New Theme!
I finally did it. I updated my theme. I want to thank Neutica for being such a great theme over the years. There was no big problem with it really other than I’ve grown out of it. The high contrast heavy handed-ness of it just wasn’t working for me anymore. I have now moved on...continue reading
Super-Post
I’ve been so busy I haven’t been able to post updates so this post is a super-post providing updates on multiple topics. Thesis We brought in our summer homework and the analysis and critique showed that there was nothing particularly wrong with the machinations of Filter. The business model, though new to us and interesting,...continue reading
Coming Along
Our thesis homework has come along. We’ve backed off on the research and are now focusing hard on the synthesis. We’ve walked through Exposing the Magic of Design and following the process outlined as best we can in it. (thus my update at the bottom of that post) Today we finished a rough concept map....continue reading
Full Disclosure
Today talking with one of Filter’s owners I realized the questions I was asking may have been a bit too probing for a regular customer. That’s when I realized, that’s exactly what I was still, a regular customer. I hadn’t re-introduced myself as a designer researching their space and thusly interested in all aspects of...continue reading
Filter is Chosen
Today Nick and I re-met and decided Filter would be the shop we focus on. We analyzed our notes on each and realized that while Mugshots has a lot going on, Filter posed less barriers to entry and seemed more approachable.continue reading
Choosing a Space
Above is the new La Colombe shop near City Hall, one of the many research locations. Nick and I have been researching and discussing spaces for a while now. Question one of our homework assignment wants us to do heavy research on a space and pretty much any physical space is up for grabs. I...continue reading
Thesis Homework Introspective Handout Update
I’ve been working on the thesis homework again. Mostly on the introspective question since Nick’s been busy with other things. I still have a presentation to make but I couldn’t stop working on this handout. I kind of got carried away. I like it a lot though. While this may be the final version it...continue reading
Thesis Development Homework - Affinity Map
As a follow up to the previous post, I’ve done an affinity map of all the topics and points that I could come up with regarding myself. It’s weird to think I only filled up half a whiteboard with points that I feel define my individuality. They were fairly vague though, maybe if I would...continue reading
Thesis Homework Development - Travel
We’ve been given summer homework to help us begin taking steps down the long road of thesis. The homework is in three parts, the first part, of which Nick and I are working on together, involves finding a physical space, any space, and heavily researching it. That means interviewing the people involved with it, finding...continue reading
