On Dec 19, 2008, at 4:02 PM, Angel Marquez wrote:
So, are you saying their is no underlying design behind the cosmos and say something like horticulture? Aren't science and nature friends, partners?
Science is the discovery of the natural. We're veering onto theology here, but there is no "design" in the natural because nothing was created specifically to meet a human need. Instead, humans adapted to the natural world, which evolved to meet its own needs which are determined by natural laws. Of course, there are exceptions to this: man-manipulated natural objects: everything from corn to dogs and bio- engineered tomatoes.
But for the most part, the products we make (houses, bridges, websites, toasters) are unnatural. They obey the laws of nature, of course, because...well, they aren't magic. But, with the exception of perhaps some feats of engineering, they aren't created only by science.
Our work can be guided by science: "soft" sciences like sociology and anthropology and even harder sciences such as cognitive psychology. But to call what we do a science is erroneous. There is no repeatable formula that will expose a "natural" product because there is no such thing.
The best patterns in our work do seem to emerge organically, but that doesn't mean they are organic.
Dan Dan Saffer Principal, Kicker Studio http://www.kickerstudio.com http://www.odannyboy.com ________________________________________________________________ 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
