http://www.NotesOnDesign.net/inspiration/design/designing-context/ Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:07:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://www.NotesOnDesign.net/inspiration/design/designing-context/#comment-28268 Nerdcore — Links vom 13. 10. 07: Spike Jonze, Draht-Lamborgini, Karate-Nonnen und Star Wars auf der Trompete Sat, 13 Oct 2007 12:06:19 +0000 http://www.notesondesign.net/design/designing-context/#comment-28268 [...] Designing Context (Teil 1, Teil 2) Up until the late 1800s, a painter could concern himself solely with what occurred within the borders of his canvas. In the biannual Paris Salon art exhibits, paintings were hung floor to ceiling and side by side, piled upon one another. Nobody considered the implications of hanging a painting of a virile bull directly above a painting of a reclining woman, and the artist certainly was not responsible for the overall context in which his work appeared publicly. [...] [...] Designing Context (Teil 1, Teil 2) Up until the late 1800s, a painter could concern himself solely with what occurred within the borders of his canvas. In the biannual Paris Salon art exhibits, paintings were hung floor to ceiling and side by side, piled upon one another. Nobody considered the implications of hanging a painting of a virile bull directly above a painting of a reclining woman, and the artist certainly was not responsible for the overall context in which his work appeared publicly. [...]

]]> http://www.NotesOnDesign.net/inspiration/design/designing-context/#comment-27908 Notes on Design » Blog Archive » Designing Context (Part 2) Thu, 11 Oct 2007 13:03:20 +0000 http://www.notesondesign.net/design/designing-context/#comment-27908 [...] In my previous post, I suggested that contemporary designers are increasingly responsible for “designing” the contexts in which their designs occur, and I gave two examples of what such contextual designing might look like. Here are three more instances in which context is not merely taken into account, but rather purposefully altered in order to enhance a designed experience. [...] [...] In my previous post, I suggested that contemporary designers are increasingly responsible for “designing” the contexts in which their designs occur, and I gave two examples of what such contextual designing might look like. Here are three more instances in which context is not merely taken into account, but rather purposefully altered in order to enhance a designed experience. [...]

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