Synthesize with Perspective
To synthesize research effectively a designer must have a perspective. In today’s world of digital information collection tools, a wealth of relevant information can be collected very quickly. However, as the Big Data push can attest to, all the data in the world is useless unless you do something with it. To that end, one...continue reading
Quality of Life Show
My thesis partner, Nick, and I have been asked to participated in a show at the Philadelphia Art Alliance, entitled Qualities of Life(more info). It is a show dedicated to means of addressing issues related to the title. We are very excited about this opportunity because it directly connects to our thesis work about cycling...continue reading
State of Cycling Follow Up
The event went great!(more about its planning here) We had a great panel (an extra Police officer even showed up)! We learned a little more about parking in bike lanes, the new bike share coordinator position which is in the works, and how communities are involved in lane planning and implementation. In the end, there...continue reading
The BDQ Event: Speed Dating with Startups
Jobs! That is what this event is about. We’ve teamed up with Venturef0rth and Philly Tech Meetup again to create a unique event focused on designers their offerings. The idea is to flip the traditional career fair on its head, putting the designers in the power position. Each designer will be given a unique space...continue reading
National Bike Summit
The National Bike Summit is an annual event held in Washington D.C. focused on bringing advocates of cycling together to lobby for better bike support at the national level. This year’s focus was on the MAP-21 bill and ensuring it maintained dedicated funding for cycling infrastructure. Nick and I recently returned from the three day...continue reading
Mo’ pinup space
As Nick and I have begun to work again, we’ve quickly discovered that we lack sufficient pinup space. What to do, what to do? Make some more obviously. We hammered out a quick design, moving from the t-shaped base, like the whiteboards we have, to an A-frame for strength and simplicity. We then Snagged some...continue reading
Back At It!
Right back at it. The holiday break was great. A nice time away. Visited friends and family saw a lot of the Western North Carolina mountains. Good stuff. Now, though, it is work time. Nick and I are taking our thesis project to the next step. We are looking at building an argument around the...continue reading
Visualize!
This past weekend we had another session with Jonny Goldstein. It was great, perfect timing and all. Nick and I have collected a ton of information about our thesis topic but we haven’t had time to really put it all out and see it together to see all the connections. This weekend we got to...continue reading
Bike Car
Nick and I met for thesis today and decided to quit talking and do something. Well, we talked a little, then we definitely took action. We discussed what the next steps should be in terms of the direction of our project. We considered doing more interviews, scheduling more interviews, working on homework that is directly...continue reading
