http://urbanomnibus.net/2009/10/making-public-places-twitter-forum/ Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:14:43 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://urbanomnibus.net/2009/10/making-public-places-twitter-forum/comment-page-1/#comment-5026 Nancy Thompson Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:30:04 +0000 http://urbanomnibus.net/?p=10454#comment-5026 The writer may feel that images are essential to discourse about urban design, but we think many ideas can be discussed before actual images are introduced. People not schooled in design often zero in on some unimportant or incidental aspect of an image and fail to appreciate the overall design concept. A user-friendly image interface that allowed only the visual equivalent of 140 characters might be useful in deciding on design specifics, but long before it's necessary to discuss specific elements, a design idea can be developed using words only. The writer may feel that images are essential to discourse about urban design, but we think many ideas can be discussed before actual images are introduced. People not schooled in design often zero in on some unimportant or incidental aspect of an image and fail to appreciate the overall design concept. A user-friendly image interface that allowed only the visual equivalent of 140 characters might be useful in deciding on design specifics, but long before it’s necessary to discuss specific elements, a design idea can be developed using words only.

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