An interesting superposition of sigmoid curves. Judging from the data about the internet and cell-phones, the data are not brand new, but it's interesting anyway to compare the various products: Why do I blog this? compiling data for an upcoming book about recurring failures in innovation. ...
Location-based services usage (Forrester Research)
via venturebeat.com As usual, let's be cautious about such stats (methodologically speaking), to be compared to data by PEW. ...
The Prisoner's Privacy
"I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered! - My life is mine. - Is it?" Excerptfrom The Prisoner. Why do I blog this? great quote to be re-used later on. ...
How to translate Deleuze and Guattari's notion of 'agencement'
One of the key problems of global knowledge concerns the circulation, adoption and adaptation of concepts in translation. The English word assemblage is gaining currency in the humanities and social sciences as a concept of knowledge, but its uses remain disparate and sometimes imprecise.&n...
Christmas electronic shop
Several pictures of a lovely electronic shop in neighborhood (Geneva). I just love the way the vitrine is decorated. Each moment of the year leads to specific artifacts and light. Each event (such as Michael Jackson's death on picture 6) leads to the addition of weird artifacts. Why do I blo...
Observational comedy, humor and insights in user research
And those who find it particularly funny might be those who’ve actually experienced both claims (booze wreaks havoc in their lives, but they also drink to ease their pain). In fact much of what we find humorous can reveal our beliefs. Since laughter is typically an unconscious, automatic...
"The search for industrial inheritance" by Nick Foster
"The search for industrial inheritance" by nick foster is a super insightful talk presented at Interesting North 2010. It deals with the evolution of artifacts and the continuity of industrial innovation: [slideshare id=5790491&doc=industrialinheritance-101115193829-phpapp01] Why do I blog this? T...
Observations on seating arrangement in Jardin du Luxembourg
Seven years ago, I wrote a short entry on this blog about seats arrangement in Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris. I happened to pass by yesterday (en route for a seminar in the neighborhood) and the seats struck me as a fascinating assemblage to capture with my camera. "A perfect arrangement for groom...
"A micro-dictionary of gestures"
Why do I blog this? Looking for material for one of my student, I ran across this curious diagram recently and found it interesting. It's curious to see how a comic artist and theorist (Will Eisner) propose a way to describe embodiment in the language of comics. The body postures and gestures are ...
Flux Fields by Critical Mass
Critical Mass is a research agenda currently explored at Obuchi Lab in the University of Tokyo, Global 30 Architecture and Urbanism. The course is dedicated to the research on the emergence of global network society and its effect on architecture, urbanism and design culture. It is an interdis...