Monika Lin Thesis Production Timeline for: Website, Census, and Sculptures/Installation     Week of research Design & development   User testing Iteration &  production Documentation & presentation   X March 30 ·      (April 1) Feedback collective – discussion ·      Interviews with friends, peers and colleagues…

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I’ve moved over to Notion to keep track of research, design, production. Documentation is still kept loosely on this google doc. Here is a link to the Notion production timeline.   The meat of it is in Design & Dev, which I’ve copied the notes…

This week I did a little bit of background research on generative art and the philosophy of art to try to provide some language and conceptual tools for talking about the user journey. On the one hand, aesthetics is sometimes used as a catch all…

“Much human behavior is habitual. However, when external conditions change – for example as we seek to address emerging sustainability issues around all sorts of sectors (in transport, energy, biodiversity, climate change, public health, etc.) old habits may no longer be appropriate. In situations like…

March: Continue research: find reference to support my idea, find a way to make people drive safely from speeding. Reflections on previous research   April: Prototype design and build.   May: User test on my prototype and prototype improve   June: Design improve, next generation…

Technical progress After my final thesis proposal last Sunday, I’ve shifted gears and started developing technical competences for my project. First I have set up a diagram for my understanding what kind of a system would I need to collect various sensors data and store…

In my recent office hours, One strong topic came to me strong as Andrew provided the idea of Robert Irwin Seeing Is Forgetting the Name of the Thing One Sees (This particular video I found about Robert Irwin mentioning to alter the situation and perception,…

A few nights ago, I went out for dinner with a friend for the first time in… I really can’t remember. We decided on a place in Chelsea where a friend works, to catch up over some food and a few drinks. Nothing crazy, as…

After discussing the thesis draft with key ITP folks, I moved forward with Magic Mapping (Holes for Sale).  I will approach the landscape elements, including soil (a vital/ endangered resource) and rocks (with their micro endoliths) as kin to humans in opposition to the anthropocentrism…