In the early 1970s, the editors of the Harvard Business Review received a critical letter from Edward Tufte, scolding its design director—me—as basically incompetent in designing intelligent diagrams for the journal’s audience. He introduced himself as an expert and included his book as an example of good design. It was the first edition of the […]
Design Criticisms
Even Cavemen Could Do It Better
The Need for Change in the Design Paradigm:Adding Communication Eloquence (Data Search and Collection, Information Synthesis, Conceptualization and Generation of Contents and Information Management) to Traditional Form and Text Dexterity By Dietmar R. Winkler From the insights of Bertrand Russell, British philosopher and mathematician, a great sentiment for a distinct and useful mission for a […]
Indentity in Sheep’s Clothing
Americans May Have No Identity, But They Do Have Wonderful Teeth. * -Jean Baudrillard, paraphrased Identity as Territorial Marker Behind the concept of “identity”, hidden, lies a much more powerful human trait, namely the sense and extreme need for ownership, control, and territoriality. Through physical, social, and cultural territoriality, humanity is animated by nature […]