On Jan 30, 2008, at 10:41 AM, dave malouf wrote: > Jeff, actually, what bothered me about Andrei's response was not his > declaration that some on this list are not interested in aesthetics, > but the assertion (implicit) in his last responses that aesthetics > lies in the realm of form (visual, auditory, and spatial).
If it's somehow coming across that I only believe material aesthetic is important or required, then let me clarify now that I don't mean that and do not want to imply that, implicitly or otherwise. I tend to approach my job as inclusively as possible, using material and immaterial qualities to achieve my aesthetic goals. > I also > feel it is a bit of a burden to think about a career & education path > where all junior people have to understand ALL the aspects of all > aesthetic qualities. To me they should start with a core and build on > that over time. Of course. But given what architect, graphic and industrial students are taught these days, I think its fair to say that any educational program around interaction design as a discipline asks far less of its students than those other established disciplines. So there's plenty of room to add to the foundation as near as I can tell. And I think students would jump at the chance to have a program that covered the breadth of interaction if its defined as both interactivity and aesthetic from the craft and skills point of view. After that, if it wasn't clear that I think this is a life long journey, then I clarify that now and say it explicitly. It is. -- Andrei Herasimchuk Principal, Involution Studios innovating the digital world e. [EMAIL PROTECTED] c. +1 408 306 6422 ________________________________________________________________ *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
