A Proposal for the Future of Design Education

*Submitted as input for the update of the Design Education Manifesto, ICOGRADA, March 28, 2011* In 2000, the International Council of Graphic Design Associations (ICOGRADA) published their first “Design Education Manifesto,” noting “many changes” in design practice, defining “visual communication designer,” and suggesting “a future of design education.” The ICOGRADA manifesto marked a turning point—an […]

Convergence 2.0 = Service + Social + Physical

*Written for Interactions magazine by Hugh Dubberly.* In 1980, when I was a college student, I heard Nicholas Negroponte speak about the future of computing. What stood out most was his model of convergence. Negroponte presented the model in three steps. The first slide showed the publishing, broadcasting, and computing industries as separate rings; the […]

Convergence 1.0

Convergence 2.0

Convergence Experience

Fish Bones

Conversation to Coordinate

Conversation to Learn

Conversation for Agreement

Shannon’s Model of Communication