tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470995059384390571.post4980486344677016726..comments2023-12-14T05:22:45.323-07:00Comments on geothought: Shakespeare on GeoDesignPeter Battyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10803273537153805225noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470995059384390571.post-35766657707613594832009-09-23T11:43:46.856-06:002009-09-23T11:43:46.856-06:00Thanks for noticing our efforts in GeoDesign and y...Thanks for noticing our efforts in GeoDesign and yes, you are certainly correct; the consideration of geographic factors as part of design is not new. Your personal efforts to develop engineering design tools while you were at Smallworld was not only good work but built on a long history of human thought and innovation in this area. <br /><br />I suppose everyone sees design and design Jack Dangermondhttp://www.esri.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470995059384390571.post-73320499639176005622009-09-19T11:37:36.461-06:002009-09-19T11:37:36.461-06:00Boris Johnson on GeoDesign<a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/6201988/River-Thames-restored-to-London-Tube-map-by-Boris-Johnson.html" rel="nofollow">Boris Johnson on GeoDesign</a>Richardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470995059384390571.post-81209172637659685512009-09-18T09:20:22.414-06:002009-09-18T09:20:22.414-06:00perhaps it is because most maps produced by "...perhaps it is because most maps produced by "GIS Experts" look so dire?<br /><br />Too much focus on the tech and not enough thought about aesthetics. Which is just another area us neogeography types have the upper hand.@Osbornechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07430236708812358938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470995059384390571.post-82470473602230500872009-09-18T08:40:05.033-06:002009-09-18T08:40:05.033-06:00It is not so much that geodesign is new, but rathe...It is not so much that geodesign is new, but rather that technology has reached a point that allows artists to participate in the geodesign process - <em>without becoming technologists</em>.<br /><br />Look at the way Microsoft promotes the separation of programming (in Visual Studio) with UI Design (in Expression Blend).<br /><br />Clearly, Microsoft has recognized the importance of artists'Kirkhttp://ambergis.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com