Is the medium really the message?

Two sides of a coin : technology vs society

What is Interaction Design?

Following is a personal reflection on the qualities that make up design followed by an exploration of the definition of interaction design.

What is Design?

Crosswalk Signals As Message

I’ve been thinking about Pittsburgh crosswalk signals for various other class projects. How do these banal…

Wicked Problems

A look at the classic wicked problem of poverty alleviation according to Christopher Alexander and Rittel/Webber’s traits of wicked problems.

A Wicked Example (and Proposed Solution)

Analyzing FOMO From Two Perspectives

In any given society with each technological shift (e.g. agrarian to industrial) the resultant…

A Graphic Design Origin of Interaction Design?

There is something telling in that academic programs in interaction design begin at the graduate level but not at the undergraduate level. Carnegie Mellon, for example, offers only a BDes in design (with tracks that form elements of interaction…

Origin Story of Interaction Design

Where did interaction design originated from? How did it all start?

Interaction design can be said to be existed well before machines and technologies. Any interactions that could allow one to form…

What does Interaction Design mean to me?

For the longest time I thought that I identified myself with a sort of all-encompassing definition of being a designer, whether that’s web, print, packaging, spatial, or fashion. But throughout the years, I realized that my passion lay more in analyzing…

Two Sides of a Coin

Moderator Howard K. Smith sits between Sen. John Kennedy, left, and Vice President Richard Nixon as they appear on…