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I found the Kevin Lynch book Image of the City on Google (well parts of it at least). He suggests that the mental image we have of our home towns depends on if the place offers a richly-detailed and well-defined experience. My latest idea for a thesis project is based on pattern recognition in ourContinue reading “Image of the city on googlebooks”

For thousands of years, artists and designers have captured the essence of a place through their work. In my thesis work I intend to explore how art and design can be used to help people have a unique experience of a place, and thus be moved to preserve it’s authenticity. The unique sensory experience ofContinue reading “Thesis statement as of now”

We need to distribute a survey to everyone in the MFA to see what their needs are. We could have questions like: 1. what were your expectations of the MFA communications design program and have they been met? Why/why not? 2. Do you feel that there is still confusion among MFA students as to theContinue reading “Survey for MFA students”

We are running into some obstacles while framing the problem. We originally wanted to alleviate the confusion between the two different programs. The MFA is a brand-new program and developing it’s identity, while the MS has been in the process of mutating into something completely new as well. Neither program has a strong identity, andContinue reading “Framing the problem”

This week we are determining the needs of students and faculty to create a unified community spirit between the two departments. We distributed a questionnaire to students and faculty, and hopefully will have enough responses by Monday or tuesday. This is the initial sketch of a logo for our group: msfa

This video from Social Design site caught my attention because of the succession of images and words. The type animation in the beginning and end of the video is disconnected from the overall feel, and could probably be eliminated or replaced in some way that ties in with the image sequence.

In our last meeting as a group, we began discussing the possibilities for communities to focus our efforts on. Newark is a great example of a place to focus large-scale projects such as the Brixton Village example, but we started realizing that we need to start close to home. A couple of us suggested thatContinue reading “Framing the problem for Community Building”

Couldn’t agree more with this quote from the Design Taxi interview with Hyperakt studios: “Traveling is the best way to widen your field of vision. Every bit of new cultural expression is inspiring: landscapes, cityscapes, urban art, classical and modern architecture, and food.” Living in another country is the best education because you can reallyContinue reading “On travel”

I have been thinking about pop-up stores and their possibilities to invigorate a community, and especially activate the creative life in an area. My first thought was to find an old abandoned warehouse building (I know there’s one covered in graffiti near PS1 in Queens), have Bloomberg give tax breaks so that artists and craftspeopleContinue reading “Community building”

A mood board created from photography of the Rivington/Bowery area, containing typography, colors and the tactile experience of the place.