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
The Bike Situation
In an effort to better understand the bike situation here in Philly, Nick and I did some paper research into the laws, plans, and articles that have surrounded it over the past couple of years. The gist is that currently the city in year 1 or 2 of a 10 year plan to boost the...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
Dedicated Thesis Site
Nick and I have created a dedicated thesis site. We chose to utilize the free services offered on wordpress.com, however the permanence seems to still be up for debate. It can currently be seen here.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
