form follows behavior

The approval of the controversial Atlantic Yards development has renewed my interest in political and economic boundaries. At a pivotal point in Brooklyn, this project will dramatically transform the character of the area by drawing new business and creating economic growth. The development promises to create a sense of place from an urban void—the yards, which are inaccessible to the public, and currently separate four communities.

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The world around us is defined by seams. Seams exist in transitional areas as spaces (however small) between objects, where objects lie directly adjacent to one another. Seams can reveal how objects and materials relate to their context. Looking closer at these transitional moments may give insight into intent: whether integration or contrast, attention to detail or the larger concept.

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With a personal working methodology primarily concerned with deconstruction, I am finding myself increasingly interested in narratives which may arise from reconstructing or reinterpreting semantic fragments.

My process typically begins with an existing semantic structure, which I deconstruct by classifying its syntactic and grammatical components. When presented outside their original context, these components convey new meaning through the way in which they are rearranged; new semantic patterns may emerge with each new logical arrangement. Read the rest of this entry >

Information architecture is the process of structuring information, typically based on specific interaction objectives. Yet as interaction design is increasingly seen as the extension of a brand experience, interactions themselves can become identity driven. This has implications for any content segmentation, which itself becomes an integral aspect of an identity program. The brand strategy can determine where, when and how to surface any type of information.

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