Title: Water Mapping Scrunchie
Name: HJ Kang
Medium:
Description:
For the natural dye pH project, we were assigned to create dye using a plant of a choice and water samples from 5 different locations in the city. I chose to work with red cabbage because it, being sensitive to the pH of the water, allows the fabrics to pick up a wide spectrum of tones and pigments from the red cabbage dye according to the pH levels of the water; acidic water will show pinker or redder color while basic water will show bluer or greener color. I collected my water samples from the East River, Prospect Park water, Central Park pond, tap water, and bottled water.
For my product, I wanted to create something that can be used daily and transcends generations so I designed a scrunchie. There would be a collection of scrunchies which would use red cabbage and different pH leveled water to create different colored scrunchies. The prototype composes a 3″ by 20″ muslin strip and an 8″ 1/4 elastic strip and comes in a 4″ by 4″ box made out of illustration board wrapped with a brown paper bag. With the scrunchie itself, I included a small pamphlet explaining the process and the result of the natural dye and the safety of the bodies of water in the city.
Title: Composting Bin Boardgame
Name: HJ Kang
Medium: board game
Description:
Problems pertaining to waste disposal have always been something we’ve been dealing with and is still a continuing issue in today’s society. A big portion of this waste created comes from food. When these food waste gets degraded in the landfill, they create methane, threatening our health. Thus, in hopes of reducing the overproduction of food waste before reaching the landfill, I made a simple board game to teach about steps in making a composting bin, ways to reduce food waste, and information about the problem. The game board serves as a first tool in the way it teaches the audience how to make a composting bin. The cards will be the other tool as it would have information pertaining to the food waste problem. Finally, the poster included in the box will teach 10 easy ways to reduce food waste. This toolkit is designed for any consumers, but the targeted audience is kids. Thus the logo and the game pieces have been designed to appeal young aged players.
