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Back to farm sweet farm after a busy work week. It was very productive. But there’s also work waiting at the farm – never-ending list that kept piling up – everything needing maintenance, repair and tending to. I’d fallen behind, but I’m slowly starting to restore order here. Finally got to the chicken coop today … Read more
A story where my design took off, traveled the world – and never wrote home. On a very late night 18 years ago, I was feeling bored at my apartment in Vietnam. So I designed this poster. I’ve always liked propaganda posters – this flips its usual visual grammar of labour, productivity to a cheeky … Read more
If we’re not actively regenerating – are we really designing for the future? Been catching up on my never-ending list of farm chores. Yesterday, I spent hours cutting down massive fallen tree limbs that were wedged in the trunk of another gum tree. The cut logs will be put to good use – mushroom logs, … Read more
Teaching is about guiding students toward mastery, like a modern-day apprenticeship. 🔨 I was hanging out with Dr Ben Byrne (Program Manager, Digital Media) last week, chatting about the exciting studios lined up for our Digital Media program next semester. As always, it’s a real Digital Design smorgasbord – UX/UI, immersive design, interactive, sound design, … Read more
Spent half a day yesterday at a retirement village conducting usability testing with Associate Professor Jonathan Duckworth and our collaborators at Australian Catholic University (ACU). My research often takes me to interesting places – quite in awe of the amenities at this retirement village (I hadn’t been to one before). Our project, the Road to … Read more
The future of UX is going to be all in the flick of a thumb and a pinch of thought. This year’s Meta Connect keynote got me really excited – especially the Orion holographic wide-field AR glasses and their neural interface technology. The electromyography (EMG) wristband was intriguing – it means controlling spatial user interfaces … Read more
There’s a quote I like: “Man – despite his artistic pretensions, his sophistication, and his many accomplishments – owes his existence to a 6-inch layer of topsoil and the fact that it rains.” Paul Harvey said that. No matter how advanced we become, everything comes back to the land. I came back this weekend to … Read more
VR tech evolves fast – but they still haven’t figured out the head straps. I’ve been Marie Kondo-ing my stuff at home this week as part of “Spring” cleaning. It’s tradition to “sweep away” lingering bad luck from the past year before Lunar New Year and welcome good fortune. (Oh yes, I am superstitious.) In … Read more
The world of higher education operates on a very linear rhythm. Weeks numbered. Assessment tasks pre-defined on specific dates. Graded against rubrics. A very linear rhythm that assumes learning progresses neatly within a 12-week timeframe. Anyone who teaches design knows – it really doesn’t work that way. Design learning is messy. It iterates. It fails. … Read more
The best UX isn’t on a screen. It’s a hammock, a book and no notifications. “So what are your plans over the long weekend? Back to the farm?” My colleague asked. “Oh yes. I will be under a tree. I will be horizontal, but I will be under a tree nonetheless.” I replied, deadpan. I … Read more