http://www.influxinsights.com/blog/ 2008-07-04T16:15:00Z http://www.influxinsights.com/blog/article/1862/the-data-of-love.html <span><b>"I Want You To Want Me"</b>, by <b>Jonathan Harris</b> and <b>Sep Kamvar</b>, commissioned by the <b>Museum of Modern Art</b>, for their <b>"Design and the Elastic Mind" </b>exhibition. <br><br>It examines and organizes data from online dating sites and reveals some deep insights into who we are and what we are looking for. <br><br>Of course, it also shows us how data can be turned into art. <br></span><br><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GZUaXDm4qik&amp;hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GZUaXDm4qik&amp;hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object> <br><br><br>Posted by Ed Cotton Influx Insights 2008-04-21T00:33:08Z http://www.influxinsights.com/blog/article/1821/design-and-the-elastic-mind.html C<b>ore 77 </b>has a <a target="_blank" href="http://www.core77.com/blog/broadcasts/core77_broadcasts_momas_design_and_the_elastic_mind_live_9032.asp">great podcast </a>on the new <b>MOMA </b>exhibition <a target="_blank" href="http://www.moma.org/exhibitions/2008/elasticmind/">"Design and the Elastic Mind". </a><br><br>It features a few interviews from the opening night and a longer sit down discussion with famed curator <b>Paola Antonelli. </b><br><br>The interview is Paola is especially good, as she talks about the idea behind the exhibit, the process of curating and highlights some of MOMA's future plans for bringing a Boeing 747 into the collection. <br><br>My big take-away from the broadcast is the emergence of two interesting forces that are now shaping contemporary design thinking. <br><br>1. The shift from the decorative to the serious- designers are no longer content creating beautiful objects- they want to have an impact. Design and the Elastic Mind is all about the intersection between science/technology and design. <br><br>2. The idea of "beta" is now present in the design world- work in progress is good and objects no longer need to be finished to be presented. <br><br><br>Posted by Ed Cotton Influx Insights 2008-03-15T15:39:28Z