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thijs van exel

thinks up web ideas. likes to stay close to the basic idea. hates compromise. loves it when change takes form like putty in his hands. doesn't wash his hands after.

i'm fascinated by the crossing-borders way of thinking about and working on the web. disciplines exist but are diffuse in an unprecedented fashion. quote from colleague: "everybody is an interaction designer and i'm pretty damn serious about it too!". that's also free: free speech, free to do whatever you can without being restricted by social constructions such as disciplines and other "facts of life".

freedom is more and more a matter of active choice of an individual agent. not in the sense that reality is free for some and not for others--technology may push restricted freedom to the end of its life cycle; but in the sense of in the wrong hands technology returns alienation from the values of freedom as a victory of our times.

 
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  • comment in: E-service

    slides

    there was a lot to like about your presentation and 'just the slides' won't do it any jusitice--but I'm going to ask for them anyway. ...

    thijs van exel 30 June 08, 12:54
  • comment in: Designing The User Experience Curve

    hotel

    liked the metaphors you used -- the made me really get grip on your thoughts. looking fwd to your slides Andy.

    thijs van exel 29 June 08, 14:32