C. Readings - risdesignet/wd-winter2019 GitHub Wiki
Post your response and question(s) for discussion on Slack by Sunday night.
4. New Clues
How do you consider the relationship between the social and technological, today and in the future? What is your vision for the internet?
3. Samuel Earle, Capitalism vs. Privacy & Louise Drulhe, Critical Atlas of Internet
What is at stake with our current infrastructure of the internet? What does are the implications when our privacy is compromised?
2. Olia Lialina, Vernacular Web 1 & Alexander R. Galloway, Jodi's Infrastructure
(Note: the Vernacular Web is a multi-page article) We'll talk more this week about what it means to design for the web. What does its aesthetics convey? Also, think about your existing work. Whether or not your practice is in a digital medium, how does your work stand in relation to it?
1. Paul Ford, What is Code? & Frank Chimero, What Screens Want
Don’t worry about understanding the technical aspects or the code he mentions, but think about the implications on people and environments surrounding code. Full reading (while encouraged) is optional. Required sections are the following:
- Chapter 1: The Man in the Taupe Blazer
- Chapter 2: Let’s Begin
- Chapter 5: The Time You Attended the E-mail Address Validation Meeting
- Chapter 6.5: And Now for Something Beautiful