Sorry, Martin, but I must correct two of your comments.
On Tue, Nov 15, 2016 at 1:31 AM, Salisbury, Martin <
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> I couldn't understand a lot of your message below because of the jargon
> and stuff about 'affordance'.
>
Um, although I dislike jargon, every technical field has its own technical
vocabulary, and in each field, some terms are so basic, it is assumed that
every professional knows those terms.
Affordance is a well-established technical term in design. If you do not
understand the meaning of affordance, well, I am amazed: the term has been
around since the late 1980s, so long that it is overused in sometimes
inappropriate ways.
Then again, you are an artist, not a designer, so that makes a bit of
sense that you do not know it.
Affordance is not "jargon": it is a well-established technical term in
design (and mechanical engineering design).
I also disagree with your statement (agreeing with Terry):
'Designers and design researchers from Art and Design traditions seem
> absent from designing the software and computer systems changing their
> design practices.'
>
I responded to this comment earlier, pointing out to Terry (and I had
hoped, the people reading the thread) that the example I used of
Dreamcatcher from Autodesk was partially developed at MAYA Design. Mickey
McManus, co-founder of Maya and a designer was heavily involved in its
development at both Maya and Autodesk. Autodesk was heavily involved in the
design industry, with many designers and artists using its wonderful Pier 9
facilities, just a few blocks from its San Francisco corporate headquarters.
Don
Don Norman
Prof. and Director, DesignLab, UC San Diego
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Multiple faculty positions in design at UC San Diego
http://d.ucsd.edu/jobs/
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