User:Lieven Van Speybroeck

A Belgian...

... from the flemish part, if you'd wonder. No, I'm not a separatist (although it's trendy). So far for politics.
After having spent hours memorizing Latin words and dissecting historiography by Tacitus i felt the urge to explore a more practical field of study. I found it in the Master Studies of Graphic Design at St-Lucas, Ghent. Followed by an extra (depressing) 9 months-long PhP course, i eventually ended up being a graphic designer at the studio of a big flemish publisher.
Two years later the time for a new perspective had come. PZI was a relevant choice.

Personal Sites

W. Wolkman
De Onderneming

Essays

(link to PDF)

Study Log

Prototyping Updates

• clapping music by Steve Reich automated!

Past/Current Reading

I'll try to make a list of things i found/find interesting to read. Everything really: novels, theoretic writings, instruction guides, ... . This should work as an overview, reminder, teaser, etc.

• Lieven De Cauter > The Capsular Civilisation. On the City in the Age of Fear
• Maurice Merleau-Ponty > Phenomenology of Perception
• Pierre Bourdieu > The field of cultural production
• Don Ihde > Postphenomenology. Essays in the postmodern context
• Aldous Huxley > A Brave New World
• David Mitchell > Cloud Atlas
• Hans Achterhuis a.o. > Van Stoommachine tot Cyborg. Denken over techniek in de nieuwe wereld - (Eng. American philosophy of technology: the empirical turn)
• Max Frisch > Homo Faber
• De Boer C. & Brennecke S Media en publiek: theorieën over media-impact
• more will be added soon...