Much of the academic and commercial work which seeks to innovate around technology has
been dismissed as "solutionist" because it solves problems that don't exist or ignores the …

By engaging a shared autonomy of creating objects and things, we see correlations between
music, art, computation, politics, and fiber crafts. All are patterned by codes, whether via …

New technologies emerge into an increasingly complex everyday life. How can we engage
users further into material practices that explore ideas and notions of these new things? This …

The Nordic countries have a quite different urban structure and social systems than the USA.
Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden may then constitute a critical test of the empirical …

To provide new insights into urban hierarchy, this article brings together one of economic
geography’s oldest and most well-established notions with one of its newest and most disputed …

Design is commonly understood as a storytelling practice, yet we have few narratives with
which to describe the felt experiences of struggle, pain, and difficulty, beyond treating them as …

his paper reports on design strategies for critical and experimental work that remains
constructive. We report findings from a design workshop that explored the "home hub" space …

The creative class thesis put forward by Florida [(2002a) The Rise of the Creative Class and
How it's transforming Work, Leisure, Community and Everyday Life (New York: Basic Books)…

Embeddedness has been touted as a framework for knowledge exchange and innovation,
and thus as an important precondition for high-level performance. Embeddedness of …

Mechanical pushbuttons, which provide physical landmarks and clear tactile feedback, are
easily accessible and highly reliable in eyes-free use. Potentially, their merits can improve …