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Alastair Somerville

Turning back time to the Clockwork State

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Jan 13

Colour plate drawing of the Mechanical Turk showing the trick and the hidden compartment for human player

Jan 13

Safe Havens for Digital Refugees

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Jan 8

Block of text from this post

Jan 8

Apple’s Artificial Intelligence helps criminals

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Dec 22, 2024

Email from Weebly is actually a phishing email. Apple Intelligence has added a priority message that subscription may be at risk. Link preview image highlights the problem

Dec 22, 2024

4 1/2 — prototyping civic assemblies and new democratic systems

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Dec 20, 2024

Text image with 4 questions in 1/2 day

Dec 20, 2024

The places we lost in maps

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Dec 14, 2024

A4 copy of Clutterbuck map helpd up so it aligns with landscape that surrounds me

Dec 14, 2024

Seriousness?

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Nov 18, 2024

Four ideas:

1 Take people’s personal issues seriously first
2 Be serious if you want to be taken seriously, do not simplify or mollycoddle
3 Being serious and treating people seriously, expands the area of trust and discussion
4 Use formats that present seriousness and record opinions seriously

Nov 18, 2024

It’s a shortcut not a desire path

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Sep 15, 2024

Two paths cutting from canal to road — one titled designed path is graded curve and the other which is rocky and steeper is shortcut

Sep 15, 2024

Using tactile maps in public consultations

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Sep 4, 2024

Close up of tactile map with diagram of tram route and braille notes on route stops

Sep 4, 2024

I don’t know what Solved looks like

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Sep 1, 2024

Iphone screen protector that has been removed and is shattered and creased

Sep 1, 2024

Inviting yourself into the future

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Aug 19, 2024

Three columns of text — going from invitation thru shared imagination to personal affirmation.

Aug 19, 2024

Alastair Somerville

Alastair Somerville

Sensory Design Consultant, usability researcher and workshop facilitator. www.linkedin.com/in/alastair-somerville-b48b368 Twitter @acuity_design & @visceralUX

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