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
Over and Out
It has been a few weeks now since I’ve moved out of our graduate studio, but it feels good. I am excited for my next steps, though where they will go is uncertain. Is it time to start a business or apply for jobs? If a business, do I keep it small and focus on...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
State of Cycling in Philadelphia
Since graduating, I’ve had a chance to refocus my energy on an event. Nick and I have been working with Rachel Aland, on organizing a panel discussion for this Thursday at Next American City’s Storefront for Urban Innovation here in Philly. We’ve got representatives from the city government and police, local advocates, community members, and...continue reading
Thesis Defense – Abridged
This past month has been a crazy time warp. So many long days that lead into so many long nights; days lost their meaning. Finally, after a lot of writing and re-writing, our thesis has been defended. Improving cycling in Philadelphia by addressing issues at all levels, from the street to the city to the...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
Design Tool Follow Up
Finally dedicating a post (a quick one, but one none the less) to the development of the design tool from last semester. When beginning development of the tool, I first considered what a tool could be. After speaking with other designers and continuing my research I determined it should be a physical object. Once this...continue reading
Interactive Media
Last semester I was a teachers assistant for Slavko Milekic’s Interactive Media class. This is a graduate class taught in the Art and Design Education Department. It is a class for aspiring art and design teachers to gain a better understanding of the capabilities of technology today via hands on projects. The class was structured...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
