Digital Design Education is Broken

Ever since I started blogging in the early the naughties, the emails came in. At first in dribs and…

No, digital design education is not broken

“There’s small choice in rotten apples”, The Taming of the Shrew, Act 1 Scene 1

Welcome to Aalto University

On behalf of the faculty and students of the Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture I am happy to welcome the Interaction Design Community to our school and to Helsinki.

Welcome to Interaction Design Education

From the very beginning of the Interaction Design Association (IxDA), before it was even…

Ensuring the Future of Interaction Design

A field cannot be said to be flourishing if opportunities to learn the craft of that field are few and far between. Take Graphic Design, for example. Much like the field of Interaction Design, there was a time when Graphic Design didn’t exist. But arise it…

The Interaction Design Education Summit: A Personal Perspective

I have been practicing interaction design for nearly 15 years now, at a variety of companies, including start-ups, global corporations, and design agencies. There has never been a dull moment (well, maybe a few while…

The IxD Education Summit: It’s not only for academics