Andrew BoardmanMeditation for Design Students in Times of Chaos and CrisisI have been introducing my design students to meditation in class over the past few years. When we were in person, in the classroom, I…·5 min read·Feb 16, 2021----
Andrew BoardmanMeditation for Design Students in Times of Chaos and CrisisTwo flowers in a field of grasses. The focus is on the grasses.·5 min read·Jan 18, 2021----
Andrew BoardmanThe Future BackwardsI worked in lower Manhattan during 9/11. I was one of those thousands of office workers who saw the disaster unfold in real time — there…·2 min read·Mar 19, 2020----
Andrew BoardmanMind The Gap: Design Inquiry Contemplative PracticeThe London Underground, the oldest and one of the most thoughtfully designed metro systems in the world, features an audible warning to…·4 min read·Mar 6, 2020----
Andrew BoardmanFind The Gap: Design And Active MindfulnessWhat is the gap? Yes, it is a jeans retailer started in San Francisco in 1969, the short name a reference to the large social chasm…·4 min read·Mar 6, 2020----
Andrew BoardmanA Qualified Goodbye to FacebookI rarely look at Facebook. It’s not a good place for me. Someday, I will probably delete the account. For now, I am keeping it and using…·2 min read·Oct 24, 2019----
Andrew BoardmanModernists, Mechanization and MomentousnessIn the late 19th century, Paul Cézanne showed us that the world was not composed of a unified vantage point with a single and particular…·4 min read·Aug 30, 2019--1--1
Andrew BoardmanWhy Design Students Should Watch FilmsLast year, I had an opportunity to teach design history to first year students (or freshmen as they might say in the U.S.). It was a dream…·4 min read·Mar 1, 2019----
Andrew BoardmanMr. Rogers and Mediating TechnologyI grew up with Mr. Rogers. Nearly every morning, I would turn the dial (literally) to PBS and there he was, welcoming me into his…·3 min read·Feb 1, 2019----
Andrew BoardmanRemembering Wayne Barrett, Ass-Kicking Village Voice Journalist. Also My Landlord and Friend.I first met Wayne Barrett outside New York City Hall in 1996. The first thing that struck me was his height — Wayne was a tall, conspicuous…·8 min read·Sep 5, 2018----
