Topics I write about: local, on-device AI models; machines that imitate people; the politics of technology; designing for extreme weather; designing for a calmer web; haptic and ambient interfaces; what digital overwhelm costs; the designer's changing job.
Thinking about my practice through the lens of domain expertise.
What does it mean to design for complex domains. Or to borrow from wicked problems language “Wicked spaces”
What are the domains of knowledge that I am expert in?
An essay on web technologies, like webrings, that people can see into and understand.
An essay on how the designer's job is changing.
An essay on the three principles behind how I work.
On embodiment in man-made intelligences. A companion piece to the human-equivalency essay.
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