Design Research

How can we write academically about design?

Design is in the process of becoming recognized within academia. It is an umbrella of fields that is distinct from, yet related to, the umbrellas of Art and Science. In order to join the academy…

Folk Art and Folk Design

Inward Making for Personal Satisfaction

I think a lot about a specific way of thinking about art that comes from The Plenitude, by Rich Gold. This book is a manifesto about multidisciplinary creativity and about what it means to live…

Thoughts on Supporting Folk Design

Recently I’ve been getting back into making rolling ball…