notebooks

We had an open assignment about self reflection today. I never make my own covers for my notebooks it's always through found "art", but for this assignment I did. Since mini-notebook making has been a three year obsession of mine.

play

error

almost lucky

favourite piano part

lost

children's stories

confused heads1

confused heads2

confused heads3

IBLYARC Poster

They decided that they wanted to get their word out there as fast as possible, so a quick poster was drafted and sent to all subdivisions in North America. Originally meant to be a quick poster to disseminate information to local youth groups the deadline kept getting pushed and it ended up taking months before we were able to send it out. Although not within my plans, the logo, too, was eventually derived from the poster.

and yes, I'm swamped.

Final model begins

I'm starting to build my final model for the project now. I estimate two full weeks of work, but we'll see. On the outside, there won't be many changes.. at first glance, I think many people will assume that I am simply rebuilding what I had done five weeks ago, but the devil is in the details and the changes, albeit small, are necessary technical adjustments.


Today's problem: Finding a thick large sprocket with a small hole.

Onward ho!

Aureline Tu

Aureline Tu, a Carleton Alumni came today as a guest speaker. She talked about her work and process. She's young and successful as an industrial designer! Although she doesn't tell us about the amount of hard work it takes to be where she is today, I can tell you (as Bill Nye once told me) that there are no big breaks in life, just little ones so you have to keep going and work hard, always.

Victor Margolin: Design and the Risk of Change

Here are my notes for Victor Margolin's keynote lecture on Design and the Risk of Change. I found it interesting, and tried to scribble as much as I could, but the bottom line was that change is inevitable, and as it is a "risk" because these changes may involve unknown factors, today, it is (even more so important for) up to designers to step up to the plate and adapt their skillset to building a better society --rather than just designing products.

People with disabilities

I visited a village today, after a successful user testing with individuals with disabilities. And then, we met a whole other cohort of individuals with disabilities that we could not address the needs of. Saving the world isn't easy.

Leg sacrifice

I sleep under a mosquito net to keep mosquitoes (and malaria) out. Except, when the mosquito is on the INSIDE of the net, breathing the same air you do, I get really paranoid...especially when it buzzes you, or you think it's going to bite you all night long. So I have to distract it away from my face and ears by feeding it my leg. I mean, if you are going to take a bite, take it from there.

Things on backs on bikes

In Uganda, everyone rides a bicycle or motorbike. And then, they all come up with inventive/dangerous ways to carry more things than they should on their vehicles. Here's just a few, but believe me, nothing is too large or heavy to carry on the back of a bicycle.

and then the Cactus said

The landscape of Uganda is full of green islands in yellow savanna with immense cactus trees, and all I can think of is how it would like a hug.

Colours of the wind

The windows are open. We are cruising through the African savanna. The wind running through your hair is such a great feeling.