I often find myself turning to Ellen and Julia Lupton's blog, Design-Your-Life.org, for inspiration. They are celebrated designers and academics, and I've learned from them how design affects every aspect of our lives. In fact, the whole notion of design is too broad and expansive to encapsulate in a few words or a single definition.
A recent posting by Julia addresses the phenomenon of blogging (about which I, for one, feel deeply ambivalent). Both she and her commenters bring up some good points that should provoke spirited discussion. We hear all the time about how the blogosphere has created a new kind of community -- it's that word "community" that gets bandied about the most -- but does it really? One wonders.
