My Experiential Tool for Living
I see bicycles as an important part to a strong community. They amplify a person’s mobility in a way that doesn’t belie their humanity. They simultaneously bridge gaps and enable community expansion in ways that maintain strong tie relations. All this the while providing recreation, fitness and transportation. In this way I see them as...continue reading
Update: City Limits
I just wanted to post a quick update that the infographic I worked on for City Limits has now been published! Pretty psyched. There were just few small changes, font and color and such, which I expected, so no biggie. Check it out here. It is on pages 34 and 35 of the magazine.continue reading
Christmas Ornament
Yesterday, amidst prepping for the four presentations and final deliverables associated with them for each of my classes, I shopped. I had to find a present for my Niece. As her God-Father, it is my duty to get her an ornament for Christmas. A family tradition, as Hank Jr. might have said. I weather the...continue reading
Personal Progression
As classes draw to a close, projects continue to wrap up. We don’t have Methods class critiques until next Tuesday but the work is pretty much done. The most interesting of the three projects, for me, was of course the personal map of the last decade. I evaluated myself in terms of my skills, experiences...continue reading
IDEO.org
I finally finished and submitted my IDEO.org application, but it wasn’t until after three stories, five cover letters, many re-writes and a few portfolio and resume revisions. It was well worth it though. The one year fellowship will let me utilize my design skills in the developing world to address significant and socially relevant problems....continue reading
Philly Startup Weekend
A week or so ago now was Philly’s Startup Weekend. It was an awesome experience, though especially tiring since it was back-to-back with Charrette. A little background, Startup Weekend is a three-day activity that begins with people pitching business ideas and ends with people presenting their businesses. Anyone can attend, tickets aren’t expensive. After the...continue reading
The B.D.Q. Happy Hour
Rather pleased with tonight’s turnout. We, The B.D.Q., held a happy hour tonight for Temple MBA and UArts MiD students at Milkboy. The event literally actualized the premise of our group, to bring together designers and business people to begin conversations about the value of each others role and where it could go. I think...continue reading
Box Shelves
I’ve also finished my box shelves finally. These were another furniture product that got put on the back-burner for six-plus months due to school projects. I mentioned this in the Super-Post from yesterday, but I’ve decided to dedicate a post to it to show my process a bit. It started out with a need and...continue reading
White House Business Event
I went to the White House Urban Entrepreneurship Forum yesterday. It was held at Temple’s Fox School of Business. I wish I could say it was great, but I feel like I might not have been the intended audience. There was a lot of talk that went right over my head and with an event...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
