Design
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Thoughtfulness makes for great design
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4 min read
Last week I was watching a talk from Daniel Benmergui at NYU Game Center about his design process for Fidel. If you haven’t played Fidel, it’s a fun little puzzle game. He talks about all of the decisions he made and all of the thought and deliberation that went into creating it. As I was…
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The separation of thinking and doing
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9 min read
I started this post almost 2 years ago, but never finished it. There was always something missing from my perspective on Skin in The Game, and why I don’t necessarily agree that it’s the only way. Since then, I have read a couple books that helped shape my thinking further. Knowing it’s been so long,…
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The power of decomposition in design
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7 min read
I get excited when I come across a book that attempts to apply rigour to an existing field, especially in an area I work. I recently indulged in Notes on the Synthesis of Form by Christopher Alexander, and that’s what it was for me, an indulgence. Alexander applies a more scientific approach to design to…