Dear Lars
Thank you for the clarity of your post!
The issue is becoming clearer now: not all designers need to master the
mathematical language.
Can we say, though, that this another reminder to be careful when we
conceptualize our field and profession: we all are designers, but each
intervening somewhere along the spectrum, from fine arts to engineering?
And while we all are involved in 'creativity', this is more or less
substantiated with respectively shared assumptions (axioms) and explained
through corresponding (i.e. relative) reasoning (in addition to intuition)
rigor?
Regards!
Francois
On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 6:06 AM, Lars Albinsson <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> (...)
>
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> So if you want to propose a maths curriculum you do need to work out which
> maths you want, but also what to leave out. And to remember that is not the
> world itself.
>
> (...)
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> All people are using loads of tools each day that few of us could explain
> in detail. A great ability (and a great source of anxiety) of modern people
> is using highly abstracted tools.
>
> So there may be room for maths for certain, interested designers and
> certainly for those who build design tools. No doubt there are also a few
> designers with great skills in maths.
>
> But as a requisite I think it would mostly be rather disastrous to the
> field, by excluding lots of talented people and limting their imagination.
>
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Lars
>
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