Comments on: I’ve Had it With Mindless Hyperbolic Design and Innovation Punditry http://www.niblettes.com/blog/2006/01/13/ive-had-it-with-mindless-hyperbolic-design-and-innovation-punditry/ Tasty Little Nuggets of Design and Innovation Goodness Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:34:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: niblettes » Blog Archive » Vapid Development http://www.niblettes.com/blog/2006/01/13/ive-had-it-with-mindless-hyperbolic-design-and-innovation-punditry/#comment-1003 niblettes » Blog Archive » Vapid Development Sun, 16 Jul 2006 02:54:25 +0000 http://niblettes.com/blog/?p=44#comment-1003 [...] Just because blog posting is technically effortless doesn’t mean it should be intellectually so. I’m not railing against fluffy posts about trivial matters—I love fluff and trivia. What I am railing against is the all to common practice of posting a thin pretense of insight that crumples under the lightest scrutiny—I’ve labeled these twinkies in an earlier post–and the throngs of praising sheep who eat it up (“oh the emporer’s delicate fabric is beautiful!”). In other words I’m railing against the design world’s vapid blather with delusions of meaning. [...] [...] Just because blog posting is technically effortless doesn’t mean it should be intellectually so. I’m not railing against fluffy posts about trivial matters—I love fluff and trivia. What I am railing against is the all to common practice of posting a thin pretense of insight that crumples under the lightest scrutiny—I’ve labeled these twinkies in an earlier post–and the throngs of praising sheep who eat it up (“oh the emporer’s delicate fabric is beautiful!”). In other words I’m railing against the design world’s vapid blather with delusions of meaning. [...]

]]> By: niblettes http://www.niblettes.com/blog/2006/01/13/ive-had-it-with-mindless-hyperbolic-design-and-innovation-punditry/#comment-59 niblettes Thu, 02 Feb 2006 16:38:04 +0000 http://niblettes.com/blog/?p=44#comment-59 I definitely agree. FoxNews has made a mint on exploiting this. I supposed I expect more from us. We (designers that is) are supposed to look beneath the surface and tease out the root causasl connections. But we only human afterall, and isn't it just easier to adopt some dramatic pre-fabbed opinion than to actually think for one's self? I do however hope that some of what's happening in media (check out bubblegeneration for how big media is disintegrating) and some of what's happening on the net these days (people make loose but wide connections with each other--as you mentioned in perspectives) will help counter act some of the dumbing down. Problem with is, how many people will really have access to these new conversations? I definitely agree. FoxNews has made a mint on exploiting this. I supposed I expect more from us. We (designers that is) are supposed to look beneath the surface and tease out the root causasl connections.

But we only human afterall, and isn’t it just easier to adopt some dramatic pre-fabbed opinion than to actually think for one’s self?

I do however hope that some of what’s happening in media (check out bubblegeneration for how big media is disintegrating) and some of what’s happening on the net these days (people make loose but wide connections with each other–as you mentioned in perspectives) will help counter act some of the dumbing down. Problem with is, how many people will really have access to these new conversations?

]]> By: niti http://www.niblettes.com/blog/2006/01/13/ive-had-it-with-mindless-hyperbolic-design-and-innovation-punditry/#comment-58 niti Thu, 02 Feb 2006 07:48:07 +0000 http://niblettes.com/blog/?p=44#comment-58 The soundbites phenomena, covered humbly by moi, here http://www.nitibhan.com/perspective/2005/09/books_as_snacks.html is not just in design. Its a coalescing of decreasing 'readership' and literacy, increasing ADD due to TV, movies and news catering to that soundbite style - almost a vicious cycle, one could say - and a sense of increasing lack of awareness of the wider world we live in. Almost, one could say, a dumbing down. The factors that are frustrating you, are in your area of interest, but in fact, imho, I'm seeing it everywhere. Witness the big ad on BW's blog pages that urge you "Don't Read" I think they are for audiovox or some such thing - ok, I just checked they are gone now, but still, all of these are pointing towards a 'plugged' in audience. Therefore it seems that the writers are responding to this change by trying to adapt to the sensationalist style that is perceived to work. The interesting thing to observe would be whether is location specific or worldwide. The soundbites phenomena, covered humbly by moi, here http://www.nitibhan.com/perspective/2005/09/books_as_snacks.html is not just in design. Its a coalescing of decreasing ‘readership’ and literacy, increasing ADD due to TV, movies and news catering to that soundbite style - almost a vicious cycle, one could say - and a sense of increasing lack of awareness of the wider world we live in. Almost, one could say, a dumbing down. The factors that are frustrating you, are in your area of interest, but in fact, imho, I’m seeing it everywhere. Witness the big ad on BW’s blog pages that urge you “Don’t Read” I think they are for audiovox or some such thing - ok, I just checked they are gone now, but still, all of these are pointing towards a ‘plugged’ in audience. Therefore it seems that the writers are responding to this change by trying to adapt to the sensationalist style that is perceived to work. The interesting thing to observe would be whether is location specific or worldwide.

]]> By: niblettes http://www.niblettes.com/blog/2006/01/13/ive-had-it-with-mindless-hyperbolic-design-and-innovation-punditry/#comment-51 niblettes Fri, 20 Jan 2006 17:31:08 +0000 http://niblettes.com/blog/?p=44#comment-51 Peters is just an example of the kind of superficial power-point-quotable punditry I'm growing to reject. I understand his credibility in business circles isn't exactly what we in design have been led to believe. I think insights are what we need--not sound bites. Peters is just an example of the kind of superficial power-point-quotable punditry I’m growing to reject. I understand his credibility in business circles isn’t exactly what we in design have been led to believe.

I think insights are what we need–not sound bites.

]]> By: DT http://www.niblettes.com/blog/2006/01/13/ive-had-it-with-mindless-hyperbolic-design-and-innovation-punditry/#comment-50 DT Fri, 20 Jan 2006 10:22:56 +0000 http://niblettes.com/blog/?p=44#comment-50 Ha-ha, I nearly fell out of my chair when Tom peters jumped on the design band wagon, and was teaching designers how to be designers! Suddenly everybody from china to europe, us and russia realises the power of design. My answer to these fellows going on about it, would be to take a multi-disciplinary Industrial Design course. Here's my rant: http://designsojourn.blogspot.com/2005/12/everybody-is-talking-about-design.html Ha-ha, I nearly fell out of my chair when Tom peters jumped on the design band wagon, and was teaching designers how to be designers!

Suddenly everybody from china to europe, us and russia realises the power of design. My answer to these fellows going on about it, would be to take a multi-disciplinary Industrial Design course.

Here’s my rant:
http://designsojourn.blogspot.com/2005/12/everybody-is-talking-about-design.html

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