• In an interconnected world, what are the limitations of design when cultural, political, economic biological and environmental systems are increasingly open? This is a tricky question. Things get interpreted differently depending on the culture that surrounds you. What is politically correct in one part of the world could have the complete opeset reaction on the other side of the world. There are so many duiffrent cultures and diffrent poltecal points of view that there are a lot of limtations. As designers I feel that it is our responsibility to try and understand as many different cultures as possible so when we do design it can relate to the entire world not just a section of it. That way there is very little limitations to what we design when our designs can relate to everyone.


• Does new media present the “new” direction for design? Describe how new media does or does not present “new “ directions in design and provide an examples (links or screen grabs) to support your assertion. The answer lies within the internet and our cultures desire for fresh entertainment! Networking and video-sharing websites are the biggest thing happening within the web. These internet phenomenons have bet set-up to target consumer groups such as students and other young adults. Networking website like Myspace and Facebook have caught people’s attention day after day. The world wide web presents not only new channels to old media, but because it changes the controls held over distribution for most traditional media. I do not feel these are new forms of media just a new reworked pakage for a older form of media. And lastly media is no longer onesided. Now any yahoo can add his own opinon to pretty much any thing via Blogs. the perfect exampl is what we are all posting on now.

• Is it time for designers to reintegrate disparate fields in order to consider new directions in design? Give examples (with links or screen grabs) of some new ways that design might be considered. These do not have to be existing ways, just ways that might yield some new and interesting results.
I think as designers we need to have design containing or made up of fundamentally different and often incongruous elements. that is what keeps things fresh and new. For the most part everey thing has been done. Bu that is not saying that the same thing cant be done agaain with a new twist. The mojority of ideas are the same but as designers it is our job to add that twist with what ever new tools we have at our disposole. with such tools as phtoshop illastrater flash etc.

• What is the next “big thing in design”? Why do you think so and based on what criteria? Provide examples to support your assertion. As Averey stated I think the next big thin will be the world of 3D. I feel that media shod feel more interactive then it has been in the past. Gaining the feeling of having media suround you would give art and media a diffrent feel. A company I feel that is trail blazing this idea is called real D. "The impact of digital 3D on today's moviemaking has been compared to the introduction of color film when there was only black and white. To make this a reality, RealD pioneered the first wide commercial deployment of stereoscopic projection systems for digital cinema and works with partners worldwide to create the most powerful 3D experience audiences have ever seen." http://www.reald.com/