Andrew Blauvelt Reflection

Andrew Blauvelt's article was also extremely difficult to follow.  It was also very similar to our last reading so It's hard to get a long involved response written thats different from the last one. 

The first statement that caught my eye was, "the nature of design itself has broadened from giving form to discrete objects to the creation of systems and more open-ended frameworks for engagement: designs for making designs."  It's interesting how our world is broadening to these vast networks of information, where someone can buy their groceries and Christmas presents online.  Designers today will need to be able to design things in a relational way to cater to the more networked customers.

Design today is multi-faceted and interactive.  Like our last project, the fashion show, we're not just designing a logo, or a poster but the website, and the program, which is made to get people to buy and link to other organizations and stores.  

One of the things I was thinking when reading this article was that I wished I had visuals so they could show us what he means

I also wanted to look up the actual definition of "Interactive Design."   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interaction_design

Heres a site for international interaction in the design community where you can read and comment on forums talking about interaction design issues:     http://www.ixda.org/about.php

Heres another site for a creative design resource of other artists focused on interactive design:  http://www.commarts.com/interactive

I agree that "the nature of design and roles of the designer and consumer have shifted dramatically" and will probably continue to change as technology changes the face of how we interact with each other.