Articles by: Luis Perez Cortes
August 6, 2021 | Luis Perez Cortes | Interviews, Q&A |
Join us for our next design salon with Amanda LaTasha Armstrong, Friday August 13! READ MORE »
February 13, 2021 | Luis Perez Cortes and Melissa Warr | Design |
Two Perspectives on Design-Based Research
Melissa and Luis bring their perspectives to design-based research. Should it exist? What is it good for? READ MORE »
April 20, 2020 | Amanda Riske, Melissa Warr, Steven Weiner, Kevin Close, Punya Mishra, Luis Perez Cortes and Ben Scragg | Design, systems |
Redesigning a school (during a Pandemic): Lessons from Asia
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced educators to rapidly shift classes and coursework into online formats…but what about the other aspects of school? How do counselors, performing arts directors, and librarians support a school community that has sudden … READ MORE »
April 8, 2020 | Steven Weiner, Melissa Warr, Ben Scragg, Amanda Riske, Luis Perez Cortes, Punya Mishra and Kevin Close | Design |
Excerpts from Design Salon I: Shift Happens
Once a month we hold a design salon to discuss design-related topics that pique our interest. This month, we changed our topic to discuss how the current pandemic has been shifting our education System. The conversation raised a series of important tho … READ MORE »
February 13, 2020 | Luis Perez Cortes | Design |
The good. The bad. The designed.
One day, while I was walking to my office at Arizona State University, I noticed a solar-powered cellphone charging station. As soon as I noticed it, I thought “these are a good idea”. Having a place for anyone to charge their phones is amazing, especi … READ MORE »
January 8, 2020 | Luis Perez Cortes and Kevin Close | Case Studies, experiences |
Designing Experience: A Case Study of Disneyland’s Lines
Some things we design are intangible. Disney’s Imagineers took a universal experience–standing in line–and re-mixed it to fit in the happiest (?) place on Earth. READ MORE »
November 12, 2019 | Luis Perez Cortes | Design, Representations, The Model |
Here, There, and (Potentially) Everywhere
A continuum is one continuous sequence in which adjacent (or closely located) elements are not perceptibly different from each other, but the extremes are quite distinct. In other words, if someone were to move from point A to point B of a conti … READ MORE »
October 8, 2019 | Luis Perez Cortes | Design, Q&A |
Why Does How We Talk About This Matter?
Talking about design matters because when we do so, we talk about humanity—and humanity matters. It matters how we talk about design because words are the singular most powerful force available to humans. READ MORE »
