Rich Gold

The author reflects on the Plenitude -- the ecology of man-made things -- and his career of contributing to it as an artist and a designer. In simple cartoons and words, he outlines the four general perspectives of the artist, the scientist, the designer and the engineer. Moreover, he characterizes seven general innovation strategies and discusses the nature and ethics of the Plenitude. For me, the simplicity of the book combines insight and over-simplification in a way that is at the same time refreshing and disturbing. The final impression, however, is positive. I find that Gold manages to raise a broad range of issues in a highly compact and accessible form; issues that are fundamentally important to interaction designers as well as to other contributors to the Plenitude.… (más)