Monthly Archives: March 2010

NextD Geographies Skill-to-Scale

Posted on March 30, 2010 by Admin
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Presented by NextD CoFounders GK VanPatter and Elizabeth Pastor at numerous conferences around the world, the NextDesign Geographies continues to generate interest and considerable thoughtful dialogue on many blogs and discussion lists. One of its central ideas, not always popular in … Continue reading →

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Quantum Information?

Posted on March 30, 2010 by Admin
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Physicist Erik Verlinde at the the University of Amsterdam recently put forward the idea that gravity is essentially a phenomenon of information. “One of the hottest new ideas in physics is that gravity is an emergent phenomena; that it somehow arises … Continue reading →

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Playing with Baby?

Posted on March 30, 2010 by Admin
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If anyone knows who created the “Playing with Baby” series of comical diagrams please let us know. We have seen the series, which seems to contain 28 “cartoons”, making the rounds but have never seen the design credit. We would … Continue reading →

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To The Edge Coming Soon

Posted on March 12, 2010 by Admin
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Humantific Co-Founder GK VanPatter will contribute an article on Design Futures to the upcoming issue of Danish Designers Magazine themed “To The Edge”. This issue will be appear in concert with the Danish Design General Assembly Conference June 9th. Since … Continue reading →

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Humantific in Århus Denmark

Posted on March 12, 2010 by Admin
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Humantific Co-Founder GK VanPatter will give a keynote talk on Design Futures and the Rise of Visual SenseMaking at the Danish Designers Annual Conference / General Assembly in Århus, Denmark on June 9th. The conference is being organized by the Danish … Continue reading →

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Creating CLEAR Instructions 5 Tips

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Admin
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New research findings supporting longstanding Visual SenseMaking practices: Recently published in Scientific American MIND: A Recipe for Motivation: Easy to Read, Easy to Do “Psychologists are very interested in the complex interplay of effort, motivation and cognitive crunching—the ease with … Continue reading →

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