Plan, Construct, Do
June 2011
roman grasy: DataBot →
romangrasy.tumblr.com
DataBot trys to intensify abstractions of data, through the haptic channel, create new metaphors and make technology feel more human.
Project created by
Jan Barth
Roman Grasy
Problemdefinition
Data or data-streams are not tangible…
dConstruct 2011 →
2011.dconstruct.org
Designing Digital Products
September 2nd, Brighton, England.
Sorting a Mass
Thinking about collecting vs. curating, and how the internet is muddying the line between the two.I didn’t realize it at the time, but it seems I hit something unexpected with that tweet. I received many responses from folks telling me what they thought the line between the two were. The gist for most is:
Collection is additive. Curation is subtractive.
Collecting is for yourself, curating is for others.
Sorting a Mass
Thinking about collecting vs. curating, and how the internet is muddying the line between the two.
I didn’t realize it at the time, but it seems I hit something unexpected with that tweet. I received many responses from folks telling me what they thought the line between the two were. The gist for most is:
Collection is additive. Curation is subtractive.
Collecting is for yourself, curating is for others.
Sorting a Mass
To prepare for an upcoming lecture, I’ve been thinking about the relationship between collecting and curating. This morning, I tweeted:
Thinking about collecting vs. curating, and how the internet is muddying the line between the two.
I didn’t realize it at the time, but it seems I hit something unexpected with that tweet. I received many responses from folks telling me what they thought the line between the two were. The gist for most is:
Collection is additive. Curation is subtractive.
Collecting is for yourself, curating is for others.
Random
Urban pigeons remember who will feed them and who will chase them away.
Half of Britons have German blood.
A female tennis player’s grunts can reach 95 decibels.
Iron age man was into home brewing.
Women don’t see Porsche drivers as marriage material.
Spiders use their webs to breathe underwater.
Men are the first to say ‘I love you’ in a new relationship.
Chimps can outperform eight-year-olds in tasks.
Penguins do a Mexican wave to stay warm.
Heart disease is less common among religious people.
