Research approaches explained with donuts

A graduate design student recently reached out for advice on her project to enhance a public space in northern Brooklyn. She was curious about how she could center peoples’ voices in her design processes and expressed frustration that when she tried to interview folks, they didn’t want to engage. I…

From… to… 2. Lost in translation 3. Traveling while standing still 4. Looking in to look out 5. Looking out to look in 6. Like AirBnb, but for x 7. Like Uber, but for x 8. Time travel 9. Traveling while standing still 10. Everything but the x 11. Walking…

It is December 10th, 2032. You open your eyes. Your first breath takes in the comforting fragrance of freshly-baked baguettes. That reminds you. You’re in your local hospital. You reach up to tap the right side of your face, where the curb met your eyebrow in the hectic cycling-dominated promenades…

Artist and educator, Kay Liang, talks about squashing “Zoom Gloom” with dog bands, friendly robbers, and disco breaks It was April 6th and my six-year-old son, Rui, had his first Zoom meeting. He was both anxious and annoyed that he had to do something he neither fully understood nor signed…

An interview with Tara Pham, Co-founder & CEO of Numina Cities are products of design. In the last century, the urban planning and design fields often prioritized the mobility of cars over people, and efficiency over community (think: Robert Moses and the post-war demolition of New York City neighborhoods in…

A reflection on leading a remote design studio for the Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design (CIID) in Costa Rica How can we continue to study our streets, talk to people, and test prototypes during a public health crisis? How can we identify opportunities to design for more inclusion, equity, and…

My friends and students ask me: Are you okay? How is your son dealing with all this? How are you holding up? It’s been six weeks since we’ve been staying home and I think: Yes, we are okay. There are times at the end of a long day of playing…

An interview with Jon Bernstein, Los Angeles-based composer, producer, and musician on how our senses are adapting to the shifting soundscapes. Stretches of quiet pierced by blazing sirens. The two-minute outburst of pots and pans banging at dusk. Apartment hallways filled with the smell of baking bread and simmering stews…