A LIST Apart: For People Who Make Websites

No. 258

Authors: G: Adam Greenfield

Adam Greenfield

Adam Greenfield is a writer, user experience consultant, and critical futurist. He works with clients via his design consultancy, Studies and Observations. Adam lives in New York City with his wife, artist Nurri Kim.

Articles By This Author

Everyware: Always Crashing in the Same Car

Issue 215April 18, 2006

”...my fundamental point is that the outcome does not have to be something that simply happens to us. To the degree that we, the users and consumers of ubiquitous computing, educate ourselves and take action correspondingly, we get to choose the outcome.”

Everyware: The Dawning Age of Ubiquitous Computing

Issue 214April 04, 2006

“In everyware, all the information we now look to our phones or Web browsers to provide becomes accessible from just about anywhere, at any time, and is delivered in a manner appropriate to our location and context.”

The Bathing Ape Has No Clothes (and other notes on the distinction between style and design)

Issue 129December 07, 2001

Why has the level of discussion in “design forums” degenerated so quickly? Maybe because they’re not populated by “designers.” Greenfield explains the difference between Stylists and Designers—and why that difference matters so much.