September 2011
Curating the Academic World of Collaborative Media: Compendium: [Beta] How do you design? →
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This text describes design processes throughout the 20th century. This was posted in 2005 but it still seems to be a relevant read for design scholars. Access the pdf through this site.
Introduction
Everyone designs. The teacher arranging desks for a discussion. The entrepreneur planning a…
“Young Americans don’t go to college to avoid work. They work hard in college so they have a shot at earning a modestly rewarding living. Unfortunately for these young aspirants, they’re slogging toward a labor market that older generations of Americans have sullied. Rather than insulting college students by suggesting that they don’t know what hard work is, older Americans might instead consider apologizing for the pathetic employment market staring down graduates in this country.”
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HE SAID “GOOD DAY, SIR!”
The Myth of College as a Fairy Tale
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