Article Response 1) The MacBook I am currently using to respond to this article is a great example of this phenomena. Ever since the new MacBook Pro with touch screen came out, I’ve grown increasingly more careless of my perfectly fine Retina. The sides of my screen have strange black edges that are unable to […]
Final Project System Maps + Repair/Resiliency Story
Tom Dixon Article The biggest connection Dixon’s design has with this class is the concept of longevity. To create something that will last for a long time by having many functions was Dixon’s main objective. Dixon’s Delaktig, for example, has the capability to transform into so many things (storage compartment, chair, dining table…etc), allowing the equipment to […]
Circle Line Tour
Map Documentations Observations There are second things I noticed about Manhattan while I was in the boat. The first thing is how artificial the city is as a whole. When traveling in my hometown, I can at least see that 30% of the land was never manipulated by people. In New York City and […]
Final Project: Concept
The Concept Questions As a member of the Parsons community that constantly has to use the printing lab, I often see piles of discarded papers laying around. This situation really led me to think about how ironic it is that the school pushes sustainability as a part of its agenda yet the students studying here […]
Final Project Proposals & Social Resiliency
New York Times Response (1) This image was found in the article “64 Pounds of Trash Killed a Sperm Whale in Spain, Scientists Say” published on April 12th, 2018. This image is powerful to me for two reasons. Firstly, this image is very provocative and realistic. This visual form of communication is somehow able to […]
Week 10: Zone Walk
(1) Zone Walk Project Currently, I live in the Korean Town area. Since I am very far from all color-coded zones, I decided to take an Uber west where the closest harbor is and see how the two locations differ. The circled areas are the explored routes, whereas the dotted line was the Uber ride. […]
Sustainable Planet
Documentation Reflections (2) I chose this title because at the end the two patri dishes that ended up successful happened to be the two related to my earth and sustainability theme. (3) The patri dishes did not come out has I hypothesized. 2 out of the 3 patri dishes are supposed to have a background color of […]
Pigment Lab Process + Regeneration Design
(1) At the start of the program Industrial Designer Fumikazu Masuda says, “we cannot continue like this, there is no future in mass production and consumption.” Do you agree? There is no doubt that mass production and consumption isn’t the future for the planet. Nonetheless, in my personal opinion, for those who are already struggling financially […]
Week 7: Painting with Bacteria Lab Prep
Prelab Research After viewing these sites do you think bacteria might offer alternative dyeing methods that are less toxic? Are you inspired by this potential? What questions or concerns do you have? Based on your major and personal interests, conduct independent research on either the effects of 1) the fashion industry or 2) synthetic inks […]
The Sixth Extinction
Part (1): The Sixth Extinction How would you describe Sixth Extinction a friend who’s never heard of it? The Sixth Extinction refers to the mass extinction of plants and animals due to human activities. As a result of our behaviors, the extinction rate of species are increased by 100 to 1000 times compared to the […]