The October issue of Southwest Airlines Spirit magazine features innovative work at Carnegie Mellon University. The key ingredient: human understanding. The article mentions work involving Jodi Forlizzi and has this excellent description of John Zimmerman: Perhaps fittingly, Zimmerman does not look like your average Carnegie Mellon professor. Unlike most of the paunchy, bearded, and semi-distracted [...]
Oct 09, 2008 | Categories: Design | Tags: Carnegie Mellon, cmu, Jodi Forlizzi, John Zimmerman, MetaMe, Thesis Project | 2 Comments »
My thesis paper explores the thinking aspect of design to understand what it is designers actually do so that we can understand our value and communicate it to others. To this end, I read several books, including The Design Way, The Reflective Practitioner, How Designers Think, and Thoughtful Interaction Design. In addition, I reference The [...]
Feb 19, 2008 | Categories: Portfolio | Tags: design process, design thinking, Jodi Forlizzi, thesis, Thesis Paper | 10 Comments »