“Design is thinking made visual.“ — Saul Bass This quote cuts to the heart of what good design shows–when everything in a space just “clicks” and feels comfortable, it’s really because the design is just reflecting the philosophies and beliefs behind it clearly. How do we get to that point when redesigning educational spaces? Most [...]
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Good design doesn’t just happen
October 14th, 2011 · 3 Comments · Design
The evening that the death of Steve Jobs was announced, I was in a hotel finalizing my slides for a presentation ironically called “What Librarians Can Learn from Apple.” As I watched some of the news coverage of his death, read the tributes online at sites like Wired, and saw comments scrolling through my Twitter [...]
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Creating a culture of caring
February 14th, 2010 · 5 Comments · Design
Think of your favorite bookstore or coffee shop? Why do you go back? Is it the lighting, the warmth, the decor, the people who recognize you? When a place makes us feel cared for–like we belong there, we invest our loyalty in it. At the Educon 2.2 unconference, Bud Hunt, John Pederson and Zac Chase [...]
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