Category: Student Work

1st of 7 in 7

PICK OUT THE BLACK The project is a simple processing tool that presents a few images of “black” people. The instructions say: “pick out the black,” even this very verbiage will cause some discomfort. With your mouse, as your scroll over these pictures the RGB vaules are picked out and the color is displayed in a box. Roll …

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Reading Commentary Week #2: What do Prototypes Prototype?

This has also been an interesting read because it’s been educational for me (someone who comes from print).  I learned a few terminologies along the way which I shall be using going forward. What do Prototypes Prototype?  Well, what from I gather, I found it to be the following: feedback, guidelines and constraints and also …

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Reading Commentary for Week #2: Experience Prototyping

After having read this, I had no idea of the process that goes into Experience Prototyping.  It was rather educational for me, up until now the only type of “experience prototyping” I’ve been exposed to are focus groups determining what packaging design appeals to a regular consumer. I have never come across such an elaborate …

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Reinventing Facebook

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Reading Week 2-Prototyping

Even though I already knew what prototyping was, this week’s readings gave me a better understanding of the importance of prototyping and the role of the designer in the prototype-making process. It seems to me that through prototyping the designer becomes the mediator between the artifact and the user. Designers must empathize with the user …

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HW reading for 9-12

The gist of these articles reinforce the practice of “good” or even “correct” design practices. The emphasis is not only on aesthetics but on user interaction bing pivotal to design. It also states and  argues that user interaction and experience should be the foundation of your actual design. From here the articles go on to …

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Deciphering the Limits of Social Networking

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Reading Commentary for Week #2: Cardboard Computers, Mocking it up or Hands-On the Future

This piece was perhaps the most interesting article I’ve read so far.  I have truly enjoyed reading this, mainly because I could relate to a certain extent. The whole idea of coming up with a good design based on preliminary mock-ups has always been useful and influential.  As a print designer, I’ve often been called …

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Redesigning Social Network

 Welcome to MYBOOK The New Frontier for Social Networking What is wrong with Facebook?   1) No real separation between friends, acquaintances and relatives. 2) Privacy settings are cumbersome. 3) Oversharing. 4) Ruins romantic relationships. 5) No real solution on bullying. 6) Very loud advertisements. SOLUTION=COMPARTMENTALIZATION For Customized Communication FEATURES: -SAFE FRIEND PORTALS: Customized “friends” area, where one can …

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re-imagining social networks presentation

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