Updates

The Value of Forced Forgetfulness

A few years ago one of my mentors told me that teaching was theater. Having sat in his classes where he…

September 12, 2014

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PICA 2014: Presenting Design + Code in Edmonton

For two semesters I have been teaching Interaction Design as visual design + code at Miami University. This means that learners…

June 16, 2014

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Experience Design

A Necessary Shift: Engaging Coding In Graphic Design Education

In current graphic design practice, projects that start with a detailed brief and end with the delivery of a static, substrate-bound…

May 10, 2014

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Protected: One Month in Oxford

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August 3, 2013

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The Game of Research

The ups and downs of a research project can make it feel like a game—our team decided to make it playable at home.

June 22, 2013

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Where’s the Design in Design Research?

My Thesis project for the MFA in Design—Innovation Studies at the University of North Texas explored barriers that prevented Dallas/Forth Worth…

June 5, 2013

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Futures Thinking

Winning Recognition for Water Scarcity Solutions

Research-informed solutions to battle water scarcity win awards in behavioral science at the first annual UNT Graduate Exhibition.

April 10, 2013

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The Mis-education of “Web Designers”

A criticism of current interaction design curriculum.

December 7, 2012

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Hierarchy: A Class Experiment

Challenging students to create order, especially when its tricky.

November 11, 2012

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Mapping A Design Ecosystem

A visualization of my design interactions.

October 8, 2012

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What I Learned: Semester Four

A review of a semester's worth of critical thinking and Honey Badgers.

July 19, 2012

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An Ethnographic Road Trip

A trip through uncharted places reveals a few new insights.

July 12, 2012

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