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Back to school: Fall 2008
It’s that time of year again… it’s back to school time! The adventures of my graduate class continue as we enter our second year of the master’s program. Exciting times are these… Last year already...
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Simon says: design thinking …but wait… what is it? / The poster collection
Recently there has been much talk of corporate cultures —and other disciplines— engaging in the practice of “design thinking“. Such announcements are usually paralleled with ideas of creativity,...
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Design thinking exhibit is [was] up
These are some images of the installation that was part of our first semester studio project where the class attempted to define design thinking in terms of a series of thinking strategies and...
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Buttons: Design thinking
NC State Design Thinking button set So the big question after getting the button machine was: what was I going to do as a first button set to share with others? I decided to make a gift to my...
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The Final Project: The Initial Presentation
At the end of the fall semester I made a presentation to publicly share with classmates and professors my thoughts, process, and ideas of what I will make my final project to be. What follows are the...
View ArticleThe Final Project: Project Abstract V.1
Next month I will be presenting the progress of my final project at the NC State Graduate Research Symposium to be held in the McKimmon Center on Wednesday, March 18, 2009. What follows is the abstract...
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The Final Project: Sketching and Wire-framing
So… I have proven that I have time to bother other classmates while they do their work, I can make stop-animation movies, and I can spy on what others are doing… but what have I been up to? Where am I...
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The Final Project: More Sketching
I think that the secret for the behavioral success of this project lies in articulating the difference of needs and wants to the users.
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The Final Project: More Sketching and Wireframing
I am getting a bit nervous. The calendar dates keep progressing and my making seems to be resting stagnantly. Nonetheless, major progress was achieved this morning through the discussion and...
View ArticleThe Final Review: The last stage in a rite of passage
On May 4th 2009 I carried out the last of three formal presentations related to my Final Project at NC State University’s College of Design. Even though the step is a required component of the academic...
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