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1. gsk240 - March 18, 2009

I thought Karla and Jonathan’s excercise made a lot more sense after reading the Ross article and seeing the Panorama model at the QMA, i.e. having the chance to reflect on the ‘objective’ scale of the 5 boroughs vs. our experience of that scale in our personal lives that are unique and just as valid.

I thought Don Shillingburg’s excercise with the squares was an excellent way to start any group/team project. The square on white paper excercise as a mock ‘charette’ allows people to express a stance on an objective matter and to learn what kind of perspective or place whence each person comes. I think it is the indirectness of talking about a disposable stand in (white pieces of paper and basic shapes) that allows people to be less conscious, and maybe less inhibited about what they think and say. I lthink purely conceptual excercises like this are lacking at ITP, and for such a team/ group oriented learning culture, it would be very helpful to introduce games like this at different levels.

Random urban wayfinding thought of the day: Don’t you HATE street signs that are white text on brown? Ok so maybe they appear quaint or whatever , but they are so difficult to read from a crowded distance compared to the ones that are white text on green. This just occurred to me the other day when I was around 32nd street and 5th ave, when the sign on the other side of green and white and the one on the other side (and was actually closer to me but still less legible) was brown and white.