Messages and Means: Muriel Cooper at MIT

Muriel Cooper (1925-1994) was my advisor when I was a graduate student at her Visible Language Workshop at the MIT Media … More

Is Low-Res the new Black?

Somehow, I’ve ended up with a handful of browser-based links — a mix of retro, low-res, and stuff that made … More

I’m a massive Star Trek fan. So I’m super-excited that Jorge Almeida took some time to discuss his work on … More

Sorry for not posting lately, I’ve been surprisingly busy. I’m off to Paris for the long Thanksgiving weekend – and … More

Sometimes it takes me a while to get through my old bookmarks. And sometimes I discover something unexpected and comforting. … More

Google Project Glass got a lot of buzz a couple months ago when it was first announced. The idea of … More

Dont’t bother reading this post. Just head over to Artport and take a look around. “Artport is the Whitney Museum’s … More

At one of my first summer college internships, back in the 80’s, I briefly used a Xerox Dorado workstation. It’s … More

One of my favorite pieces at the Cooper Hewitt 2006 National Design Triennial was ”SnowWorld.” It was beautiful, absorbing, and … More

Generated Crazy I started the day reading a fascinating article on generative interfaces, “Can Algorithms Help Design the Ultimate Gestural … More

When the iPad was released last year, there were several titles that had strong echos of earlier days of interactive … More

Back in 1997 Art Center‘s Williamson Gallery housed the exhibition “Memory, Reflection and Transformation, Reactive Works by Jim Campbell.” I … More

In the late 90’s, Underworld was super-popular among my graphic design and new media friends. It wasn’t just Underworld’s music, … More

Last week Microsoft demoed Surface 2, the new version of their Surface table. It has some pretty cool features, particularly … More

The earliest OS I ever used was the Apple II (my first computer as a kid), but quickly moved on … More

In 1993 Jef Raskin wrote the article Down With GUIs! in which he decried the state of user interfaces. He … More

Today, the MIT Media Lab starts its big 25th anniversary bash. And I’m sad that I’m missing the event. But … More

Look! Look! Look! My friend Keith Knueven has created a new logo for this blog! Take a moment, visit his … More

In the mid 90’s there was a mini-boom for pop-music CD-ROMs. Unlike early titles from Voyager, which tended towards intellectual … More

When I was a kid I loved watching the 1970’s tv show Space: 1999. For some reason it was only … More