Hi Karen,
You wrote (about Ken's posts):
<snip> ' The only thing I think is that's been bugging me is his writing
style which has usually been the *detailed
thesis style* with all the minute details in. It's good on the learning
front but I think it's still good if the entire process could be much
quicker and far succinct. I don't know how others think, but it can
sometimes make you either 'cry' or astonished by the amount of content that
is pushed in on an online forum.' <endsnip>
This situation can be a technology issue rather than a writing issue.
Content-producers and content-receivers are different, and since the advent
of the iPad and similar devices they often use different technologies.
On a desktop computer arranged for efficient content-production, Ken's
emails look like short posts. In contrast, on an iPad or iPhone
(content-receiving devices), the same emails look like long documents.
The other side of it is that it's enormously easier and faster to use an
efficient content-production computer to create substantial academic
documents than to use a device primarily meant for content receiving.
Cheers,
Terry
-----Original Message-----
From: PhD-Design - This list is for discussion of PhD studies and related
research in Design [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Karen
Sent: Sunday, 11 December 2011 3:42 PM
To: Dr Terence Love
Subject: Re: Learning how to write from Ken
Dear all,
I don't think Prof Friedman missed the points. Quite conversely, I
think he has always been able to include most of the points, if not
all the points in an email/s. The only thing I think is that 's been
bugging me is his writing style which has usually been the *detailed
thesis style* with all the minute details in. It's good on the
learning front but I think its still good if the entire process could
be much quicker and far succint. I don't know how others think, but it
can sometimes make you either 'cry' or astonished by the amount of
content that is pushed in on an online forum. I think a different line
of approaches would be good. 'cos every problem, being et cetra is
unique on its own. No one (type) fits all.
Cheerio,
Karen Fu
playing on ideas on her iPad
and a list of other fun little tools.
On Sun, Dec 11, 2011 at 1:41 AM, Rosan Chow <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> Dear All,
>
>
> Ken Friedman has written a post in way that is quite typical of him, I
> suppose. I have time on my hands and would like to learn from him. So I
did
> an analysis of his post (in inserted comments): Here is my conclusion on
> how to write the Friedman's way:
>
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