Ben HohinFuture FriendlyMessages to and from the future: mooncakes vs fortune cookiesAs a strategic design consultant I spend a large amount of my time thinking about the future. My work ranges everywhere from anticipating…Oct 5, 20171Oct 5, 20171
Ben HohinFuture FriendlyTry opening the windowWhen I’m doing deep research as part of the design process, I’m always tempted to try to create the most exhaustive model of the situation…May 24, 2017May 24, 2017
Ben HohinFuture FriendlyInstead of writing a public, well crafted announcement of my design studio’s acquisition…I’m just justing cc my private email to the Internet.Aug 12, 2016Aug 12, 2016
Ben HohinFuture FriendlyIn defence of moodA designer from the Netherlands once gave a talk at our studio over lunch. Jeroen made beautiful objects in a past life as an industrial…Oct 16, 2015Oct 16, 2015
Ben HohinMixed SourcesIn defence of listsOver the last few years, I’ve noticed a romantic tide of content authenticity developing across web culture. You can find it in…Oct 16, 2015Oct 16, 2015
Ben HohinMixed SourcesOutlines, scaffolds and wearing your structure on the insideWhile working on a client presentation over the weekend, a fellow designer and I angsted a bit over the relative merits of presenting work…Oct 16, 2015Oct 16, 2015
Ben HohinMixed SourcesMeanwhile, in the alternate universe of awesome design…I saw this boarding pass in a recent episode of Fringe:Oct 16, 2015Oct 16, 2015
Ben HohinMixed SourcesFrom degradation to enhancement: redesigning societyIn his 1984 essay “Postmodernism, or, the Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism”, the Marxist literary critic Fredric Jameson wrote thatOct 16, 2015Oct 16, 2015
