“I was walking along Commonwealth Drive one day in Boston admiring a wrought iron fence when I became introspective, curious as to why I appraised the fence as attractive. It had something to do with the inherent symmetrical design. With this in mind, I scrutinized other items that I traveled past exhibiting symmetry. Some were quite provocative, others were nominally patterned, and still others were rather tedious and boring. The conclusions I depict in this essay are anything but scientific.”

“The discussion of color arose on a mailing list on the internet where subscribers are blind. I am blind, too, but had sight until I was about the age of eleven. Though I remember colors well, I also enjoy writing. So I started, some time ago, a file with color descriptions simply for my own personal use. The internet discussion, however, challenged me to expand my list to offer an explanation of color for those who have never seen. If you have any suggestions, resources to which I can refer, or additional input of any kind, please email me.”

“DefineDesign is a point of confluence of design ideas. Technology is the force that is attracting these streams together. Information design, graphic design, interface design and interaction design have a strong overlap of interest and expertise. Architecture, urban planning and environmental design have traditionally overlapped. With the integration of computers and technology into the manual areas of design, such as architecture and illustration, multiple fields of design are drawing closer together.”

“The International Herald Tribune debuted several months ago with a little fanfare in the web design community, though it is one of the most innovative approaches yet for a traditional newspaper’s online presence. Combining DHTML and content management to in essence create a news application for the web. I was lucky enough to conduct an interview with John Weir a few weeks back about his innovative work.”

“The International Herald Tribune debuted several months ago with a little fanfare in the web design community, though it is one of the most innovative approaches yet for a traditional newspaper’s online presence. Combining DHTML and content management to in essence create a news application for the web. I was lucky enough to conduct an interview with John Weir a few weeks back about his innovative work.”

“DefineDesign is a point of confluence of design ideas. Technology is the force that is attracting these streams together. Information design, graphic design, interface design and interaction design have a strong overlap of interest and expertise. Architecture, urban planning and environmental design have traditionally overlapped. With the integration of computers and technology into the manual areas of design, such as architecture and illustration, multiple fields of design are drawing closer together.”