By Tara And Hannah Reflecting on the past few weeks of classes, Hannah and I wanted to discuss and expand on some of the main takeaways and questions we had regarding the topics covered in human cognition, inclusivity, and the relation of design to social justice. We understood that the…

Communications Mini — Project 3 and 4 (Spread and Animation) Part 1: Who is Lora?

Communication Mini — Project 2 The event I was assigned, Five Evenings hosted by Pittsburgh Arts and Lectures, described a virtual lecture series surrounding five established authors and their books. Knowing little to no context behind the event, we began to annotate and decipher the information we were given on…

Communications Mini — Project 1 Day 1: 08/31/2021 For the first project, I was assigned the print magazine Rolling Stone and was put in a team with Ricky, Hannah, and Olivia. Initial Analysis We were made to identify overarching design decisions, qualities, and adjectives we noticed in both the website and the print versions, along…

Translating natural and man-made forms through various mediums to understand how individual elements make up a larger form that is aesthetically balanced and visually composed Exploring Natural Forms: The Starfish [I forgot to take pictures of my shell drawings before I left Pittsburgh!] Clay Iteration 1: Examining the basic form Photographing all the angles of the starfish and printing them out to…

Part 2 — Digital Poster Create a two-dimensional translation of your animal form, and its habitat, in color, while also integrating original text and imagery to tell a story to the viewer. Think about: How do you translate the geometry of your models into two dimensions? What are the shapes…

Part 1 — The Plastic Model For an endangered or extinct animal of your choice, create a model using recycled plastic materials to represent its essence through abstract forms and create movement through interaction. Choosing an Animal 02.23.2021 I was initially debating between a few animals to recreate with plastic. Most of these…

Collaborative Visualizing Project 2 Exploring Gesture Drawings 02.18.2021

Project 1 — Design a modular system to create three-dimensional forms that consider spatial experience for the user Exploration 1 02.03.2021 I began this exploration by cutting out some simple shapes — a square, a keyhole, and a snowman-type shape with a hole inside. I wanted to start with something simple, and then increase complexity…