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  Resource: bringing users into the design process

  01.16.09 | Permalink | Comments Off

  I was playing “one thing leads to another” this morning (aka following links) and came across this fantastic article by Allison Druin of the University of Maryland’s  Institute for Advanced Computer Studies. In Druin’s article, “The Role of Children in the Design of New Technology,” she builds a case for the involvement of children directly […]

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  Design Management Book

  01.10.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  When I go to Amsterdam, I like to hit Nijhof & Lee, a great little design book store located near Waterlooplein (and while I’m at it, I hit De Beesten Winkel for stuffed dinosaurs and creepy crawly bugs for my nephews). For the size of the store, they have a great selection of both US […]

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  Design Meditations

  09.18.07 | Permalink | Comment?

  If graphic designers can learn anything from their past, it should be that the best graphic design doesn’t use the past to solve the complex problems of the present: it uses the present to reveal the possibilities of the future. —Jeffrey Keedy, Designer and CalArts instructor
  I recently stumbled across a book of design meditations […]

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Cartographies of Imagination, by me, Sarah B. Nelson, is about navigating the world of collaboration, through methods, tools, techniques and ideas. I'll share methods, tools, and ideas to inspire you to draw on the collective wisdom around you. I'm an interaction designer and design strategist at Adaptive Path.

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