:: on posting ::
[j] summarized it well...
posted by [v] at 03:40

:: on posting ::
I really feel people can post what they want, as long as its in good taste. The site is majority design related, discouraging others to post nothing but design related news is boring and limiting. I also feel it would be a mistake to create a *designers only* club.

Other strictly design sites/magazines don't interest me too much. And I know its the same for most of my design colleagues.

I'm open to hearing comments on the site and what we're up to, but I think we also have to make our own judgements on what we do. I also realize that design means different things to various people. I see in Finland the design focus is entirely different than in the NL, or in Canada. This is where my fascination is though, to see the variety of interests collaborating on one source (idgrid)


posted by [j] at 04:20

Re: hockey/design/posting
[jm] I am not suggesting your 'sporting' posts are not concise -they are very concise, however that is not the issue here. The issue is content. Guys, keep in mind the initial comments were made by a casual observer visiting the IDgrid site. If people [other designers] visiting IDgrid are left with the impression we're a general news, sports, and weather, (and oh yeah) design resource -that's fine. Is that what you guys want? What message are we sending visitors? Are we speading ourselves too thin? Do we even care what others think? -I don't know. I did not create IDgrid, I am only a contributor. [And] who am I to say what people should and should not post. Honestly, I really don't care what people decide to post. I too have included questionable info links to content that could be scrutinized as irrelevant to design. But where do we draw the line. One possible solution is to rethink the news section and create various discussion areas (ie: core77 ) for people interested in various topics. But in any case, I think we have to collectively determine whether or not we are concerned with what visitors think.
posted by [dj] at 19:56

re: hockey/design
yup, I also see the hockey posts as design conscious. They are concise quotes which make for fun material. A lot of info in a few short sentences, or just one word, as in Whine Gretzky. Possibly good material, I think.
posted by [jm.] at 03:42

re: posting
I feel the news section always generates design interest, even if it seems to drift off topic. For example, you can also look at the posted sports news as: why are Canadians so insecure about their identity, especially when it comes to a sport they excel in? A discussion originating from Gretzky's comments could evolve into a design project about national identities.

posted by [j] at 03:31

Hockey : : The olympics are a major current event - we have referred to current events before. Hockey posts emphasise our Finland-Canada connection as hockey is topical in both. The two posts were brief and referred to amusing bits. I even included a 'we interrupt our regular programming' intro to emphasise my comical approach.
Focus : : At the moment there is a healthy focus on design on the site and thus a few surprising posts now and then just adds value, not the opposite. Still, after my hockey attack I felt I needed to post links more related to idgrid's overall focus so it doesn't look like I'm losing focus ;)
posted by [jm.] at 03:28

I just received an email fwd from an individual recently visiting IDgrid with a few personal comments to make regarding our focus of content (very thought provoking). Why are we posting hockey game scores and sports 'opinion' news? That kind of content is more suited to a sporting chat room or olympic related site rather than IDgrid. I love hockey too, but I think we should have a discussion to lay down some general 'posting' rules to keep the focus of idgrid clear and relevant to design. (Helsinki: 1 Toronto: 0) : : post by [dj]
posted by [d] at 17:36

[d] writes:
"I think idgrid is growing together quite well."
I agree, [jm] and I met a few friends at aula who want to link up. What I like about idgrid now is there's no single physical location : its entirely virtual / international based collaboration.

projects: "a coordinated project in idgrid at the same time in Toronto and Helsinki - handing it over to someone ( a stranger ) to complete the project, and they can drop it in a mailbox."
What I liked about the past mailing project was that at times you had multiple people writing on one mailing to a complete stranger. The idea that physical mail is so personal, yet comes from a complete stranger - so foreign - is interesting.

projects: "take two digital cameras and start shooting in both cities and compile the result into a urban landscape" So then seeing the similarities / contrasts in the world getting larger or smaller as [jm] mentioned as his curiosity.

projects: "a project race where not the result should not be the focus, but the process that is important"
Hmm, close deadlines require tight communication, could be interesting to experiment with really far out ways of communicating.

"You were speaking of meeting other designers [Spain, Latvia, France, Italy/// ]"
Yea, the idea would be to increase the member scope of idgrid. A few years ago in the NL I was discussing with friends about creating a "world atelier" where it'd be possible to work in different cities because of a variety of members living abroad. I think parts of this can be realized in other forms, not just employment.

posted by [j] at 04:54

hey,
i was thinking last night, after looking at the booklet [thankyouthankyouthankyou, j], that maybe we could have the next _project following the possible development of bldgs with regards to the way information is shared. something along the lines of the design of infobuildings and infocities - changes in urban infrastructure and architecture dictated by the ease of communication through technology.
what do you guys think? / mihnea
posted by [d] at 07:51