I am kindof getting a feeling for RED, it reminds me of some of the same ideas that the Bauhaus, or the New Objectivity movement had about architecture. That an entire building could emerge from the ashtray that would live humbly within it. And I think it is concepts are related to architecture both of the built kind and some of the stuff we do in Software Architecture too.
1. There is a context for design. This is also commonly referred to as the "pattern", or "problem". Think of it as the kernel or soul. 2. There is an immediate reaction. Some from training, some from intuition and some from genetics, some from culture. The speed and effectiveness of this immediate reaction is the "R" in RED. 3. The strength of conception which will allow this meme to grow, and act as a scaffold for the beginning to spawn exponentially like Akira or Katamari Damacy from its original source gene. This is the "E" in RED. And the "D" its the many little choices, the obsessive weighting of this vs. that before it is unleashed. Alas one can attempt RED, and yes if you have done it a few times already you can probably do it again, but sadly you dont know you did it till its probably living a life beyond you the "original" designer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=37626 ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
