Design that Lasts Spring 22’ | Himani Auplish, Christina Ip, Max Stockdale “Often, when objects become mundane, they lose some of their luster. But mirrors retain their ability to hold our attention, and they retain a certain amount of power over us. We’re still interested in seeing our reflections, and we still want to know what the future holds.” - Katy Kelleher…

Week 1 | Sunday, January 23rd I’m not completely sure where to start with this project but.. sustainability is something I’m very much interested in. We’ve had a couple of lectures perviously about designing in a more sustainable way. The lecture from Jonathan Chapman’s class “Design that Lasts” comes to mind but I haven’t thought much…

Week 1 November 2nd, 2021 What have you gathered from the readings and class activities to date? What data are you considering using in your project and why? What design research question is guiding your project? What organization methods do you imagine leveraging in the data (LATCH)? What coordinate system(s) do you see emerging as…

Week 1 September 29th, 2021 What have you identified as important pieces of information relative to your topic? Allergic reaction — visualizing things that are hidden/invisible I was assigned with allergic reactions and my first thought was, “I’m allergic to people.” Maybe not all people, but do some people just “give me the hives.” A…

Week 1 August 31st, 2021 What did you learn from today’s class activities and how do they impact your thinking of communication design? From today’s activities, I saw personality comes through in several ways. When you first examine the windup toys, several of them gave off a friendlier and inviting feeling more than others based…

This Wednesday, we were joined by two first year PhD students, Madeline Sides and Adam Cowart. Both of them shared their stories and journeys on how they have crafted their design practices and professional paths. Maddy started her story explaining how she came from a science background, as this was…

We’re nearing the end of semester! This week, we had a lecture and a presentation with critique. We started on Monday with Silvana leading a discussion on design sustainability. Her lecture focused on the fragility of the world and emphasized that in some ways, we are alone and it’s our…

On Wednesday, Hannah du Plessis joined us for a lecture. She is a principal at Fit Associates and led a discussion today on how we can be more responsible, sensitive, and conscious designers. Starting off with an introduction, Hannah shared her background with us. She first worked as an interior…

Simulation training can build empathy and knowledge of an aging population. On Monday, our class began with a lecture from Bruce Hanington, where we learned about the aspects of aging and we shared our ideas through various exercises in class. We looked at our perception of age by asking ourselves…