Archive for November, 2009

November 8, 2009 0

DEAL model for reflection

By Nina in Design, HCId

Discussion about reflective design came up on Friday during an ice cream date with some friends. One introduced me to the DEAL Model for reflection process developed by Dr. Patti Clayton and colleagues at North Carolina State University. It’s a pretty good tool for when you’re not quite sure what or how to reflect. Schematic [...]

November 5, 2009 0

Humans love music and stories

By Nina in Design, HCId, Music

Music is everywhere in our world, all the time. Just like design. Once we open our ears to all the sounds, rhythms and melodies it changes the way we hear our world. I thought about this a lot during our class today. Selma (Bjork, Dancer in the Dark) hears music everywhere. Here she is working [...]