Re: [IxDA Discuss] Tim Wong from frog design articulates what it means to be an designer

2008-02-18 Thread Tim Wong
My apologies, for the what seems to be the wrong choice of words. To me, 'intellectuals' are equivocal to those who think about their designs to the extent that they can conceptualize, rather than latch onto trends. Re-reading what I wrote roughly 9 years ago, I can see validity as well as the 'yo

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Tim Wong from frog design articulates what it means to be an designer

2008-02-18 Thread Benjamin Ho
I really like this quote from the article: "Designing is all about conveying an experience through experience." How true this is with Interaction Design. I find that I need to experience everything (or close to it) so I can come up better designs all the time. While design education such as thos

[IxDA Discuss] Tim Wong from frog design articulates what it means to be an designer

2008-02-18 Thread David Malouf
... and what it doesn't mean. I really, really enjoyed reading this piece by Tim Wong added to the frog blog: http://www.frogdesign.com/frogblog/1999-my-career-begins-with-an-epiphany.html#comment-19444 In it he discusses the problems with designer education and what he really feels is truly impo