tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5295541.post116386682550096189..comments2023-10-23T11:14:33.283-05:00Comments on Knowledge Art: Against 'human-centered design'Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5295541.post-1164631295787224082006-11-27T07:41:00.000-05:002006-11-27T07:41:00.000-05:00Not at all ptah, I'm glad to get your thoughts.Not at all ptah, I'm glad to get your thoughts.Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13752302051291118110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5295541.post-1164276743111155482006-11-23T05:12:00.000-05:002006-11-23T05:12:00.000-05:00Steve Jobs/Bill Gates, these are people in the Hen...Steve Jobs/Bill Gates, these are people in the Henry Ford league. Stephenson, Baird etc. They are cornerstones to the indusry and provide very unique examples as they have been at the forefront for so long - the industry is almost an extension of their (and a few but not many others) instinctive jerk.<BR/><BR/>The majority of us must study hard or make expensive mistakes.<BR/><BR/>Sorry if I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5295541.post-1164219646430892972006-11-22T13:20:00.000-05:002006-11-22T13:20:00.000-05:00A clarification re Steve Jobs. I had just read the...A clarification re Steve Jobs. I had just read the Wired magazine article about the creation of the iPod (<A HREF="http://www.wired.com/news/columns/cultofmac/0,71956-0.html" REL="nofollow">this</A> isn't it, but close enough), when I posted the above. The article discusses the kind of on-the-fly design decisions Jobs himself makes -- of course, along with all the work that his team does. I Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13752302051291118110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5295541.post-1164214988973620702006-11-22T12:03:00.000-05:002006-11-22T12:03:00.000-05:00I would disagree with the previous comment. This i...I would disagree with the previous comment. This is less about practice versus theory and more an issue of bouergois colonialism in the Roland Barthes mold.<BR/><BR/>If a designer follows an instinct alone when committing to a design solution, they draw upon many many learnt experiences, they assume that their learning - if its good enough for me is good enough for anyone - works. So they no Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5295541.post-1163912980062719702006-11-19T00:09:00.000-05:002006-11-19T00:09:00.000-05:00Just a posting, triggered by your e-mail back to m...Just a posting, triggered by your e-mail back to me. God only knows why I am doing this, cause I hate blogs. To me blogs are for people who feel their "shit doesn't stink" and others have an interest in their "bullshit." Unlike me, my "shit stinks" and noone is interested :-)<BR/>Anyway, I have no idea what you mean with this piece. Seems like you're talking about practice versus theory. Of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com