Christopher Alexander encourages workspaces to be broken down into smaller groups, indicating that most people would feel oppressed to work with undifferentiated groups of people. This doesn’t just remain true, but is actually more embraced with better technologies and the progressive utilization of internet-based services like Slack nowadays. The philosophy that Alexander proposes would...
Christopher Alexander pointed out that all communities gather from the edges, and if the initial gathering at the edges does not succeed, the group will not succeed. And people need some places to stay (like stores and garden ), and slowly there will be a group. This makes me think of the structure of Slack. Each large community is constructed by smaller groups, while the member in each group can...
Nowadays, smart spaces represent a powerful tool that helps people connect, whether for professional purposes or non-professional purposes. In A Pattern Language, Christopher Alexander discussed the design patterns of spaces. Although this book seems to focus on describing a practical and functional architectural system, the concepts that Alexander has described in this book could be applied...
I am very interested in Christopher Alexander’s concept of architectural patterns. And I think his point is just as valid for the app. In “A Pattern Language”, Christopher talks about the fact that in many modern building complexes the problem of disorientation is acute. People have no idea where they are, and they experience considerable mental stress as a result. This problem also occurs...
My IXD peers and I joke around a lot, saying things like, “Once you become an design major, nothing ever looks the same again.” Design problems everywhere! Design patterns everywhere, too. More often than not, to recognize the former you must first recognize the latter. How do things work? What defines them not working? How can we consistently get them working again? Many a design...
Christopher Alexander writes about design patterns in living spaces in his book A Pattern Language, I’m going to talk about how some of these patterns are implemented into the Work Community online. activity pockets “The life of a public square forms naturally around its edge. If the edge fails, then the space never becomes lively.”A Pattern Language, 1977, Christopher Alexander...