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LATEST UPDATE 01.04.2025
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What even is Fashion Technology
Individual
autonomous
A podcast discussing the latest news, innovations and trends shaping the future of fashion.
02.04.25
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The User Condition: Computer Agency and Behaviour
Individual
critical
The User Condition is a micro-interactive essay on computer agency and behavior, and was developed within the 2020 research group organized by the Lectorate Design of KABK. What are the conditions for a computer user to gain agency, defined here as the ability to evade automatisms? What is the user’s horizon of autonomy within a built world made of software programmed by somebody else, when its logic is made inaccessible in the name of convenience?
02.04.25
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Fashion Knowledge Podcast
Individual
pedagogy
Fashion Knowledge is a podcast about inclusive, sustainable, and digital fashion futures. Beata Wilczek, founder and director at Unfolding Strategies, a fashion consultancy and edu lab for fashion in Web3, hosts new and brave voices in fashion innovation, design, research, and education, to learn more about digital fashion and sustainability.
02.04.25
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Gossamer Press
Individual
autonomous
Gossamer Press by Lejla Vala Verheus
Gossamer Press, a micro-publishing platform, intertwines female-driven textile crafts with digital realms, adopting annon-linear approach akin to navigating a web. Exploring concepts like 'Warp,' 'Weft,' and 'Gap,' it connects physical and digital realms, uncovering hidden narratives and challenging historical erasure, presenting a dynamic view of interconnected webs.
GP is founded by Lejla Vala Verheus and is part of an ongoing research on open-source methodologies in textile craft and the digital realm, drawing upon her background as a critical fashion practitioner and graphic designer. By rediscovering overlooked codes and relationships, questioning traditional publishing methods, and blending fashion with printed media, Lejla aims to create new narratives in the fashion realm.
02.04.25
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A Rant About “Technology”
Individual
critical
In A Rant About Technology, Ursula K. Le Guin explores society's near-obsession with technology, suggesting that we often glorify new gadgets and tools at the expense of deeper human values such as creativity, compassion and wisdom. She argues that while technology can be helpful, we should question its role and avoid making it a substitute for meaningful, humane experiences. Le Guin advocates a balanced perspective, encouraging us to value technology without allowing it to define or control us.
““Technology” and “hi tech” are not synonymous, and a technology that isn't “hi,” isn’t necessarily '“low” in any meaningful sense.”
02.04.25
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Coded Gestures
Collaboration
speculative
Coded Gestures, Sanne van den Elzen
In form of a short research paper, Maughan explores the evolution and potential of hand gestures in human-computer interaction, particularly in the context of emerging spatial computing technologies. The paper reflects on the historical significance of hand representations, such as ancient cave paintings, and examines how our hands have co-evolved with tool use over millennia. It critiques the current design of hand gestures in technology, like Apple's double tap, as mere extensions of existing interactions, and advocates for reimagining hand-based interactions to fully harness the capabilities of spatial computing.
Maughan lays out how gestures serve as both a bridge and a blueprint for future embodied technologies, shaping how we interact beyond screens and devices. As spatial computing evolves, gestures could inspire more fluid, intuitive interfaces that dissolve the boundaries between digital and physical spaces. Their design must embrace cultural diversity, ergonomic fluidity, and emotional expressivity to create meaningful, adaptive interactions. By moving beyond prescriptive, pre-defined gestures, future formats of embodied technology can foster a more symbiotic relationship between humans and machines—one where interaction feels as instinctive as movement itself.
“Annie Murphy Paul notes how gestures help us pin down vague thoughts, offering a “proprioceptive hook” that distributes cognitive load and assists memory. Gestures accompany everyday speech. They replace it when we lack a shared language, or when speech becomes
inaudible or dangerous.”
02.04.25
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A feminist server stack: co-designing feminist web servers to reimagine Internet futures
critical
This paper explores the idea of a "feminist server stack," which challenges traditional, centralized internet infrastructure by proposing alternative, community-driven digital spaces. It draws from feminist principles to rethink how digital tools and networks are designed, governed, and used—prioritizing care, consent, and collective control over data. The paper critiques dominant, profit-driven tech ecosystems and imagines new ways of structuring servers, storage, and communication that align with ethical and inclusive values. Ultimately, it advocates for a reimagined digital landscape where technology empowers marginalized voices and fosters more equitable, decentralized, and self-sustaining digital communities.
02.04.25
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