It goes without saying that a conference as professionally produced as Intersections only comes together through the work and commitment of a big team. The first to thank are the conference backers Northumbria University School of Design, Design Council and Dott 07, who initiated the conference. Other critical partners include: The Baltic, Bibliothèque, Highlights, Media Arts, SpaceCraft and Universal Pixel. Finally I would like to thank our media partners Blueprint and Core77, and Adrem for their sponsorship.
Intersections reading
Bill Moggridge: Designing Interactions
Reflections from the master and interviews with 40 pioneers of interaction design.Frans Johansson: Medici Effect: What Elephants and Epidemics Can Teach Us About Innovation
The sub-title for the UK edition is much more descriptive: 'Breakthrough Insights at the Intersection of Ideas, Concepts, and Cultures'.Howard Gardner: Five Minds for the Future
An excellent meditation on what skills and know-how will be at a premium in the future. The five minds are: the disciplinary mind, the synthesising mind, the creating mind, the respectful mind, and the ethical mind.John Thackara: In the Bubble: Designing in a Complex World
An eclectic collection of deft metaphors, charming anecdotes, and a call for a step back from technological complexity and towards a resource light future.Richard Sennett: The Craftsman
Asks whether the dedication to craft, and the desire to do a job well, will survive in the fast-moving, 21st-century world. (NB. Will not be published until 2008)
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