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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text disable_pattern="true" align="left" margin_bottom="0"]At CMU, and especially in the design department, we pride ourselves on being interdisciplinary* - in the approaches we use, in the people we work with, and in the results we …
A couple of months ago I went to a talk by Charles Jencks at the Carnegie Museum of Art about Maggie Centres. I had never heard of this before but due to recent events, it …
Time, Motion, and Communication I referred to this class as Time and Emotion for most of the semester because of the finger cramps, anxiety, and eye strain that went into the class. However, it was an …
I’m constantly overwhelmed, underwhelmed, and confused by the changes within the “app system” that currently exists and the constant modifications to workflow that don’t seem to actually lead to any greater productivity. The new …
I have spent the last week in perpetual frustration attempting to figure out how to "re-brand" myself. I've done numerous design exercises, compiled all of my previous "branding" work, and whiteboarded until the dogs …
Last year, in an endeavor to better organize myself I started furiously documenting all of my freelance work. I actually attempted to sort through the "dump folder" I had created. I revisited the folder …
Backplane creates a social media platforms for communities. The concept centeres around "walled gardens" and creating a safe space for people to discover interests and interact with others exploring those interests. I worked as …
It's funny how things move in slow motion as you're going through them but seem to speed up when you realize how much time has passed. Second semester of grad school seemed like a …
I’ll be the first to admit: I have a problem… with sketchbooks. I have recently found myself accruing a collection of sketchbooks from various places. To collect sketchbooks casually is one thing, but I …
With the large amount of expertise and years of experience I have in design (not), I have formulated a simple theory: everything is a cycle. Ok, yes I know it’s not ground-breaking. It’s not even …
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