I continued walking and a young boy dressed as pokemon was crying with his scooter. I asked him if he was ok. He stop crying. He politely informed me that everything was ok, he was just trying to get his brother to go his direction.

Designers often try to control their designs to instigate results. As an engineer I find myself trying to create logic out of random things to generate an effect. I try hard to make things rational. Design, however, is not predictable and you have to account for the incalculable. Great design has the ability to surprise, not necessarily evoke desired effects. The experiences we remember the most are the ones that are not always written in the script. People will discover their own emotions if you give them the flexibility and option. Design should not tell people how to feel.

I offer you a sweet memory of Cooper's puppy mug shot. Apparently this is a "magnet", so what better day than Valentines to spread love. I won't hold my breathe for the effect...