I am a Designer who does big "D" Design.Design--in the broad sense, spans beyond aesthetic styling and gets back to the essential definition--to plan. Through the use of an explicit design process, I discover new insights and reframe problems in order to shape artifacts, services, and systems that provide the conditions for meaningful experiences.
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UCDA Engagement Project on Suicide Prevention
Each year, the University and College Designers Association (UCDA) elicits designers to support a social issue. Voluntarily, our team chose to address the proposed engagement challenge of suicide prevention. Utilizing a collaborative design process, we developed a guerilla-style... continue reading» |
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Hawthorne Community Center: Design Research Project
Through a partnership between Hawthorne Community Center and the Herron Visual Communication MFA program, our class was asked to identify ways for improving the efficacy of the community center. To achieve this goal we drew upon... continue reading» |
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AIGA Chicago Co-Design Workshop
Under the lead of Pamela Napier and Lee Vander Kooi, select Herron School of Art & Design graduate students partnered with AIGA Chicago, Growing Home, and various local designers for the main purpose of teaching co-design approaches through practical application... continue reading» |
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