Designing The Future, John V Willshire, dConstruct 2015 on Vimeo
Just like Nick, John Willshire has put his slides together with the audio from his gobsmackingly good dConstruct presentation on metadesign.
Tags: superhero
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Wednesday, September 16th, 2015
Tuesday, June 5th, 2012
Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010
Law and the Multiverse | Superheroes, supervillains, and the law
Two lawyers attempt to answer the legal questions raised by the fictional conceits of superheroes. What is Superman’s immigration status? Who foots the bill when a hero damages property while fighting a villain? What happens legally when a character comes back from the dead?
Saturday, April 29th, 2006
How to Be a Web Design Underwear Pervert
As noted by Cory Doctorow, Marvel and DC have filed for a joint trademark on the word “superhero”.
Meanwhile, over in Reykjavik, Andy Clarke has just finished a reprise performance of his hit presentation from South by SouthWest (where he shared the stage with Andy Budd). The presentation is entitled “How to Be a Web Design Superhero”.
Uh-oh!
Fortunately, Cory has a solution:
Here’s a proposal: from now on, let’s never use the term “super-hero” to describe a Marvel character. Let’s call them “underwear perverts” — as Warren Ellis is wont to — or vigilantes, or mutants.
I have taken the liberty of passing Joe’s transcript of Andy’s presentation through my transmogrifier. I give you: