Comments for Attitude Needs Improvement: Essays for the Design-Autodidact by Ko Nakatsu http://lo13.com/attitude Attitude Needs Improvement: Essays for the Design-Autodidact by Ko Nakatsu Tue, 16 Nov 2010 06:05:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Sex, Trends, and Relationships: Design Needs Comedic Research by Attitude Needs Improvement: Essays for the Design-Autodidact by Ko Nakatsu › Understanding Normal http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsKoNakatsuAttitudeNeedsImprovement/~3/XTJBK409cUQ/ Attitude Needs Improvement: Essays for the Design-Autodidact by Ko Nakatsu › Understanding Normal Tue, 16 Nov 2010 06:05:06 +0000 http://lo13.com/attitude/?p=94#comment-853 [...] luxury market and comedians have a lot in common. A previous pieces talked about comedians having a sense of hyper-observance of the world, they have a great grasp on [...] [...] luxury market and comedians have a lot in common. A previous pieces talked about comedians having a sense of hyper-observance of the world, they have a great grasp on [...]

]]> http://lo13.com/attitude/2010/09/23/sex-trends-and-relationships-design-needs-comedic-research/#comment-853 Comment on Be Safe to Be Creative. by John Hartman http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsKoNakatsuAttitudeNeedsImprovement/~3/MyQt1d6wKZk/ John Hartman Wed, 06 Oct 2010 15:29:35 +0000 http://lo13.com/attitude/?p=110#comment-845 this helps me understand both when we are constructive together and when things begin to fail and become destructive together this helps me understand both when we are constructive together and when things begin to fail and become destructive together

]]> http://lo13.com/attitude/2010/10/05/be-safe-to-be-creative/#comment-845 Comment on Future is for the Philomath Designer by Attitude Needs Improvement: Essays on Design-Unschooling by Ko Nakatsu › Colliding Ideas in Your Brain http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsKoNakatsuAttitudeNeedsImprovement/~3/52r3qFdblfg/ Attitude Needs Improvement: Essays on Design-Unschooling by Ko Nakatsu › Colliding Ideas in Your Brain Wed, 06 Oct 2010 04:48:04 +0000 http://lo13.com/attitude/?p=98#comment-842 [...] be saying was that the characteristics of someone with good ideas are someone that’s like a 概(gai)-shaped designer. Other characteristics of historical figures who came up with great ideas were people with extended [...] [...] be saying was that the characteristics of someone with good ideas are someone that’s like a 概(gai)-shaped designer. Other characteristics of historical figures who came up with great ideas were people with extended [...]

]]> http://lo13.com/attitude/2010/09/27/future-is-for-the-philomath-designer/#comment-842 Comment on The Potential in the Void by junu http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsKoNakatsuAttitudeNeedsImprovement/~3/TQvPGnfCp2w/ junu Thu, 30 Sep 2010 16:53:19 +0000 http://lo13.com/attitude/?p=105#comment-839 I also watched Kenya Hara's talk and his book 'designing design.' It's interesting how there are similar concepts in japanese culture...The one that it reminded me of was 'Mitate' http://blog.evermode.com/?p=159 I also watched Kenya Hara’s talk and his book ‘designing design.’

It’s interesting how there are similar concepts in japanese culture…The one that it reminded me of was ‘Mitate’

http://blog.evermode.com/?p=159

]]> http://lo13.com/attitude/2010/09/30/the-potential-in-the-void/#comment-839 Comment on The Potential in the Void by Mike Siegel http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsKoNakatsuAttitudeNeedsImprovement/~3/AbGazZB3UAQ/ Mike Siegel Thu, 30 Sep 2010 15:10:09 +0000 http://lo13.com/attitude/?p=105#comment-838 Good post Ko. Not sure if this is really related, but I've always preferred my bedroom and apartment to be very sparsely furnished and decorated. I hate trinkets and things like that and prefer to keep clutter to a minimum (e.g. buying a kindle and throwing all of my books away). I thought it was slight OCD or perhaps just being boring, but now I'm going to pitch it to people as my philosophy of emptiness. Good post Ko. Not sure if this is really related, but I’ve always preferred my bedroom and apartment to be very sparsely furnished and decorated. I hate trinkets and things like that and prefer to keep clutter to a minimum (e.g. buying a kindle and throwing all of my books away). I thought it was slight OCD or perhaps just being boring, but now I’m going to pitch it to people as my philosophy of emptiness.

]]> http://lo13.com/attitude/2010/09/30/the-potential-in-the-void/#comment-838 Comment on The Potential in the Void by ben whiteman http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsKoNakatsuAttitudeNeedsImprovement/~3/b5ouRn76Nbg/ ben whiteman Thu, 30 Sep 2010 14:17:42 +0000 http://lo13.com/attitude/?p=105#comment-837 while the new japanese rooms are anything but a void... quite the opposite! lets see how much stuff we can cram in to this tiny tiny space! while the new japanese rooms are anything but a void… quite the opposite! lets see how much stuff we can cram in to this tiny tiny space!

]]> http://lo13.com/attitude/2010/09/30/the-potential-in-the-void/#comment-837 Comment on Future is for the Philomath Designer by Nour http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsKoNakatsuAttitudeNeedsImprovement/~3/yNiq8tEWQLg/ Nour Thu, 30 Sep 2010 05:16:49 +0000 http://lo13.com/attitude/?p=98#comment-834 It's helpful to think of "designer" as descriptive attribute rather than a prescriptive noun. It opens up so much more possibility. Thanks Ko! It’s helpful to think of “designer” as descriptive attribute rather than a prescriptive noun. It opens up so much more possibility. Thanks Ko!

]]> http://lo13.com/attitude/2010/09/27/future-is-for-the-philomath-designer/#comment-834 Comment on Future is for the Philomath Designer by Ko Nakatsu http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsKoNakatsuAttitudeNeedsImprovement/~3/wAdfAdQ8JAc/ Ko Nakatsu Tue, 28 Sep 2010 16:18:14 +0000 http://lo13.com/attitude/?p=98#comment-833 Ah, interesting! It <em>is</em> almost contradictory to label someone who is 概-shaped with a specific action-based descriptor because they're capable of so much. Labels and names only exist to communicate to the outside world (i.e.outside of your own mind) and a "Designer" label may not be the most accurate description if we were to look at it as one of the "hats" you can wear (e.g. a firefighter, chef, marketer). The capability of a 概-shaped designer is endless and can wear any "hat", they could be a 概-shaped firefighter, 概-shaped chef, and I can't imagine it being anything other than positive on their profession. If we look at a "Designer" though as a state-of-being, living their entire life, 24-7, thinking, planning, finding inspiration, exploring the world, creating, learning new tools, with the <em>intent</em> to develop a plan-of-creation; then the "Designer" label is elevated from just another "hat"-descriptor to a "way-of-life" and a "state-of-being". At which point the 概-shaped Designer wouldn't need a focus because they could apply the philosophies to all aspects of creative action, whether it's economics or sailing. Ah, interesting! It is almost contradictory to label someone who is 概-shaped with a specific action-based descriptor because they’re capable of so much. Labels and names only exist to communicate to the outside world (i.e.outside of your own mind) and a “Designer” label may not be the most accurate description if we were to look at it as one of the “hats” you can wear (e.g. a firefighter, chef, marketer). The capability of a 概-shaped designer is endless and can wear any “hat”, they could be a 概-shaped firefighter, 概-shaped chef, and I can’t imagine it being anything other than positive on their profession.

If we look at a “Designer” though as a state-of-being, living their entire life, 24-7, thinking, planning, finding inspiration, exploring the world, creating, learning new tools, with the intent to develop a plan-of-creation; then the “Designer” label is elevated from just another “hat”-descriptor to a “way-of-life” and a “state-of-being”. At which point the 概-shaped Designer wouldn’t need a focus because they could apply the philosophies to all aspects of creative action, whether it’s economics or sailing.

]]> http://lo13.com/attitude/2010/09/27/future-is-for-the-philomath-designer/#comment-833 Comment on Future is for the Philomath Designer by Nour http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsKoNakatsuAttitudeNeedsImprovement/~3/o2z9whrripM/ Nour Tue, 28 Sep 2010 05:30:11 +0000 http://lo13.com/attitude/?p=98#comment-832 Once one becomes 概-shaped, would it be to narrow to call them a designer? Do 概-shaped individuals still need some sort of focus, like design or economics or sailing? Once one becomes 概-shaped, would it be to narrow to call them a designer? Do 概-shaped individuals still need some sort of focus, like design or economics or sailing?

]]> http://lo13.com/attitude/2010/09/27/future-is-for-the-philomath-designer/#comment-832 Comment on How Bad Do You Want to Fucking Live?: Punk’s Influence on Design by andy http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsKoNakatsuAttitudeNeedsImprovement/~3/bCm3ex4oMDs/ andy Sat, 25 Sep 2010 01:28:36 +0000 http://lo13.com/attitude/?p=69#comment-831 boy i would have shit my pants if any of my profs in school ever invoked henry rollins. i too take inspiration from his spoken word - especially his earnest expressed in lines like "...its like being murdered a little at a time with a tiny knife.." in reference to people who don't know what they want from life and who get in his way or slow him down. this was the best fucking design article i have read in a real long time. thanks. boy i would have shit my pants if any of my profs in school ever invoked henry rollins. i too take inspiration from his spoken word – especially his earnest expressed in lines like “…its like being murdered a little at a time with a tiny knife..” in reference to people who don’t know what they want from life and who get in his way or slow him down.

this was the best fucking design article i have read in a real long time. thanks.

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