Mani Nilchiani

Geek, designer, coffee drinker and MFA DT enthusiast.

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Commentary on the passage “Design of everyday things” by Donald Norman

I believe the main point made by Donal Norman in this passage dealt with “Intuitiveness”. He breaks open the notion of products and interfaces being “Intuitive” and puts it in the context of everyday use of objects. A very important remark made in the passage which was kind of an undertone, was the priority of …

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7in7 – 4 [Scottish Theme from Union Square]

I was going to grab a coffee between two classes this Thursday when I noticed a young Scot playing the bag pipe. I listened to his enchanting music for a while, chatted with him and recorded a bit of his tune, using it as a theme to build a simplistic – jazz-ish song on top …

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7in7 – 3 [Blues]

I felt very bluesy yesterday. It was this melancholic feeling of confusion that I’m hoping will go away during the weekend. I recorded some sounds in the class while Jonah was showing us examples. credits: the chord progression is inspired by {Jewel : Foolish Games} 7in7-3

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7in7 – 2 [Subway]

my 7-in7 project, part 2 7in7-2

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7in7 – 1 [Trader Joe’s]

For my 7-in-7 project, I decided to start recording sounds on the way back home for 7 days, and create a tiny bit of music on top of them, using them as a motif. So the outcome of the project will be 7 short tracks. Guitar, Bass, [sometimes] Drum Samples and vocals are all done …

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Session 1 – Mapping

This is the product of genius minds of Ashley, Galina and Mani.

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