READINGS+VIEWINGS

VIDEO: Nelson, H. (2010). Designing stuff: Lame gods in the service of prosthetic gods
Carnegie Mellon professor Harold G. Nelson presents a theoretical discussion of design in the twenty-first century as an essential activity: creating the world by design. (1:10:00)

VIDEO: Paharia, R. (2010). Driving user behavior with game dynamics
In this useful lecture for anyone seeking to create and motivate communities of action, Rajat Paharia, founder of Bunchball, discusses game dynamics and behavioral economics to incentivize participation on the web. (59:44)

VIDEO: Glaser, M. (2010). How great design makes things new
Milton Glaser, one of the most important graphic designers of the 20th century, walks us through the process of developing a poster. (10:26)