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Tag Archives: behaviour
Upgrading your embodiment
In 2002, I watched Stelarc at the CHI 2002 conference in Minneapolis, give his keynote speech entitled The body is obsolete. We used to talk a lot about obsolete software. Nowadays we mostly talk about giving software an upgrade. In … Continue reading
The power of the written word
I used to read a woman’s blog, everyday. It was amazing: Her drunken, violent mother, her complicated pregnancy, her terrible having a baby experience followed by terrible post-natal depression. It was a detailed slice of life which was compelling to … Continue reading
Function-behaviour-structure for website design
So, you have decided to create your own website. You have read all the latest articles, bought a domain name, and now you are staring at your holding page wondering what your website is for and what you should put … Continue reading
The eight tasks in an artefact lifecycle
A bridge, building, or piece of software may exist for many years. Or, as often happens in the case of new software, be scrapped before it is put into use. My mate Wayne, a professional software developer for over 12 … Continue reading
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Tagged behaviour, Design, function, life cycle, structural monitoring, structure
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Design using function, behaviour, structure
Last month, at the Architectural Association, Bill Hillier described how English Heritage often want to reinstate the paths and roads of the historic sites they are trying to preserve. Hillier argued that these sites need new pathways as the way … Continue reading
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Tagged behaviour, bill hillier, campbell, Design, english heritage, function, jung, space syntax, structural monitoring, structure
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