Design Research Archive

A collection of references, notes, and visual material exploring the intersection of design, technology, and culture.
Superstudio, The Continuous Monument
Superstudio, The Continuous Monument

The most interesting design work happens at the boundaries between disciplines. When we stop treating design as a service profession and start treating it as a way of thinking, new possibilities emerge.

See also: Christopher Alexander, A Pattern Language

Diagram, Cedric Price — Fun Palace
Diagram, Cedric Price — Fun Palace

On Interfaces

An interface is not a surface. It is a relationship between two systems, mediated by a shared boundary. The best interfaces disappear — they become the activity itself.

Archigram, Instant City
Archigram, Instant City
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