Dorian Taylor's guest appearances

Dorian Taylor

UXRadio

The Informed Life

Tummelvision

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Hà Phan

Dan Klyn

Jessica Ivins

Margot Bloomstein

Abby Covert

Donna Lichaw

Chris Chandler

Dan Brown

Indi Young

Peter Morville

Don Norman

Mike Rohde

Lou Rosenfeld

Susan Weinschenk

Jesse James

OwlTail

Christopher Alexander

Dorian Taylor is a consulting designer. He’s been influenced by the work of the architect and design theorist Christopher Alexander, who died in March. In this conversation, we discuss Alexander’s influence on the design of built environments and software.Show notesDorian Taylor@doriantaylor on TwitterThe Making of Making Sense (Dorian’s newsletter)At Any Given Moment in a Process (Dorian’s post about Christopher Alexander)Fifteen Properties Through an Information-Theoretic Lens  by Dorian TaylorChristopher AlexanderThe Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering by Fred BrooksA Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction by Christopher AlexanderNotes on the Synthesis of Form by Christopher AlexanderThe Nature of Order: An Essay on the Art of Building and the Nature of the Universe by Christopher AlexanderThe Timeless Way of Building by Christopher AlexanderThe Oregon Experiment by Christopher AlexanderA City Is Not a Tree by Christopher Alexander (PDF)Patterns in Architecture OOPSLA 1996 keynote lecture by Christopher Alexander (YouTube)Cognition in the Wild by Edwin HutchinsGall’s Law (jarango.com)Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, designed by Frank GehryWalt Disney Concert Hall, designed by Frank GehryEishin School, designed by Christopher Alexander et alStata Center at MIT, designed by Franky GehryThe West Dean Visitor Centre, designed by Christopher Alexander et alVineyard Farmer’s Market, designed by Christopher Alexander et alClaude ShannonMarvin MinskyJohn McCarthyJ.C.R. LickliderDouglas EnglebartPatterns of Software: Tales from the Software Community by Richard GabrielShow notes include Amazon affiliate links. I get a small commission for purchases made through these links.

<a href="https://doriantaylor.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dorian Taylor</a> is a consulting designer. He’s been influenced by the work of the architect and design theorist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Alexander" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Christopher Alexander</a>, who died in March. In this conversation, we discuss Alexander’s influence on the design of built environments and software.Show notes<ul><li><a href="https://doriantaylor.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dorian Taylor</a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/doriantaylor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@doriantaylor</a> on Twitter</li><li><a href="https://dorian.substack.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Making of Making Sense</a> (Dorian’s newsletter)</li><li><a href="https://dorian.substack.com/p/at-any-given-moment-in-a-process?s=r" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">At Any Given Moment in a Process</a> (Dorian’s post about Christopher Alexander)</li><li><a href="https://doriantaylor.com/fifteen-properties-through-an-information-theoretic-lens" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fifteen Properties Through an Information-Theoretic Lens</a>  by Dorian Taylor</li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Alexander" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Christopher Alexander</a></li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/3jGcWup" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering</a> by Fred Brooks</li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/3E02Y0f" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction</a> by Christopher Alexander</li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/35YvK4J" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Notes on the Synthesis of Form</a> by Christopher Alexander</li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/3E03c7B" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Nature of Order: An Essay on the Art of Building and the Nature of the Universe</a> by Christopher Alexander</li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/3KsNHXX" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Timeless Way of Building</a> by Christopher Alexander</li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/3LWGIXx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Oregon Experiment</a> by Christopher Alexander</li><li><a href="http://en.bp.ntu.edu.tw/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/06-Alexander-A-city-is-not-a-tree.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A City Is Not a Tree</a> by Christopher Alexander (PDF)</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98LdFA-_zfA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patterns in Architecture</a> OOPSLA 1996 keynote lecture by Christopher Alexander (YouTube)</li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/35XbMXY" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cognition in the Wild</a> by Edwin Hutchins</li><li><a href="https://jarango.com/2017/10/07/galls-law/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gall’s Law</a> (<a href="http://jarango.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">jarango.com</a>)</li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guggenheim_Museum_Bilbao" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Guggenheim Museum Bilbao</a>, designed by Frank Gehry</li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Disney_Concert_Hall" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Walt Disney Concert Hall</a>, designed by Frank Gehry</li><li><a href="http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/eishin_school.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eishin School</a>, designed by Christopher Alexander et al</li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stata_Center" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stata Center</a> at MIT, designed by Franky Gehry</li><li><a href="http://demetriusgonzalez.com/architecture/thesis/thesis.westdean.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The West Dean Visitor Centre</a>, designed by Christopher Alexander et al</li><li><a href="https://vineyardfarmersmarket.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vineyard Farmer’s Market</a>, designed by Christopher Alexander et al</li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Shannon" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Claude Shannon</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_Minsky" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Marvin Minsky</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McCarthy_(computer_scientist)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John McCarthy</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._C._R._Licklider" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">J.C.R. Licklider</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Engelbart" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Douglas Englebart</a></li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/3jqZVV8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patterns of Software: Tales from the Software Community</a> by Richard Gabriel</li></ul>Show notes include Amazon affiliate links. I get a small commission for purchases made through these links.

Dorian Taylor on Christopher Alexander

Today's post is "Agile As Trauma" by Dorian Taylor, read to you by the author himself. The post was first published in February 2020 on doriantaylor.com. You can find the original post and lots of links to additional resources on https://doriantaylor.com/agile-as-trauma. We're always looking for great blog post from the wonderful world of tech and data. Follow us on Twitter @blogcastpod to suggest your favorite posts, or email blogcastpod@gmail.com. We'd also love to hear from folks who want to read for us! Hear ya later :)

Today's post is "Agile As Trauma" by Dorian Taylor, read to you by the author himself. The post was first published in February 2020 on <a href="http://doriantaylor.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">doriantaylor.com</a>. You can find the original post and lots of links to additional resources on <a href="https://doriantaylor.com/agile-as-trauma" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://doriantaylor.com/agile-as-trauma</a>. We're always looking for great blog post from the wonderful world of tech and data. Follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/blogcastpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@blogcastpod</a> to suggest your favorite posts, or email <a href="mailto:blogcastpod@gmail.com">blogcastpod@gmail.com</a>. We'd also love to hear from folks who want to read for us! Hear ya later :)

Ep 2: Dorian Taylor: Agile as trauma

Dorian Taylor has been designing and creating custom information infrastructure since 1999. He says that Infrastructure is all that dull plumbing that makes the world actually function. It's dull because when it's working, it's invisible. Dorian's overall goal is to lower the friction between people and computers, and to allow computers to do more for us with less intervention. This podcast explores this conversation.

Uncovering Discrete User Needs with Dorian Taylor