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Why Do All Websites Look the Same?

The internet suffers from a lack of imagination, so I asked my students to redesign it

Sep 15, 2018

Why Do All Websites Look the Same?

Sep 15, 2018

Design Against the Machine

Instead of banning AI tools, I made them a requirement for a speculative design class

Dec 7, 2024

Design Against the Machine

Dec 7, 2024

Research into Design through Design: A Visual History of the Latin Alphabet

Visualising the temporal and formal relationships of scripts and typefaces throughout the centuries

Sep 11, 2024

Research into Design through Design: A Visual History of the Latin Alphabet

Sep 11, 2024

The Disappearing User

The term ‘user’ no longer reflects the complicated relationship between a person and a computer

Jan 28, 2024

The Disappearing User

Jan 28, 2024

The Death of Three Apps

An obituary for three very well designed iOS apps

Sep 20, 2023

The Death of Three Apps

Sep 20, 2023

The VisiCalc-Moment of ChatGPT: 12 quick comments on the current ‘AI’ debate

Is ChatGPT just another productivity tool?

Jun 5, 2023

The VisiCalc-Moment of ChatGPT: 12 quick comments on the current ‘AI’ debate

Jun 5, 2023

In the Trough of Disillusionment

The tech community is in a terrible state. How do we get out of the slump?

Nov 20, 2022

In the Trough of Disillusionment

Nov 20, 2022

Essays as Design Theory

Why essayistic writing is an excellent format for design theory and design research

Oct 25, 2022

Essays as Design Theory

Oct 25, 2022

Virtual Typography

Students projects explore the possibilities of typography in VR.

May 2, 2022

Virtual Typography

May 2, 2022

Tools Shape Our Products

If we want to expand the design space, we need better tools.

Mar 19, 2022

Tools Shape Our Products

Mar 19, 2022

Design Critique Culture

Creating a professional culture for design feedback is an essential factor for the success of a project

Jan 11, 2022

Design Critique Culture

Jan 11, 2022

Stop Simulating!

Why is Mark Zuckerberg and the Metaverse so obsessed with literal simulation?

Nov 1, 2021

Stop Simulating!

Nov 1, 2021

Design for yourself! (Sometimes)

Individual creativity is a remarkable source for innovation.

Oct 16, 2021

Design for yourself! (Sometimes)

Oct 16, 2021

Making SENSES — a Project Report

Reflections on communicating and visualising climate change scenarios

Sep 24, 2021

Making SENSES — a Project Report

Sep 24, 2021

My Problem With Figma

Working with Figma feels like being detached from my Mac

Aug 20, 2021

My Problem With Figma

Aug 20, 2021

Ghost in the Machine: Designing Interfaces for Machine Learning Features

ML Creates New Challenges for User Interface Designers

May 28, 2021

Ghost in the Machine: Designing Interfaces for Machine Learning Features

May 28, 2021

Frieder Nake and the Image Machine

New book: ‘Algorithmen & Zeichen — Beiträge von Frieder Nake zur Gegenwart des Computers’

May 14, 2021

Frieder Nake and the Image Machine

May 14, 2021

Forget Form Follows Function

‘Form follows function’ is a meaningless platitude that professional designers should avoid

Apr 7, 2021

Forget Form Follows Function

Apr 7, 2021

Why the Internet is Turning Us All Into Germans

Headlines on the web have become predictable, vociferous and boring.

Mar 23, 2021

Why the Internet is Turning Us All Into Germans

Mar 23, 2021

Face on/off

Why the camera should always be on during video conferences and online seminars

Oct 29, 2020

Face on/off

Oct 29, 2020

Boris Müller

Boris Müller

Professor for Interaction Design at FH Potsdam, co-director of Urban Complexity Lab | http://uclab.fh-potsdam.de | http://esono.com | https://vis.social/@boris

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