PinnedInUX CollectivebyJames Biber·Jan 25, 2022Brutalism: the language of evilWhy are nearly all Criminal Mastermind Lairs concrete Brutalist buildings?A response icon1A response icon1
PinnedInUX CollectivebyJames Biber·Mar 3, 2021When Mies designed a drive-inFast food never had it so good.A response icon1A response icon1
PinnedInUX CollectivebyJames Biber·Nov 15, 2020Apophenia: a patterned lifeI learned a new word today; Apophenia.A response icon2A response icon2
InUX CollectivebyJames Biber·Mar 21, 2022Architecture & autocracyEvery few years a design critic writes about the questionable ethics of architects, desperate to build at any cost…
InUX CollectivebyJames Biber·Mar 18, 2022Holmes-land: Theranos, Polaroid and the legacy of dropoutsSuccessful college dropouts, especially those from legendary institutions like Harvard or Stanford, are part of the origin story for…A response icon1A response icon1
InUX CollectivebyJames Biber·Feb 14, 2022The front doorVestigial value at the edge of privacy.A response icon1A response icon1
InUX CollectivebyJames Biber·Sep 5, 2021How 1/100th of a second changed the worldI’m surprised how jolted I was by Charlie Watts death. Yes, he was the oldest, but (unrealistically) seemed like the least likely to die…A response icon2A response icon2
InUX CollectivebyJames Biber·Aug 1, 2021When the US (nearly) acknowledged systemic racism… before Critical Race Theory was a thingMore than 60 years ago, in a land far, far away, design nearly won the day…
