The Shape of Design A Book by Frank Chimero shapeofdesignbook.com Near and farWhy we should readWe hear a voice whisperNeeds more loveOne candle can light another+9 More designcraft
The Web's Grain An Essay by Frank Chimero frankchimero.com Start drawing, then put the box around it We are working against the grain of the woodA passive beauty of right structure
Tool-being Take Heidegger's notion of "tool-being", built around the central distinction between tools that are "ready-to-hand" versus "present-at-hand". In the former state, technologies function as anticipated, do and stay where they're supposed to, and therefore sink below the level of conscious reflection. In the latter, the material world resists, obstructs, or frustrates action, and therefore calls attention to itself (precisely because we must now work to figure out and overcome barriers in our no-longer seamless world). Steven J. Jackson, Rethinking Repair To be truly simple tools