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a million tiny beautiful things: Fall 09 / Thesis / Begins
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October 1, 2009. Fall 09 / Thesis / Begins. Thesis. It is well on its way by now. So I thought I would take some time to step back, examine my process up to this point and share it with you here:. Why is it that it seems we are caring more for our economy and less for the individual? Does the economy shape the perception and well-being of the individual or is it the other way around. Does the individual shape the well-being of the economy? New York: Free, 2000. Print. Soller, Kurt. "Majoring In Debt&...
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a million tiny beautiful things: Fall 09 / P1 / Cultural Probe / Round 2
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September 16, 2009. Fall 09 / P1 / Cultural Probe / Round 2. When re-evaluating my "thought catcher" I realized that I am interested most in the thought, where the mind wanders while engaged in the ritual of being in the coffee shop. I don't want to be too intrusive in their process I just want to capture the thought as it is happening. And in return make the person aware of the wandering thoughts. An interior page reads,. Amidst this facade the mind wanders. Where does it go? View my complete profile.
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a million tiny beautiful things: Fall 09 / P3 / Symposium Foray / Draft 2
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November 12, 2009. Fall 09 / P3 / Symposium Foray / Draft 2. For the second round of this project, embodied in this stop frame animation, I am exploring self expression, the construction of an authentic self and how these expressions are shaped by community. I am a second year Masters of Graphic Design Candidate at North Carolina State University. And this (hand, in a sweeping motion, gestures across screen) is my blog. View my complete profile. Mates / Near and Far.
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a million tiny beautiful things: Pivot
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January 30, 2010. Just a curiosity here. where are all the women? Did they not have a woman on the development team? I am a second year Masters of Graphic Design Candidate at North Carolina State University. And this (hand, in a sweeping motion, gestures across screen) is my blog. View my complete profile. Mates / Near and Far.
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a million tiny beautiful things: November 2009
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November 12, 2009. Fall 09 / P3 / Symposium Foray / Draft 2. For the second round of this project, embodied in this stop frame animation, I am exploring self expression, the construction of an authentic self and how these expressions are shaped by community. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). I am a second year Masters of Graphic Design Candidate at North Carolina State University. And this (hand, in a sweeping motion, gestures across screen) is my blog. View my complete profile. Mates / Near and Far.
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a million tiny beautiful things: February 2010
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February 11, 2010. Studioversery (term coined by L. Waugh). I was scared out of my mind, had spent 14 hours, contemplative, in front of my closet trying to decide what to wear (and despite my sister's hesitation on the yellow and aqua combination I went with it anyways.) I can vividly remember Lauren's animal print shoes (how bold! HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, PEOPLE! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. Mates / Near and Far.
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a million tiny beautiful things: October 2009
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October 26, 2009. Fall 09 / P3 / Symposium Foray / Draft 1. How can the design of interactive spaces lead a female college student through an evaluation of material consumption behaviors in relation to identity? Then I found this interesting study. In the New York Times article, "Are Your Friends Making You Fat? A pair of social scientists named Nicholas Christakis and James Fowler say, "they have for the first time found some solid basis for a potentially powerful theory in epidemiology: that good behav...
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a million tiny beautiful things: Graduate Symposium Re-Cap
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January 29, 2010. This was the practical side of me rearing its head. But eventually I began to get more and more comfortable with the idea of un-finish, of verbalizing thoughts in motion and of embracing and celebrating the debate. Authenticity may not be real, but soul is real." - Elliot Earls. You can see soul in music. You can see it in art." - Earls. Authenticity is totally situated." - Brenda Laurel. I can f@*king feel it when work is authentic." - Earls. Technology affords us a way of communicate ...
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a million tiny beautiful things: September 2009
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September 16, 2009. Fall 09 / P1 / Cultural Probe / Round 2. When re-evaluating my "thought catcher" I realized that I am interested most in the thought, where the mind wanders while engaged in the ritual of being in the coffee shop. I don't want to be too intrusive in their process I just want to capture the thought as it is happening. And in return make the person aware of the wandering thoughts. An interior page reads,. Amidst this facade the mind wanders. Where does it go? September 11, 2009. Where d...
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a million tiny beautiful things: Fall 09 / Cultural Probe / Findings
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September 8, 2009. Fall 09 / Cultural Probe / Findings. Upon explorations and musings on cultural probes getting at ritual I found that I am interested in where the mind wanders during those ritualistic experiences. What are the thoughts beneath the surface of ritual? And how can they be visualized? I am a second year Masters of Graphic Design Candidate at North Carolina State University. And this (hand, in a sweeping motion, gestures across screen) is my blog. View my complete profile.
