lol >>There is no repeatable formula that will expose a "natural" product because there is no such thing.
Yet. >>nothing was created specifically to meet a human need I'm not sure if I agree with this. I just ate a banana and it was good. Did my ancestors not eat bananas? I am enjoying your book 'designing for interaction' On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 4:35 PM, Dan Saffer <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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
