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Waiting for an AI “Snow Fall”

AI needs to augment what content creators are already doing, not offer a low-effort way of producing an inferior outcome.

Aug 11, 2023

An animated 3D map of the Stevens Pass ski area in Washington state.

Aug 11, 2023

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GROUP OF HUMANS

Designers are Always Annoyed

A story about patio lights that explains why design is so important…and so hard.

Sep 11, 2020

Designers are Always Annoyed

Sep 11, 2020

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IxDA Berlin

Remote design still has big problems. Here’s how we fix them.

IxDA Berlin—with the help of five experts and 500+ designers—hosts an event to tackle remote design’s “tough nuts”

May 7, 2020

Remote design still has big problems. Here’s how we fix them.

May 7, 2020

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GROUP OF HUMANS

Learning From the Co-working Crisis

It’s here to stay. But its future doesn’t look like WeWork.

Dec 5, 2019

Learning From the Co-working Crisis

Dec 5, 2019

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GROUP OF HUMANS

Why Designers Need to Defend Meaning in an Age of Buzzwords

You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

Sep 30, 2019

Why Designers Need to Defend Meaning in an Age of Buzzwords

Sep 30, 2019

How many! Exclamations points!! Is too many!!!

Creating a brand tone that’s conversational, not exhausting.

Feb 10, 2019

How many! Exclamations points!! Is too many!!!

Feb 10, 2019

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GROUP OF HUMANS

Attention is Precious. Stop Squandering It.

Remember how much gasoline we used to waste because it was practically free? That was a bad idea.

Dec 7, 2018

Attention is Precious. Stop Squandering It.

Dec 7, 2018

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Protagonist Studio

The Bright Side of Self-Deception

When the facts don’t fit our narrative, we often change the facts. Sometimes that’s a good thing.

Nov 22, 2018

The Bright Side of Self-Deception

Nov 22, 2018

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Protagonist Studio

The Science Behind Storytelling

Our brains are hardwired for narrative. Now we’re starting to understand why.

Oct 11, 2018

The Science Behind Storytelling

Oct 11, 2018

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Protagonist Studio

Listening to Machines

A healthy relationship with AI begins with respecting its otherness.

Jun 28, 2018

Listening to Machines

Jun 28, 2018

Carl Alviani

Carl Alviani

Writer and UX strategist. Founder of Protagonist Studio. Obsessed with design’s hidden consequences. Living in Glasgow, with my heart in the PacNW.

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