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Flush This: A discussion of bathrooms in two parts, part two.
Dateline: Two days ago. The question was raised “Should women be designing ladies’ rooms?” It was at that moment that I seriously considered wading in to the main conversation but decided not to risk a...
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Reminder: It’s not about you.
I know, I’ve said this before. Apparently, we need a refresher course. This morning, a question was asked about “aesthetic theory” or something like that. Basically it was asking designers and...
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Education is key. It will, however, only go so far.
The lovely and talented Su Butcher said things, here: http://www.justpractising.com/its-about-money-stupid/architects-my-client-doesn%E2%80%99t-understand-me/ I’ll wait. The video is short, and is not...
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Where RL and virtual design collide into a cataclysm of failure.
I often talk about that place in the Venn diagram (what? I like Venn diagrams) where RL and VW (in my case, SL) design skills overlap. I think it’s interesting to note the ways that design is design is...
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The lie of privilege.
Ok. I’m tired of this. I’m going to say it in public and out loud: Dear famous/wealthy/privileged designers and architects.: Stop perpetuating the following lie: “It’s not about the money.” Stop. Just...
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Legos do not have a gender. And neither do the projects they create.
This is a Lego brick. It’s in black and white because I overexposed the hell out of the original shot, but other than that, it’s an ordinary Lego brick. It has four sides, six nubs on top, and a...
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You have to give in order to get.
I spent my day yesterday torturing graduate students at Pratt – I was a critic for design juries. I even introduced myself with “good morning victims.” I apologized in advance for scarring them for...
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Life, compartmentalized.
I’m actually pretty good at compartmentalizing my life. But I’m getting ahead of myself. Everyone, by design or by happenstance, compartmentalizes their life to one extent or another. You don’t...
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Tardis Corset Technical Notes Part 2: The second version.
With a proof of concept, if not much more, in hand, I set about making a second version. Nikki suggested printing the panels on paper and using the paper. My printer was out of ink at the time (I...
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On why I don’t work at a firm.
“Why don’t you work at a firm?” I’m asked this a lot. A whole lot. Of course there’s not one reason but many, and this isn’t a post about all of them. It’s a post about one. If you somehow think it’s...
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