Cartesian coordinate system with gumdrops and paper clips
Visualizing the Cartesian coordinate system with gumdrops and paper clips.
ITP
My graduate school was the Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) at New York University. ITP’s mission is to explore the imaginative use of communications technologies—how they might augment, improve, and bring delight, utility and meaning into people’s lives. Students earn a terminal Master’s degree after two years of intensive technical, creative and conceptual work.
Blizzard Biomechanics (aka snow angels)
During the recent blizzard, I had a chance to explore the snow covered city. The artists of the Italian renaissance
Nerd PSA on Portlandia
This “Nerd PSA” on Portlandia caused some outrage online. Does the “fake geek girl” archetype exist, or are they also allowed
Penny Arcade – Fake Geek Girls
On the topic of “fake geek girls”, this PA comic sums the emotional backlash in response to the stereotype. [Penny
Design a Data Service
Group project to design two different data services. Assignment: Come up with two ideas for a data service, with no
Whole Foods Line
An assignment at NYU’s ITP to observe interactions in public spaces. The Whole Foods in Union Square is very busy
Wireframe of a data-visualization
Group project: Wireframe of a data-visualization to improve wonder.cdc.gov. Props to Shilpan who did the visuals! Assignment: Look at the CDC
Data Mashup
Assignment: in a group, brainstorm two ideas, each of which imagines using two data sources to create a third, combined
