Design for the Network IA Summit 2014March 29, 2014
Matthew Milan
#DFTN
Design for the Network
Networks, Software & Systems
Networks
Software
Systems
Systems
Software Design
Standards
Capability
Culture
Environment
Think differently about networks
Think differently about software
Think differently about systems
Learning Systems
Behavior & Culture
Design: !
(noun) a specification of an object, manifested by an agent, intended to accomplish goals, in a particular environment, using a set of primitive components, satisfying a set of requirements, subject to constraints; !
(verb, transitive) to create a design, in an environment (where the designer operates)
Software = Systems
“… we are no longer interfacing to a computer but to culture encoded in digital form …” !Lev Manovich, The Language of New Media (2001)
Augmentation & Capability
Augmentation
Software Gives You Superpowers
Containers & Computation
Software Containers
Interweb O’ Stuff
1 million browsers
Three signals
1. New Aesthetic
To design for this world, we need a new aesthetic.
Agency Texture Opacity
Reflexivity
2. Learning > Planning
Agency Texture Opacity
Reflexivity
2. Learning > Planning
3. Beyond Anthropocentrism
