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Midterm notes (Revised 1st draft thesis pitch)

Clearly articulated concept I'm creating a physical installation that produces an experience of misunderstanding. By encountering...

Prototype 6: Misunderstood the moon

Prototype 5: Moon-to-moon conversation

1st draft thesis pitch

Clearly articulated concept I'm creating an experience of misunderstanding in order to explore how human misunderstands the world and...

Written reflection #2

As mentioned briefly in my last post, the reading of 4 sides model of communication has inspired me to make my prototype 4, the beak...

Prototype 4: Beak mask

I read about this 4 Sides Model of Communication and got inspired to make a prototype of beak masks. Will elaborate in written reflection...

Week 4 0922: Presenting without words

Today's class was fun and full of surprise. We presented our prototypes in group of three in a new way: audiences will look at the...

Written reflection #1

On Thursday, we did a short presentation of our current research questions and prototypes to two groups. It went pretty well and I got a...

Assignment 0: Artist Research: Cai Guo-Qiang

Cai Guo-Qiang was born in 1957 in China, and lives and works in New York. His work is both scholarly and politically charged....

Assignment 0: Prototypes

To recap, my thesis pitch is: Topic: I am studying empathy in nonverbal human communication. Question: because I want to find out how is...

Assignment 0: Artist Statement

After graduating from college with a bachelor degree in industrial design in 2014, I’ve had three full-time jobs in very different...

Week 1 0903: Concept mapping

After discussion of the reading Remote Control, we mapped our key concept with more breakdowns in all the aspects of research. My new...

Week 1 0901: Research Question revision

In today's class, we posted our research question on the class Mural in the following form: 1. Topic: I am studying ____?_____ 2....

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