Design Conversations

Designing Media - Chris Anderson Posted by Bill Moggridge, on Wednesday December 29, 2010 I interviewed Chris Anderson in the offices of Wired magazine in San Francisco. He had taken the job of Editor in Chief just before the crash in 2001, so he was faced with hard choices about the future of the magazine. Chris Anderson, Wired, magazine, editor, publication, new, traditional, media, technology, format, value, differences, print, online, Web, internet, niche, Free Future of a Radical Price, book, long tail, mass, personal, premium, Bill Moggridge, designing media, Interview, MIT press, design media
Designing Media - James Truman Posted by Bill Moggridge, on Monday December 27, 2010 I was lucky to be able to interview James Truman in Napa Valley, not so far away from my home base, where he was staying in a visitor’s cottage on the Francis Ford Coppola estate. James Truman, conde nast, magazine, publications, publisher, traditional, new, media, mass, personal, re-purposed, repurposed, versions, print, luxurious, reading, experience, balance, objective, subjective, creator, hierarchy, financial, models, revenue, overhead, technology, roles, Bill Moggridge, designing media, book, Interview, MIT press, design media
Designing Media - Paul Saffo Posted by Bill Moggridge, on Friday December 24, 2010 I put the interview with Paul Saffo at the beginning of the book because he gives such an erudite overview of the changes in media and the challenges faced by the people involved its creation and design. Paul Saffo, technology, forecaster, long-term, change, practical, impact, stanford, engineering, future, traditional, mass, new, personal, media, differences, experience, watch, participate, interaction, feedback, location, portability, portable, mobile, Bill Moggridge, designing media, book, Interview, MIT press, design media
Stephen Doyle Creates Cooper-Hewitt's Holiday Greeting Posted by Bill Moggridge, on Thursday December 23, 2010 Stephen Doyle was in China when I asked him if he would be willing to design a holiday greeting of some kind for the Museum. I told him that he is our super-hero of gala presentations, as we all loved his presentation as the National Design Award winner for communications this year. Stephen Doyle, graphic design, Communications, National Design Award, winner, video, Holiday, greeting
Designing Media - Mark Zuckerberg Posted by Bill Moggridge, on Wednesday December 22, 2010 Mark stares at you from the cover of this week’s Time Magazine with intense green eyes. Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook, social network, internet, online, Open, transparent, connection, access, community, friends, media, Information, privacy, exchange, application, filter, Bill Moggridge, designing media, book, Interview, MIT press, design media, social impact
MOUSE Corps Students meet Bill Moggridge at Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum Posted by Monica Harriss, on Tuesday December 21, 2010 This year Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum is taking part in this innovative project by providing MOUSE Corps Legacy students the opportunity to learn about how design can affect and improve the community. MOUSE, corps, students, Bill Moggridge, youth, development, high school, high-school, social action, legacy, project, local, global, needs, technology, multimedia, New York City, NYC, Teens
Designing Media - Introduction Posted by Bill Moggridge, on Monday December 20, 2010 I was working on Designing Media for a couple of years while I was still at IDEO, before coming to the Cooper-Hewitt. It’s a partner volume to my first book Designing Interactions in that it combines the book with a DVD and a website, www.designing-media.com. Bill Moggridge, designing media, book, Interview, MIT press, DVD, website, design media, new, traditional, virtual, digital, internet, expert, opinions, experience, mainstream, media, social impact, Information, revolution, magazines, newspapers, television, radio, versions
Only two weeks left! Posted by Katie Shelly, on Friday December 17, 2010 Only a few short weeks left to see Ted Muehling Selects: Lobmeyr Glass from the Permanent Collection. Watch designer Ted Muehling and curator Sarah Coffin as they discuss highlights from the exhibition in this 5 minute walkthrough. Ted Muehling, selects, Exhibition, Designer, jewelry, decorative objects, Lobmeyr, Glass, permanent, collection, curator, highlights, walkthrough, acquisition, vienna, austria, glassmaking, central Europe, product design
A-Trak Music Workshop Posted by Monica Harriss, on Friday December 17, 2010 During the summer of 2010, the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Nike and Make Something!! teamed up for a youth-based education program in celebration of the World Basketball Festival which took place in Rucker Park on August, 12. youth, education, program, World Basketball Festival, basketball, Rucker Park, nike, Make Something, workshops, DJ A-Trak, music, Teens, technology, high school, high-school
National Design Awards: Open Call for Nominations Posted by Mei Mah, on Thursday December 16, 2010 Nominations for the 2011 National Design Awards are now open! Conceived by the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt to honor the best in American design, the Awards are now in their twelfth year. This year the nomination process is open to the public for the first time. National Design Awards, 2011, nda, nominations, Open, public, process