Designer Reimagines Contemporary Office Space

YOU GUYS! This is so cool! Using the visual language of...

nicolelavelle — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 13:25:58 -0500

YOU GUYS! This is so cool! Using the visual language of advertising to have positive social impact. BOOM!

“This campaign, which launched in October and has quickly become both the best-looking and most ubiquitous advertising on L.A.’s streets, is produced by art organization ForYourArt to benefit the Los Angeles Fund for Public Education (or LA Fund for short), a nonprofit co-founded by LAUSD superintendent John Deasy last year. And the artist is none other than the legendary Barbara Kruger, whose signature black, white and red graphics — like a public service announcement meets reassuring Mad Men-era advertising — reads spectacularly well in L.A.’s urban environment.

The LA Fund is hoping to raise $1.5 million by the spring to fund a new initiative called Arts Matter and Kruger’s work — actually an original, site-specific piece named Untitled, (Human History) — is meant to work on two levels, says LA Fund executive director Dan Chang. The campaign is meant to both communicate the critical importance of arts education funding to Angelenos and deliver that art to the city in a kind of mobile gallery. “It’s about the awareness of getting public art into the streets of L.A. and making it accessible to people who wouldn’t otherwise see it.”“

(via Barbara Kruger Created the Billboards and Buses For the Best Ad Campaign in the City Right Now - Los Angeles - Arts - Public Spectacle)

Annex Redesign team! Check out Torafu Architects! (via コロロデスク /...

nicolelavelle — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 14:03:22 -0500

Annex Redesign team! Check out Torafu Architects!

(via コロロデスク / コロロスツール (プロトタイプ) « TORAFU ARCHITECTS トラフ建築設計事務所)

my-tumblrisbetterthanyours: http://marcia-novais.com/

nicolelavelle — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 11:30:23 -0500

my-tumblrisbetterthanyours:

http://marcia-novais.com/

Quote No. 039

nicolelavelle — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 12:59:11 -0500

morethanthisblog:

Design today is practiced in an interconnected world at an unprecedented level of complexity. Designers have to be mindful of the interaction between physical, social, cultural, technological, and economic factors, in addition to traditional visual concerns.

–Bern and Brian

Truth.

GOOD NEWS: Detroit Truck Brings Fruits And Vegetables To The Hood

nicolelavelle — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 13:56:45 -0500

GOOD NEWS: Detroit Truck Brings Fruits And Vegetables To The Hood:

Hey guys, Megan Deal sent this link for you all to check out.

She wrote, “Gotta be a way to utilize all those food trucks in Portland!”

Think about it!

Designing For More Than Just Looks: Inside Public Interest Design

nicolelavelle — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 12:39:00 -0500

Designing For More Than Just Looks: Inside Public Interest Design:

Interesting! Another name perhaps, for “social design”?

Where do you guys think this fits into our “waves of design” diagram from yesterday? Third wave? Fourth?

THIS IS GREAT! A totally fascinating solution for a challenging...

nicolelavelle — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 22:36:25 -0500

THIS IS GREAT! A totally fascinating solution for a challenging urban space.

alishahenson:

I seriously love this so much. I worked in advertising for a bit and I think this is the best use of a billboard I’ve come across in awhile! Check out more of the project here: Urban Air.