everyday hero: embracing aspects of homo ludens . . .
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everyday design hero:
embracing aspects
of homo ludens . . .
“the aspects of things that are most important for us are hidden because of their
simplicity & familiarity.”
philosopher ludwig wittgenstein
01) lightness . . .
02) enhancing civility . . .
03) beautility . . .
04) robust, resilient & repairable . . .
05) embracing aspects of homo ludens . . .
06) anthropomorphic . . .
07) adaptable | transformable . . .
08) intuitive | self-explanatory . . .
09) accessible to 90% of the world . . .
10) a variation on a theme . . .
11) ephemeral . . .
12) wabi-sabi (grows better with time &/or use) . . .
13) improvisation . . .
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francis alÿs: children’s games . . .
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a puzzle with almost endless possible positions:
precisely | 43,252,003,274,489,856,000
“ i love the puzzling content of life &
the universe as it is . . .”
ernő rubik
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suggested reading &/or the dialects of design continued,
embracing aspects of homo ludens:
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01) algera, kirsten, and ernst van der hoeven, editors.
the life of things, no. 3: the rope. breda, macguffin, 2016.
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02) carpenter, edmund snow. they became what they beheld.
new york, outerbridge & dienstfrey, 1970.
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03) d’avossa, antonio, and francesca picchi. enzo mari, il lavoro al centro.
milan, electa, 1999.
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04) dyer, geoff. where you are: a collection of maps that
will leave you feeling completely lost. london, visual editions, 2013.
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05) götz, matthias, and maike fraas, editors.
fiasco – ma non troppo. vom fehler.
basel, schwabe ag, 2014.
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06) mac dougall, david. francis alÿs: the nature of the game.
berlin, dcv | dr. cantz’sche verlagsgesellschaft, 2022.
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07) mazas, sylvain. dieses buch sollte mir gestatten,
den konflikt in nah-ost zu lösen, mein diplom zu kriegen
und eine frau zu finden. berlin, mückenschweinverlag, 2011.
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08) neuhart, john, and marilyn neuhart, editors.
connections: the work of charles and ray eames.
los angeles, ucla art council, 1976.
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09) panati, charles. extraordinary origins of everyday things.
new york, harper & row, 1987.
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10) schott, ben. schott’s sporting gaming & idling miscellany.
london, bloomsbury publishing plc, 2004.
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