Philosophy for Designers 2: Parts and wholes and moments, oh my! | Sean Voisen
In which we explore how the phenomenology of parts and wholes can help us improve design decisions.| Sean Voisen
Several years ago, not long after my wife and I first started dating, we took a trip to visit her family Philadelphia. It was a cold and rainy December, but I had never been to Philadelphia before so, despite the miserable weather, we tried to make the most of it. We hit all the obligatory tourist stops the city had to offer—Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell, the Italian Market, the cheesesteak stands, of course, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the steps leading up to which were made famo...| Sean Voisen's Blog
In which we explore how the phenomenology of parts and wholes can help us improve design decisions.| Sean Voisen
A brief introduction to phenomenology and its relevance in the practice of user experience design.| Sean Voisen
Choosing what to read isn't always easy. Alan Jacobs recommends reading for pleasure and indulging your Whim.| Sean Voisen
August is nearly over, and summer’s leisurely mornings have given way to the choreography of the school year. For our family, this means we have returned to spending the earliest hours of the day juggling work commitments while trying to usher a first and third grader out the door, well fed, clothes on, teeth brushed.| Sean Voisen's Blog
One of the defining characteristics of what it means to be human—perhaps the thing that sets us most apart from the rest of the animal kingdom—is that we are tool makers. We humans make technology. And the technology we make, in turn, often makes us. This reciprocal shaping between humans and our tools is well known and often commented upon. For instance, in Understanding Computers and Cognition, computer scientists Terry Winograd and Fernando Flores write:| Sean Voisen's Blog
A personal experiment in autodidactic learning.| Sean Voisen
A follow-up to my first experiment exploring a new habit of eschewing electronics and screens in the evening.| Sean Voisen
A meditation on what we lose when we excessively measure our lives.| Sean Voisen
Personal updates for July 2025, books I've been reading, and a few other things worth your time.| Sean Voisen
How would Socrates use ChatGPT?| Sean Voisen's Blog
A personal experiment in eschewing digital devices for quieter, more contemplative evenings.| Sean Voisen
