I invent five users help me to make the user testing about my website. I find some interesting things. First, all users always chick the first image that I post on my site. Then, they will choose the beautiful picture to look at, and user prefers like sample and shape image rather than project description. Fortunately, all users can send me a message through my contact page. Then, user tests my mapping self-mask work, they all play fun with it until one minus.

In this book, Tung-Hui Hu examines the gap between the real and the virtual in our understanding of the cloud. Hu shows that the cloud grew out of such older networks as railroad tracks, sewer lines, and television circuits. He describes key moments in the prehistory of the cloud, from the game “Spacewar” as an exemplar of time-sharing computers to Cold War bunkers that were later reused as data centers. Countering the popular perception of a new “cloudlike” political power that is dispersed and immaterial, Hu argues that the cloud grafts digital technologies onto older ways of exerting power over a population. But because we invest the cloud with cultural fantasies about security and participation, we fail to recognize its militarized origins and ideology.

Manifesto

1. Simple is more

I believe that less is more, so our goal is the term “Simple is software” is popularly miscued. Designing simple stuff doesn’t mean dumbed-down.

2. Cooperation

I believe our idea and inspiration, and we believe in not forcing us to work the way you think is right.

3. Similarities are the difference.

I believe that the aesthetics of most people are similar. For this reason, we focus on the similarities between users.

There are three goals that I wanted to achieve when I was designing and creating this album cover. The three ideas are simple is more, cooperation and the idea of similarities are the difference. These are the three cores of the album cover and is where I would like my audience to comprehend when they are looking at this album cover. I took a beautiful picture of the mountain and made it square-shaped. In the middle of the bottom layer is another image of the same mountain scene but it’s transparent which you could see through it, and it’s upside-down. On the upper part of the album cover, I put “travel the same road” this slogan in a simple white typography. The design of the album cover overall is straightforward but beautiful at the same time. It gives the audiences a sense of peacefulness in it. I didn’t use any fancy designs in this album cover, because I wanted to achieve the idea of “simple is more; less is more.” Sometimes, people would think more or deeper when they are looking at a simple piece of work than a super complicated or fancy piece of work. I believe simple is the core of beauty. The transparent feature corresponds to the idea of cooperation. The picture of the top layer seems to emerge from the bottom layer, and they mix and create a sense of harmony and beauty. Those two pictures are from the same beautiful mountain which pointed to the idea of similarities are the difference. Everyone travels the same road (as the slogan indicates) but in different ways in their lives. Each person reach the same ending but how do they look at their lives are different. That’s why I put the picture of the top layer up-side-down. The conception of this album cover took me about three days to consider. I looked up a lot of album covers and another type of arts online and even went to art museums to find inspirations. After looked large works of others and comprehended the ideas or cores behind those works, I finally decided the conception and the base of my album cover. It may make people confused if they looked up too many works from others in a short time, so I broke up the progress to three days. After I set my goal, I began to look up pictures that I wanted to use in my album cover. This took me about a day. I looked up a lot of images of mountains, valleys, and oceans but this picture captured my eyes at first sight, and I decided that this one is what I wanted to use. Then I used illustrator to achieve the transparency and up-side-down feature of my album. The slogan is where I spend lots of times because I believed that good typography could ascend my work to a higher level. The whole designing and creating process took me about five days. It was a fun process.

In this week, I read the book named “Notes on the Ontology of Design,” and the author is Arturo Escobar. The author presents a new vision of design theory and practice aimed at channeling design’s world-making capacity toward ways of being and doing that are deeply attuned to the world. Noting that most design—from consumer goods and digital technologies to built environments—currently serves capitalist ends, Escobar argues for the development of an “autonomous design” that eschews commercial and modernizing aims in favor of more collaborative and place-based approaches. Such design attends to questions of environment, experience, and politics while focusing on the production of human experience based on the radical interdependence of all beings. Accessible to those who aren’t familiar with design theory and a valuable resource to anyone thinking about how we should go forward given the ecological crisis we face. There is no question we need to redesign society and Escobar provides a brilliant analysis of methodologies and insightful questions to think through as we do that.

 

We had an hour field trip on the Cooper Hewitt – Smithsonian Museum, and it is absolutely new age amazing. This exhibition wants to show how sensory design can solve problems and enhance life for all people, including those with sensory disabilities. Contemporary designers are experimenting with materials, exploring technology and embracing the differing needs and experiences of users, in order to heighten sensory awareness and improve daily life. Firstly, we visit 3 floors of delights for 5 human senses- touching, smelling, seeing, hearing, tasting. The Old Carnegie Mansion that house this Museum is beautiful. we started on the top floor where there was a furry wavy wall that we rub to get orchestra sounds. Then we got to smell boxes which were designed to evoke special memories.

 

The staff we encountered were all knowledgeable and friendly. we receive this special pen to scan the barcode on displays to record all your favourite items; all on your own personal web page to re-visit them later. There is a wide variety of colourful items and creative stuff on display. A special room on the 2nd floor allows you to draw any image on light-table and its projected onto 2 walls. You can stand against the wall and become part of the image.

 

The exhibition demonstrates that by opening up to multiple sensory dimensions, designers reach a diverse range of users. Maps that can be touched as well as seen facilitate mobility and knowledge for sighted and non-sighted users. Audio devices translate sound into vibrations that can be felt on the skin. Tableware and kitchen tools use color and form to guide people living with dementia or vision loss.

 

Color can help people navigate places and products. A colorful button, handle or grab bar stands out from its surroundings, as shown in the Dementia Care Bathroom Fixtures by HEWI. Vividly colored dishes can stimulate the appetite, while tools designed for tactile feedback make everyday tasks easier. Featured here is the Eatwell bowl, designed by Sha Yao, which uses the color blue to help people with Alzheimer’s distinguish food from the dish, red-and-yellow exteriors to stimulate the appetite to stimulate appetites for those with dementia.

The designer’s responsibility is making the people’s life much better and convenient. This is not your typical art museum, and everything is touchable or smell-able or audible. It is the most interactive museum or gallery we have ever been at.

In the book “Visual Representation semiology of graphics”, the author J. Bertin introduce how to make the data visualisation, and he makes many examples for that. Data visualisation refers to the graphical representation of information and data. By using visual elements like charts, graphs, and maps, data visualisation is an accessible way to see and understand trends, outliers, and patterns in data. When you think of data visualisation, your first thought probably immediately goes to simple bar graphs or pie charts. While these may be an integral part of visualising data and a common baseline for many data graphics, the right visualisation must be paired with the right set of information. Simple graphs are only the tip of the iceberg. It makes me think about the incident that has made our code1 classwork in the last year. I use the Processing and P5.js to show my interview questions result. Those are the selection of visualisation methods to present data in compelling and exciting ways.

Reading due:

• Visual Representation from Semiology of Graphics (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
• Five Models for Making Sense of Complex Systems (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

 

 

• Make a mood board that explores your findings.
• A list of 10 questions you’d like to ask someone from this culture and how you’d locate these individuals.

Interview:

Zoey：
1. Is AI an existential threat to humanity?
B.NO
2. Do you use AI products before?
A. YES
3. What is the difference between human intelligence and artificial intelligence?
human intelligence was people help
artificial intelligence was electronic products
4. Can artificial intelligence replace human beings?
A. YES
5. Are you think artificial intelligence better than human intelligence?
A. YES
6. Is it possible for a machine that can think like the human?
A.YES.
7. Can a machine built by humans ever be more intelligent than humans?
A. YES
8. Can they comprehend levels of intellect higher than those possessed by themselves?
A. YES
9. Describe your relationship with your AI product.
A. friends
10. Does AI have human emotions?
B.NO

OJasvin：
1. Is AI an existential threat to humanity?
A. Yes
2. Do you use AI products before?
A. YES
3. What is the difference between human intelligence and artificial intelligence?
Is theorized that human intelligence in terms of heuristics are similar to AI, however in terms of method the human brain works very differently.
4. Can artificial intelligence replace human beings?
A. YES
5. Are you think artificial intelligence better than human intelligence?
B. NO
6. Is it possible for a machine that can think like the human?
A.YES.
7. Can a machine built by humans ever be more intelligent than humans?
A. YES
8. Can they comprehend levels of intellect higher than those possessed by themselves?
A. YES
9. Describe your relationship with your AI product.
A. Amusing
10. Does AI have human emotions?
B.NO

Mckaelyn Guidry：

1. Is AI an existential threat to humanity?
A. Yes
2. Do you use AI products before?
B. NO
3. What is the difference between human intelligence and artificial intelligence?
I think it’s all about machine learning. Human intelligence paved the road for artificial intelligence.
4. Can artificial intelligence replace human beings?
B.NO
5. Are you think artificial intelligence better than human intelligence?
B. NO
6. Is it possible for a machine that can think like the human?
A.YES.
7. Can a machine built by humans ever be more intelligent than humans?
A. YES
8. Can they comprehend levels of intellect higher than those possessed by themselves?
B. NO
9. Describe your relationship with your AI product.
It’s just a tool. I don’t rely on them. Just like if I don’t have my car, I can still take subway. It’s not the only option.
10. Does AI have human emotions?
B. NO

 

Mood Board:

mood Board Link:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1XXXOlnEVjDAl9J4iidrxbZ_88i6p3_FvkouenspaaXo/edit#slide=id.g4372af632c_0_364