Bolter: Writing Space
The Pen and Paper vs the Computer These points in the Bolter reading really made me understand technology as writing practices and the evolving nature of writing online. As history played out and new technological advancements occurred, they distanced the…
My Synopsis
Mary & Max: 2009 Mary & Max is a beautiful Claymation written and directed by the Academy Award winning Adam Elliot. It tells the tale of an innocent pen pal relationship between two very different people that spans over 20…
Design Fiction: Artist
After all this talk about Design Fiction and considering what the world may need in the year 3000, I decided to go back in time and research a late artist that envisioned what today could look like. Albert Robida was…
Weinberger’s Small Pieces
One question that really stayed with me was: What is the web doing to us as social animals? It’s now extremely difficult to draw the line between public and private on the internet, nothing can or should be considered secret….
Thinking about ”As we may think”
Dr. Bush calls for a new relationship between thinking, man and the sum of our knowledge. This reading made me consider future technologies and become a little design fiction crazy myself. Could we one day be able to purchase a…
My ‘’Unlecture’’ Brainwave
The third Unlecture provided me with a new outlook on education and independent learning. I now strongly believe … I am a reptile who must build my own knowledge and not wait for someone to fix my broken tyre. We…
Oh the Joy of Soy
It seems like the world is vastly being taken over by vegan eating, fitness loving, organic, unrealistic, dreamy, models!!! (well at least my Instagram feed has) All this pressure to eat clean and train mean has got me pushing further…
Reflecting ‘’Design Fiction as Pedagogic Practice
Towards a fictionally biased design education – Designing for a world that doesn’t exist, coming up with new technology that will one day take over the world and completely consume our lives. I.e. Smart Phones. – This involves forward thinking…
How long till Star Trek is reality?
Joseph Dickerson-”Treknology” Joseph Dickerson thinks we will be living in a Star Trek reality sooner than we think. There are constant developments in ‘’treknology’’ and he takes a close look at up and coming technologies in the works that could…
Thoughts on: Design Fiction
‘’ Sci-Fi Writer Bruce Sterling Explains the Intriguing New Concept of Design Fiction’’ Reading Reflection: One intriguing new way to think about the future is through the concept of “design fiction.” When you first hear the phrase, it sounds slightly…