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Creative Director, Strategist and Writer focusing on new approaches towards design and cities.
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Hacking the Kinect to Prototype New Connections In Urban Spaces
In September I was invited to participate in “Builders at Play”, a quick-hit session in Amsterdam which functioned as something of a public space hackathon, finding ways in which connected technologies can transform public space. My starting point was something I’ve long been obsessed with – desire paths. Desire paths are the footpaths created by [...]
Urban Hacks Design Competition: €500 for Best Re-Purposed Urban Object or Area
Urban hackers and DIY urban designers gather round: The Urban Guide for Alternate Use is hosting an urban design hacks competition to find the best examples of urban re-use and re-purposed urban design. To encourage and celebrate resourcefulness in the city, EXCHANGE RADICAL MOMENTS! Live Art Festival is awarding a prize for the most innovative [...]
ICON: Is Design Hacking a Quiet Revolution?
The current issue of ICON Magazine asks “From backstreet hack-labs to the Royal Society of Arts, design hacking is slowly making its way into the mainstream. But what does it offer?” It’s an interesting read, not least of which because it contains plenty of quotes from yours truly and references to my work with design [...]
Design Hacking available for download
For those who weren’t able to attend the launch of my publication and the related debate on design hacking at the RSA on Wednesday (and for those who weren’t even close but still want a copy) I’m pleased to say that “Finding the Truth in Systems: In Praise of Design Hacking” is now available for [...]
Design Hacking: Publication Launch
To launch my publication “Finding the Truth in Systems: In Praise of Design Hacking”, London’s Royal Society for Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) is hosting an event on 14 October 2009 to open the dialogue on design hacking. The RSA commissioned me to write the text as an overview and exploration of ways in which [...]
