In the Bubble has ratings and 16 reviews. Kars said: It’s interesting to read this eight years after publication. The parts where Thackara heaps exam. So asks author John Thackara in his new book, In the Bubble: Designing for a Complex World. These are tough questions for the pushers of technology to. In the Bubble: Designing in a Complex World. Author: John Thackara. Publication : Cover Image citations per article, View colleagues of John Thackara.
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Mar 22, Thee Trifkovic rated it it thackarz ok. Preview — In the Bubble by John Thackara. It only improves through use and response. Sprawl, he deftly argues, results from a conspiracy of intentional policies, practices and design decisions played out across industries and systems, none of which are random.
These are tough questions for the pushers of technology to answer. Jul 24, Oyceter rated it liked it Shelves: Jan 07, Greggo rated it it was amazing. Equipped with a fresh understanding of why our present situations are as they are, we can better describe where we want to be.
When Ezio Manzini ran design workshops in Brazil, China, and India to develop new design ideas for an exhibition about daily life, he encountered dozens of examples of new services for daily life he had never thought of before-and also new attitudes.
Laws hhe institutions that we might expect to regulate these thwckara have not been able to keep up. Then it fizzes out in mids starry eye optimis regarding “triple bottom lines” and “ubitech”.
Designing in a Complex World by John Thackara. Open Preview See a Problem? Mar 06, Yu Zhu rated it really liked it Shelves: To ask other readers questions about In the Bubbleplease sign up.
In the Bubble describes services designed to help people carry out daily activities in new ways.
In the Bubble: Designing in a Complex World
We’re filling up the world with technology and devices, but we’ve lost sight of an important question: We need to ask what impact all this stuff will have on our daily lives.
Michael Lewis Lim rated it really liked it Sep 09, We are regaining respect for what people can do that technology can’t. However, many of his suggestions for how to go about designing for this world are still relevant, perhaps more so now than ever before. Andrea Desiato rated it really liked it Nov 22, Books by John Thackara. In this, he reminds us that humor helps keep an open mind. Andrea Samar rated it really liked it Nov 26, We are regaining respect for what people can do that technology can’t.
It does feel it still takes a very open mind to see a need for sustainability in the ecology invention and production that underpins our consumerist society. The ideas are still quite relevant i. First chapter still holds true and goes hard.
Nov 02, Chiara rated it liked it. May 14, Tom Schulte rated it really liked it. Space, Politics, Affect N. Lists with This Book.
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Cody rated it it was amazing Dec 19, No trivia or quizzes yet. We’re filling up the world with technology and devices, but we’ve lost sight of an important question: Dec 15, Steve rated it it was ok. What to Read Next.
In the Bubble is about a buble based less on stuff and more on people. A lot of insights, but not so pleasant to get through.
I did enjoy the bubblr on designing things to mimic nature, and had a good laugh at all the outlandish things that could’ve been the next big thing. Account Options Sign in. Bren rated it really liked it Jan 16, And new principles—above all, lightness—inform the way these services are designed and used.
