Re: [IxDA Discuss] Design Masters Thesis & Extent of Realization

2007-12-14 Thread Al Matthews
ncomplete. So a category question, then: are Master's level(!) interaction designers who can't prototype(!) their interactions, really designing them? Or are they just managing somebody else's talent? Al Matthews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Design Masters Thesis & Extent of Realization

2007-12-13 Thread Al Matthews
In a school environment, why would a designer not want to create a working prototype? Having to code something (and even, frankly, having to face its not being very good) makes me a much better designer over the long haul. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Poste

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Data Visualisation

2007-10-30 Thread Al Matthews
re: Processing and the O'Reilly book: It will also be of interest to some to link Ben's PhD thesis, from Media Lab, on this topic. http://benfry.com/ (see 25 Aug 05) -- Al Matthews http://fatmilk.tv . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted fr