12.19.12 | Transblog
Eco Not Ego: De-Centering the Human in Design
What would Water have to say were she at the design table?
When we make plans to lay more impermeable concrete for a new street, I wonder if Water would agree. I highly doubt it. Perhaps Water might say, “People, I realize you are well meaning but think of me. I will not be able to [...]
12.4.12 | Transblog
Object Imagination
It’s iconic. A single piece of thick white paper, creased and folded into a pint-sized box, held together by a simple handle of slim metal wire on top. The square base expands ever so slightly as it rises upward, allowing easy access for the inquiring handheld utensil. The four standing walls culminate in four simple [...]
11.11.12 | Transblog
Designing With the Cosmos
“Astrology describes us as living in Kairos, or “fulcrum” moment. The future is not fixed (but it’s not broken, either). Our actions can tip the fulcrum either way, toward the life or death of innumerable communities of creatures living on this planet. By voting with our imaginations, we determine the outcome.” -Caroline Casey
I have yet [...]
