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When you try to make something that solves everything, you obsess over questions of power: how to make something that is omnipotent and everlasting. But when you make something that does one thing well, the questions are much more personal: does it solve my problem? and for how long? and who for? and where will it push the space around it? I want... See more
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The fork on your plate isn’t inevitable—it’s propaganda. Its design has been polished by centuries of iteration, yes, but also by centuries of forgetting. We stopped asking why a fork looks the way it does because it became too familiar to question. It’s not a tool anymore; it’s a dogma.
But supernormal isn’t about inevitability. It’s about normalization. When something becomes so ubiquitous, so embedded in daily life, it disappears from view. That’s not just true for objects—it’s true for the systems we live by. Markets, money, time.
The Product is the Process: Prototyping Reality with Public Assembly – ZORA ZINE
Guy Mackinnon-Littlezine.zora.co
ETHOS ALASKA ALASKA™ Manifesto
An exploration of a design studio's ethos, focusing on transcending cultural boundaries, contemporary landscapes, experimentation, inclusivity, and the intersection of aesthetics and ethics.
LinkALASKA CREATIVE STUDIO MANIFESTO
The Laws of Simplicity (Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life)
John Maeda • 3 highlights
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