Patterns of Design
Paul AustinPaul Austin's substack on the education of design as it shows up in many fields.
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A Pod Blog on Design STEAM, Life, and Beyond by Paul Austin. Major background notes. Husband, father of four grown, National Instruments LabVIEW engineering software, LEGO Mindstorms Team, K-12 Education, Trashbots.co, Encourager, Ephesians 2:10
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