On Mar 23, 2008, at 11:59 PM, David Malouf wrote: > To Dan's implied point about SF being an all important area for > interaction design, one cannot disagree with the overall premise, but > having done my share of SF Bay living, I have to say that it is > technological in nature and not design oriented. As a designer, NYC > offers access to the broadest array of design disciplines.
I wasn't suggesting that SF is all-important to our industry (and neither, I think, would Florida). Rather that certain "hubs" like SF, NYC, London, Bangalore, and probably a handful of others that I bet are very overly-represented on this list, contain a high proportion of both talent and opportunity. > I do not think that Florida's work is suggesting that these loci > lead to limited opportunities based on geography. This to me is very > separate. Actually, I think that is exactly what he is saying. Place--physical, geographic location--matters. If you aren't in one of these hubs, your opportunities will be much more limited. Making the choice to live in a place other than one of the hubs for your industry likely means choosing another aspect of your life over your career. (Which in turn, could be detrimental to other aspects of your life later on, but that's another thread.) > I would also point out how different types of co-located loci lead to > an intermingling of culture. The high pressure of finance in NYC mixes > into the advert and media worlds which in turn mix into the culture of > other non loci industries that are embedded in NYC. The Advertising > concept of "summer fridays" permeates into the not-for-profit world > for example, as families are effected when one spouse has the perk and > another doesn't. I have never heard of "summer fridays" in any > other city I have lived in or visited or have peers working in. This is one of the reasons place matters. In NYC and London, you get a mingling of ideas from advertising and finance. In Los Angeles or Mumbai, film and television. Etc. Dan ________________________________________________________________ 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
