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Integrative Studio 2
Design Thinking – The Wallet Project Objectives Get the feel of a design approach, gain some shared vocabulary, and get a taste of each design “mode” (empathize, define, ideate, prototype, test). Opportunity to see the value of engaging with real… Continue Reading →
Space of Solidarity: Project Summary: sol·i·dar·i·ty /ˌsäləˈderədē/ noun unity or agreement of feeling or action, especially among individuals with a common interest; mutual support within a group. an independent trade union movement in Poland that developed into a mass campaign… Continue Reading →
Assignment Description: Find a map of one of your town, city or neighborhood and see how much you can remove from it (such as secondary streets) and how much you can abstract features such as parks, rivers, roads and train… Continue Reading →
Ted Talk Response This video address the importance of design in understanding data, and how good design helps us navigate through information glut and change our perspective of matters. David McCandless, the orator talks about how he sifts through heaps… Continue Reading →
https://www.ted.com/talks/amy_smith_shares_simple_lifesaving_design#t-802192 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Ted talk response: This video addresses the issue of how toxic fumes from wood used for cooking fires kill over 2 million children every year worldwide in developing countries. Amy Smith,… Continue Reading →
The Design Process by Karl Aspelund: Ch 2 Identification Reflection: Identification is a process within the design cycle where the designer identifies what the problem is, what the project demands, what the client wants. A designer’s concerns are to identify… Continue Reading →
Assignment Objectives: Discover the design decisions of a device, object or system through observation and analysis of its structure, history, and operation. Help deduce design decisions from end production with little or additional knowledge about the procedures involved in the… Continue Reading →
Assignment Description: Select a path you often pass by on your way to school or any other place in the city. Focus on a particular issue, topic or phenomenon, possible topics can include gentrification, public art and public space, activism,… Continue Reading →
Assignment: Watch “Sidewalk” by Barry Alexander Brown and post a reflection on it Sidewalk 1/8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bv4civR8mSI Sidewalk 2/8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwED4pGqIe4 Sidewalk 3/8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuYgqCtZ8H0 Sidewalk Reflection Sidewalk is a documentary about the lives of the homeless in New York City and how they make… Continue Reading →
