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Wearables, Wk 7: Construction, Cont.
Continuing exploring construction. I bought a couple of paper lanterns and used their design as inspiration. I took some of the 20 gauge wire and taped it in a spiral to the muslin mockup. The effect was more hoop skirt … Continue reading
Wearables, Wk 6: Construction Experimentation
This past week I bought some muslin and cords and tried my hand at the shirring technique. Shirring creates channels in the fabric to create puffs – think of poofy disney ball gowns. I went to Pacific Trimming in the … Continue reading
Social Hacking, Assignment 3
What is considered the “norm” on the internet? What does it meant that most sites are in cool colors with san serif fonts? How can we change it? subvert it? What if a different set of aesthetic norms were used … Continue reading
Wearables, Wk 5: First Prototype
Went to mood, got fabric swatches of black fleece, reflective and this lilac mesh I liked. Then I went to PS fabric and got some muslin, silver lamé and black microfleece to experiment with. Started by playing around with different draping … Continue reading
RWET, Assignment 2: Storm Warnings
CONCEPT: I was excited to get to the point of learning mashups – goes back to Hartford’s point about juxtapositions being at the heart of poetry. When I was going through the mashup exercises, I was reminded of this time … Continue reading
Temp Expert, Wk 5: It’s great when the expert is your friend
I mentioned earlier that when I was assigned biodiversity that my mind immediately jumped to coral, and I credit this to the fact that my childhood friend (soon to be Dr. Sarah Gignoux-Wolfsohn) is studying White Band Disease for her … Continue reading
Wearables, Wk 3: Deeper into Brainstorming and Concept Building
What do you want to happen to the human beings that use the objects you make? 1. What is the purpose of the artifact you are designing? It’s purposes is to create a private experience for someone, even when within … Continue reading
Wearables, Wk 3: Objects and Their Lives Assignment
What is your anchor? Hiding in Plain Sight Describe in 1 paragraph your project. [note: I realize this is not one paragraph. sry.] – what are its key qualities – what does it do? who is it for? – how … Continue reading
Social Hacking, Assignment 2
When I first started spending time on the internet as an adolescent, I was intrigued by the possibilities of interacting in chat rooms filled with anonymous strangers or going on sites like NeoPets. The internet allowed me to meet people … Continue reading
Temp Expert, Wk 4
This week I decided to delve deeper into my research on coral reefs. Now, normally I wouldn’t advocate Wikipedia for serious research but I find that Wikipedia is great for exploratory practices. So, I opened the article on coral reefs … Continue reading