Concept: Show the life of a product, inspired by The Story of Stuff Project and Cradle to Cradle, by William McDonough & Michael Braungart. Strategy: Illustrate the consumption to waste process as an animatic Manifestion: Created using hand-drawn sketches put in a timeline in AfterEffects. The Life of an iPod from Tami on Vimeo.
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September 19, 2010
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4×4 Project 3
By Tami in Major Studio: InterfaceConcept: Create a forum for Repurposing project ideas Strategy: Build a website to post project ideas, create a community for repurpose-ers Manifestation: I purchased the domain “repurpose.cc” to make sure that I can realize this project in the future, and at a convenient domain name. My original structure for the site can be seen on […]
September 19, 2010
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4×4 Project 2
By Tami in Major Studio: InterfaceConcept: Inspired by The Cut-Up Method of Brion Gysin, by William S. Burroughs, I decided to write an all-encompassing Manifesto for designers. Strategy: This Manifesto would be a combination of three other Manifestos: The Repair Manifesto by Platform 21, which encourages design of products and systems that are repairable and thus live extensive, meaningful lives. […]
Tags: 4x4, cut-up method, interface, project
September 19, 2010
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4×4 Project 1
By Tami in Major Studio: InterfaceConcept: Re-purposing massive waste due to too many shipping boxes. Strategy: Use received cardboard boxes for a new purpose Manifestation: I received 5 boxes in the mail this week. Normally when I have things shipped to me, I ask that all of my items from one store be shipped together to use less packaging and […]
September 17, 2010
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Getting to Simon
By Tami in Physical Computing 1Our assignment this week for PComp is to recreate the hand-held game Simon. To start, I decided to use two breadboards in order to make room for four buttons and four LEDs. I attached the two together by connecting a wire from board one’s red line to board two’s, and the same with the blue […]
September 17, 2010
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Reading Thoughts
By Tami in Major Studio: InterfaceSpheres Theory by Peter Sloterdijk As humans, we are functions of our inner-selves. We form a relationship with ourself (made up of inner parts), and we look for what we lack internally with others. We create spheres, or boundaries, for ourselves. Our spheres touch others’ spheres, but we are also isolated from them by the […]
September 17, 2010
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Lesson Learned
By Tami in UncategorizedHey people, BACK UP YOUR WORK. I thought I had learned this lesson vicariously through Rend during Bootcamp, yet I still managed to delete my entire blog earlier this evening. Thanks to the brother, databases, and this here back-up blog for your ability to store and recover otherwise deleted data. Without you, a week’s worth […]
Tags: blog, delete, silly moment, thanks
September 12, 2010
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I Love NY – Findings
By Tami in SourcemapAfter completing our research, Liz and I created a map and video illustrating our findings. I <3 NY from liz kauff on Vimeo. and don’t forget to check out the map, showing the life cycle of a I Love NY t-shirt.
Tags: iheartny, research, sourcemap, sustainability
September 12, 2010
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Zone of the Impending – Research
By Tami in UncategorizedAfter doing our own research for our upcoming Interface project, Zone of the Impending, Larry, Monica, and I have compiled an interesting set of sources. From news articles to art installations to global projects, these sources provide excellent background and inspiration to begin crafting our project. Where does our waste go? The Story of Stuff […]
Tags: inspiration, research, sustainability, zone of the impending
September 12, 2010
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I Love NY – Sourcemap
By Tami in Fall 2010, SourcemapI created a sweet Google Map of the production process of your typical I Love NY t-shirt. The map will be updated as we find even more specific details of the process. Check it out! I organized the steps in production by the following colors: Blue – Production Yellow – Sale Pink – Consumption
September 12, 2010
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Designing Responsibly
By Tami in Fall 2010, Major Studio: Interface, Physical Computing 1, SourcemapOne over-arching theme in all of my classes this semester is designing responsibly. In Sourcemap, we focus on where things come from, in Physical Computing we talk about where things are going, and in my Major Studio we were charged with thinking about our impact on the world both as people and designers. We watched […]
Tags: ideas, sustainability, waste