Design

January 20, 2019January 20, 2019

Design Is … -isms

In preparation for the upcoming Design In Tech Report I’ve gone back to look at my Twitter feed over the last ten years to see what I thought design’s meant to me. Some of these “-isms” are more right or more wrong depending upon the era that they came from so it’s a little embarrassing to look back like this. But that’s how we all learn: by trying out all of our ideas in public to see what might stick! —JM

January 20, 2019January 26, 2019

S1 E1 of Aichaku Podcast / Jamie Myrold × John Maeda

January 17, 2019January 20, 2019

S1 E0 of Aichaku Podcast / Diego Rodriguez × John Maeda

January 5, 2019January 20, 2019

S1 E0 of Aichaku Podcast / A Conversation Between Me and Diego Rodriguez

This page has moved over to here because of a problem I was having on getting the podcast on Spotify. Sorry for the inconvenience. —JM

January 1, 2019

Paul Baran: Distributed Networks

In 1962, U.S. authorities considered ways to communicate in the aftermath of a nuclear attack. How could any sort of “command and control network” survive? Paul Baran, a researcher at RAND, offered a solution: design a more robust communications network using “redundancy” and “digital” technology.
—Rand Corp

December 30, 2018December 30, 2018

My Four Rules (1999)

Don’t speak ill of others.
Avoid passive aggressive behavior.
Listen broadly, but don’t waffle on decisions.
When in error — admit, apologize, move forward.

December 28, 2018

How The Internet Works

This little sitelet at Stanford is my favorite read on this subject. It’s help me re-find my way:

December 27, 2018December 27, 2018

Minimum Viable Lovable Product (MVLP)

MVLP is a real mouthful when read out loud as “Minimum Viable Lovable Product” — and it’s awfully hard to remember a 4-letter acronym that doesn’t spell out a word.

Humans don’t have viable experiences without love, and humans can’t really love an experience that is prone to failure.

December 23, 2018

Wolfram’s Rule 30 and the Conus Textile

It’s the hard to beat the eery feeling of studying Wolfram’s Rule 30.

December 22, 2018

Is The Local Maximum Good Or Bad?

Local maxima create value while iterating cheaply, but innovation requires the costly pursuit of global maxima.