Muriel Cooper (1925-1994) was my advisor when I was a graduate student at her Visible Language Workshop at the MIT Media … More
Tag: MIT Media Lab
Sleep No More
This past weekend I went to see Sleep No More. The show, which takes place in New York’s “McKittrick Hotel” … More
Handheld Projectors
There’s something a little amazing that happens every time you set up a video projector. All the cables get connected, … More
Kinected. Conference
There’s been a lot of Kinect-based experimentation lately, and, like so much of it, this new research project from the … More
Siftables & Sifteo
In February 2009, David Merrill gave a TED demo of Siftables – a project he was working on at the … More
Happy Birthday Media Lab!
Today, the MIT Media Lab starts its big 25th anniversary bash. And I’m sad that I’m missing the event. But … More
Reactive Books
All of John Maeda‘s work is amazing and inspiring, but I find his series of Reactive Books to be among … More
Drawdio
How adorable is this… with Drawdio you can turn almost anything into a musical instrument. (Unlike most posts on this … More
LuminAR
It looks like we’re one step closer to the Luminous Room. Take a look at this demo of LiminAR. It’s … More
Oblong and Before
TED.com just posted a talk from this year’s TED2010 by John Underkoffler on his research into gesture interfaces. John is best … More
Interview: David Small
Small Design Firm‘s recent Pledge Wall for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is a beautiful interactive installation with a … More
Nicholas Negroponte: Jedi?
Check out this recent interview with Nicholas Negroponte on The Engadget Show. A little background: Nicholas founded the Architecture Machine … More
Aspen Movie Map
I don’t remember when, or where, I first saw the Aspen Movie Map, but I do remember thinking that it … More
Magic Books
When I first saw Peter Greenaway’s film “Prospero’s Books” I was drawn to the innovative use of layering and multiple … More
Muriel Cooper: Information Landscapes
In 1994 Muriel Cooper presented work at the TED5 conference in Monterey, CA that changed the way designers thought of … More