Below is my final presentation. Please also see my final paper.
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November 30, 2010
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Interface Final Project Mock-ups
By Tami in Fall 2010, Major Studio: InterfaceAfter great in-class critique and suggestions, and the generous donation of an old Apple PowerBook G4 by my teacher, I decided to attempt to repurpose an old computer. I began tearing apart the Powerbook using this tutorial. There is also this video, which I of course found after I had already disassembled my machine. There […]
November 7, 2010
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Changing Landscapes
By Tami in Fall 2010, Major Studio: InterfaceBelow is the final presentation that Thom, Will, and I put together for our second Instruction Sets for Strangers project, which shows our process and manifestation. Make sure to check out the compilation of all of the photos we captured. Changing Landscapes from Tami on Vimeo.
Tags: iSfS, photography, project
November 7, 2010
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Saussure & Semiotics presentation
By Tami in Fall 2010, Major Studio: InterfaceBelow is a presentation I put together for Major Studio to explain the contributions of Swiss Linguist Ferdinand de Saussure and his idea of Semiotics. When I studied Linguistics as an undergrad, I learned about structuralism, which is just another signifier of the same signified that semiotics represents (confused yet?). It was interesting for me […]
November 3, 2010
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iSfS #2 Preview
By Tami in Fall 2010, Major Studio: InterfaceJust because I’m really pumped about our second Instruction Sets for Strangers project, Changing Landscape, here are a few pictures to show what Thom, Will, and I have been working on. A full post along with our finished project will be up in a few days. Enjoy!
Tags: iSfS, photography, project, public space
November 2, 2010
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Visit to High Line Park
By Tami in Fall 2010, Major Studio: InterfaceAfter class on Monday, Thom, Will, and I visited High Line Park to see Richard Galpin’s Viewing Station. This public art piece is located on the High Line between 17th and 18th Streets. Here are some photos of the piece, as well as some of the other beautiful scenes from the park. A view of […]
Tags: high line park, inspiration
October 10, 2010
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Reading Thoughts
By Tami in Fall 2010, Major Studio: InterfaceThe Social Life of Small Urban Spaces by William H. Whyte (book exerpt and film) I found Whyte’s study of common urban spaces to be fascinating, and provided great insight into how people interact with each other and the outdoors, as well as how public spaces should be allotted. One important insight from the reading […]
October 3, 2010
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Zone of the Impending final presentation
By Tami in Fall 2010, Major Studio: InterfaceWe are wrapping up our Zone of the Impending project for Interface. It feels good to compile all of our work into a proper set of deliverables, including a project proposal, prototype, and process map.
Tags: ewaste, project, sustainability, zone of the impending
September 20, 2010
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4×4 Wrap-Up
By Tami in Fall 2010, Major Studio: InterfaceAfter presenting my 4 Projects in 4 Days (4×4) in class today, I have more ideas and inspiration to move forward with some of my projects: Craft and market the recycled-packaging notebooks. Create some sort of closing mechanism for notebooks (rubberband? wire wrapper?). Design and implement repurpose.cc. Try to create a post-per-day or small community. […]