Mark Baskinger: Drawing Ideas and Communicating Interaction

Posted on June 7th, 2010 in All Videos,Design,Leaders

30 minutes

Mark Baskinger, an associate professor in the School of Design at Carnegie Mellon University, discusses the importance of Interaction Designers learning to draw better in order to better communicate ideas. With Interaction Designers coming from many different backgrounds to the relatively new field, it is rare that they have been classically trained in sketching like their counterparts in Industrial Design. Mark also talks about the advancement of Interaction Design as a discipline and how through confidence in purpose, Interaction Designers can build report in the business world.


John Thackara: Designing For Business As Unusual

Posted on April 2nd, 2009 in All Videos,Design,Leaders

56 minutes

John Thackara, Director of Doors of Perception, speaks at Interaction ’09. In a sleep inducing talk, John speaks about the ways in which business as we know it will change, and how designers can take on the challenges associated with this change and take them on as design challenges.


Robert Fabricant: Behavior Is Our Medium

Posted on March 24th, 2009 in All Videos,Design,Leaders

61 minutes

From the IxDA library, Robert Fabricant, Creative Director at Frog Design, talks about Interaction Design and why he believes that behavior is what it is all about. With his own examples dating back to ancient history, Robert believes the practice of Interaction Design can and should be communicated through examples of behavior beyond that of technology.