Taylor Holdsworth

Writings on the intersections of architecture, experience design, and daily life.

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Entries Tagged as 'Experience Design'

Don’t They Look Smart?

April 23rd, 2010 No Comments

Sometimes the most effective ideas really are the simplest.
Like many people, I have accounts with two financial institutions that merged during the last few years of economic craziness.
Today, I was inordinately impressed to see a little notice on my online banking account summary page – let’s call this the site for Bank [...]

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Craft Connections

April 14th, 2010 Comments Off

Recently I attended an all day workshop on color led by Brandon Mably, a knitwear designer and studio manager of the Kaffe Fassett Studio. The workshop was held at my own wonderful LYS* – Slip Knot. *For any of you not indoctrinated in knitting culture, “LYS” stands for local yarn store.
The [...]

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IXDA Interaction 10 Recap – Liz Danzico on Improvisation in Design

March 19th, 2010 No Comments

Liz Danzico – Frames: Notes on Improvisation in Design
Slides: http://www.slideshare.net/edanzico/notes-improv-design-ixd-10
Video: http://vimeo.com/9922899
I both hated and loved this presentation.
On this day, Liz also asked the how can we create meaning question. But to that she added the challenge of where to draw/design the line between creator and consumer.
“We create frames that allow [...]

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