All posts tagged designing desire

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June 1, 2011, No comments

I read a few weeks ago that researchers at the University of Tokyo were able to teleport light particles from one place to another. The researchers were able to do …

CATALYZING The Conversation

February 28, 2011, No comments

The desire for more is deeply designed into modern material cultures.

ISSUE 6: DESIGNING DESIRE, THE DNA OF DESIRE AND DESIGN

CATALYZING the Conversation

December 21, 2010, No comments

Our conclusion is that desire is hard-wired into the human psyche and into the design process. Both require stimulation and excitement and a sense of ...

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CATALYST Perspective: The Three Ps of Desire: Progeny, Power, and Purpose

December 21, 2010, No comments

The Three Ps of Desire: Progeny, Power, and Purpose

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    The Economies of Desire
    December 21, 2010, No comments

    The past 20 years has seen a dramatic shift in the global economy and the way in which consumers view themselves and the way in which business views the consumer. Companies and designers have reacted to this new hybrid consumer who is accus ...

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    Establishing a Creative Economy
    December 21, 2010, No comments

    Steve Masterson, COO of Kiska, discusses the need to balance the desires of designers with the desires of consumers and our environment. Masterson offers a brief history of product design and speaks to its ability to create desire in consum ...

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    Digital Design – The Designer is the Listener
    December 21, 2010, No comments

    The relationship between customers and design has changed. In this article about the changing landscape of design and its rela- tionship to customers Ira Kauffman discusses methods for design and designers to listen to their end-users’ de ...

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    Frozen Desire: The Meaning of Money
    December 21, 2010, No comments

    In this historical account of the origins of money, author James Buchan crafts a meandering book of money’s rise, fall, adaptation and role in the function of society.