Jul 2023

I’m a Luddite (and So Can You!)

thenib.com

The Luddite movement (named after their fictional leader “Ned Ludd”) often pops up in the context of discussions about intentional technology . Just as with the Amish, the Luddites are often misrepresented as outright anti-technology, though the […]
2023

Internet cafes introduced Uganda to the internet

restofworld.org

A collection of journalistic stories, this article and the ones on the same topic presented on the same page below, presents **a rich ethnography on the rise, fall, and future of internet cafes** in Uganda, Nepal, Nigeria, Mexico, Argentina, and Hong Kong.
2023

Invisible Details of Interaction Design

rauno.me

Nothing beats a thorough examination of a niche topic. Such I found in this article by Rauno Freiberg, which dissects the metaphors of interaction design in search for the small and often implicitly applied details they consist of:
Design can […]
2023

Emīlija Veselova: ‘We should consider nature as stakeholder in design process’

aalto.fi

In June, I remotely attended the PhD defence of Emīlija Veselova at the Aalto University Department of Design, where she presented her research about nature as a stakeholder in design processes, more specifically the “more-than-human design […]
2023

Helsinki Design System

hds.hel.fi

The Helsinki Design System is a good example of a design system at scale, that is built not only around a consistent, but an accessible brand as well:
The central digital experience resource of Helsinki Design Language. Guidelines, design assets […]