Digital Legacies: Privacy
by Julius Wiedemann Feb 23, 2021
Julius Wiedemann dissects user privacy online; from data being surveyed and collected from free platforms such as YouTube and Facebook to 5G and its implications.
Julius was born in Brazil, studied design and marketing, and has lived and worked in Japan, Germany, the US and the UK. He is the Chief Curator at www.domestika.org, a Senior Editor for Design and Architecture at TASCHEN, has edited over a 100 books and has been in the jury of countless awards. Julius’s publications have sold over 2 million copies worldwide, and among his most popular titles are 'History of Graphic Design', and 'Jamie Hewlett'. He lives and works wherever he has wifi.
Articles by Julius Wiedemann
Digital Legacies: Conversations
by Julius Wiedemann Feb 16, 2021
Julius Wiedemann discusses the possibilities and quality of conversations, facts vs. distortions, and self-regulation in the online community.
Digital Legacies: Activism
by Julius Wiedemann Feb 09, 2021
Julius Wiedemann debates the role of online activism and how it has impacted the world in the last two decades, from politics to social media and the internet’s trolling culture.
Digital Legacies: Stimulation
by Julius Wiedemann Feb 02, 2021
Julius Wiedemann discusses the habit-building effects of the constant stimulations of the digital world, and how reminders and notifications are now part of our everyday movement.
Digital Legacies: Designing influence
by Julius Wiedemann Jan 19, 2021
Julius Wiedemann talks about power and control in terms of how we think and perceive our realities and how much of it can be influenced by silent psychological moves.
Digital Legacies: Zoom (macro to micro)
by Julius Wiedemann Jan 14, 2021
Julius Wiedemann hones in on how data is understood, processed, scrutinised at a macro to a micro level and how data analytics impact our lives.
Digital Legacies: Simulation
by Julius Wiedemann Jan 05, 2021
Julius Wiedemann explores the possibilities of the future in the realm of simulations and how predictions can drive us to think beyond our world.
Digital Legacies: Careers
by Julius Wiedemann Dec 29, 2020
Julius Wiedemann questions the connotations of career in a fast-moving digital world and how human skills and technology can work together for the future.
Digital Legacies: Communities
by Julius Wiedemann Dec 22, 2020
Julius Wiedemann delves into the meaning of community and how togetherness works on digital platforms.
Digital Legacies: Final Product
by Julius Wiedemann Dec 15, 2020
Julius Wiedemann discusses the dynamic process that lead towards a final product and the possibilities of user interaction at every stage in the digital world.
Digital Legacies: The original
by Julius Wiedemann Dec 08, 2020
Julius Wiedemann questions the concept of ‘the original’ in an increasingly digitised world, and explores the significance of reality and physicality in the digital realm.
Digital Legacies: Criticism
by Julius Wiedemann Dec 01, 2020
Julius Wiedemann delves into how criticism is communicated through technology and if online moderation for opinions are a necessary evil to combat an excess of information.
Digital Legacies: Self-determination
by Julius Wiedemann Nov 27, 2020
Julius Wiedemann explores how self-determination works as an important tool to aid personal and professional growth, and helps individuals develop a sense of ownership.
Digital Legacies: Remote Work
by Julius Wiedemann Nov 17, 2020
Julius Wiedemann comments on the anticipated paradigm shift in economies, caused by the acceleration of remote work and digital technologies.
Digital Legacies: Sharing
by Julius Wiedemann Nov 10, 2020
To Julius Wiedemann, new forms of sharing has been a clear indication of living in different times - a time where information flows easily, quickly and benevolently.
Digital Legacies
by Julius Wiedemann Nov 05, 2020
In this column, Julius Wiedemann takes up a series of interesting topics as he examines the boundless possibilities and influences of digital technology in designing the future.
Digital Legacies: Reminders
by Julius Wiedemann Nov 03, 2020
Julius Wiedemann contemplates how we use digital technologies to aid our cognitive bandwidths and how our phone’s chiming reminders are more than just a flash on the screen.
Digital Legacies: Hyperlinking
by Julius Wiedemann Oct 27, 2020
Joining the dots with all the information mankind has accumulated till date, hyperlinking might lead to undiscovered ideas, further advancing the 'age of information'.
Digital Legacies: Co-everything
by Julius Wiedemann Oct 20, 2020
Observing the rise of digital collaborations, Julius Wiedemann notes that interdependence is becoming the very fabric of future creation in more engaging environments.
Digital Legacies: Data
by Julius Wiedemann Oct 13, 2020
Julius Wiedemann analyses how data and information are used in a world where digital tools are being democratised to advance technology.
Digital Legacies: Search
by Julius Wiedemann Oct 06, 2020
Julius Wiedemann goes back in time to analyse the path that brought us into a time where almost everyone has access to the knowledge humankind has created so far.
Digital Legacies: Generation Gap
by Julius Wiedemann Sep 29, 2020
Change is speeding up, says ‘digital immigrant’ Julius Wiedemann as he contemplates on generation gaps and the role of technology in causing generations to ‘evolve’ much faster.
Digital Legacies: Connectivity
by Julius Wiedemann Sep 22, 2020
Connectivity in a digital sense has created an unprecedented global civilisation, notes Julius Wiedemann, with information constantly circulating like blood, keeping the world alive.
Digital Legacies: Transparency
by Julius Wiedemann Sep 08, 2020
Julius Wiedemann observes that open technologies, exposed services, communication and see-through materials in architecture fuel a world of increasing transparency.
Digital Legacies: Ownership
by Julius Wiedemann Aug 31, 2020
Julius Wiedemann questions the changing notion of ‘ownership’ within the digital era, which has created the sharing economy, online services and non-physical commodities.
Digital Legacies: An introduction on digital cultures
by Julius Wiedemann Aug 26, 2020
Julius Wiedemann explores the idea of culture, seeking to find patterns that explain the influences and inspirations of technology and the digital era.
