The Journal

Issue #01: Data

Monthly Design Dispatches

Caleb Misclevitz
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Letter from the Editor

As the newest installment of Design Week Portland, the journal has one foot rooted in the ideas that took shape during this year's festival, and one foot dangling into the dark abyss.
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The Internet of Beings

by Genevieve Bell

The Internet of Animals is about a lot more than Keyboard Cat memes and animal GIFs based on your zodiac. Intel’s in-house anthropologist explores the Internet of Beings, and what we can learn from data mining animals that are connected.

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Never a Dull Moment

by Jesse Lichtenstein

Are we losing our attention spans and tolerance for boredom, in a world where everything’s connected?

Consider

We need a calm technology, instead of this era of interruptive technology. Humans are good at curation and technology is good at managing lots and lots of data. Overall, our primary task should be being human, not being computers.

Amber Case
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Making Stories Real and New and Friendly on Your Phone

by Steve Duenes

For the Data Storytelling Workshop by UO-SOJC's Agora Journalism Center, the graphics director of The New York Times discusses story forms that weave together text, image, and data visualization to bring abstract concepts to life.
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Results from Headquarters

This report shares findings from an experiment in civic engagement conducted at our Headquarters in the spring of 2016. Over 5 days, the public was invited to share thoughts about issues in housing, transportation, education, equity, and employment.

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Reality

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Vision

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Consequences

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