Design Conversations
Designing Media - Bob Mason with Jeremy MerlePosted by Bill Moggridge, on Friday April 01, 2011Bob Mason & Jeremy Merle, November 2008 Bob Mason cofounded Brightcove in 2004 with Jeremy Allaire. They saw the possibility of a complete end-to-end solution to deliver video from any creator to any customer, across diverse devices, allowing content owners to have the same breadth of communication that had previously been limited to major corporations and media companies. Bob Mason, Jeremy Merle, Brightcove, end-to-end, video, delivery, publishing, online, platform, transparent, Interaction Design, designing media, book, Interview, Bill Moggridge |
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Adobe Museum of Digital MediaPosted by Bill Moggridge, on Tuesday March 29, 2011There isn’t much there yet, as the Adobe Museum of Digital Media has not had time to include many exhibits. The easiest way to get the hang of what’s happening is to take the building tour, accessed through the directory. Adobe, Museum of Digital Media, Tom Eccles, curator, building tour |
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Tangible Tuesdays: Digital MusicPosted by Katie Shelly, on Tuesday March 29, 2011Those nostalgic for the days of vinyl and tape are coming up with some striking new concepts for the creation and collection of digital music. For example, Ryan Raffa’s Tangible Color Music Instrument allows a user to make music by placing colored blocks on an illuminated table. digital music, tangible color music instrument, blocks, Ryan Raffa, Martin Kaltenbrunner |
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Threesome Rescue Wheelchair UserPosted by Bill Moggridge, on Saturday March 26, 2011Yesterday our education team was hosting a professional development teacher training program with the New York City Department of Education. One of their participants came in very upset because his wheel chair had broken a block away from the museum and he was not able to be mobile without it. facilities, museum staff, teacher, training, wheelchair, broken, repair, mobility |
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Tangible Tuesdays: Proverbial WalletsPosted by Katie Shelly, on Tuesday March 22, 2011A physical indicator of virtual reality, this leather wallet actually gets harder to open as funds decrease. The wallet “knows” how to behave based on a bluetooth signal from your online banking account. |
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InventablesPosted by Katie Shelly, on Monday March 21, 2011Aptly described by one blogger as “Home Depot from the future,” Inventables is a store unlike any other. The materials vendor sells unusual and unreal-sounding stuff, from rubber glass to translucent concrete. Inventables, online, hardware, store, innovative, materials, vendor, innovation, DIY |
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Meet the Digital (youth) InternsPosted by Monica Harriss, on Thursday March 17, 2011Digital (youth) interns tag objects in the Museum collection! |
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Designing Media - Alexandra JuhaszPosted by Debbie Ahn, on Wednesday March 16, 2011Alexandra Juhasz is a professor of media studies at Pitzer College in California, where she teaches video production, film and video theory. She has given a lot of thought to the social impact of YouTube. Alexandra Juhasz, media studies, professor, video, production, theory, YouTube, course, class, connectivity, democratization, Bill Moggridge, designing media, Interview, MIT press, design media, social, impact |
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Tangible Tuesdays : Beat BlenderPosted by Katie Shelly, on Tuesday March 15, 2011Matti Niinimaki’s Beat Blender is a device that puts a literal spin on familiar musical terminology. The modified blender allows the user to mix, blend, and chop sounds through a playful tactile interface that uses Arduino, RFID sensors, felted fruits and Ableton Live software. |
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The Tangible Earth Project - Professor Shinichi TakemuraPosted by Bill Moggridge, on Monday March 14, 2011I first met Shinichi at the Indaba design conference in Cape Town, South Africa, where his presentation captivated everyone in the audience. I immediately asked him if he would like to be interviewed for Designing Media and he enthusiastically accepted. |
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