Category: Design
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What is the experience?
Designers often argue about whether we’re designing an experience or designing for an experience, and ponder the more philosophical aspects of having an experience. Is an experience something designers shape? Is it something participants make? Arguably, every experience is unique. But if this is true, what do we mean when we talk about the experience?…
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Thoughts and Feedback on the UPMC Service Design Project
Last week during finals, the four teams from the Designing for Service class presented their process and solutions to the class and invited guests, which included folks from University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), for whom we were designing. During the presentation I took notes on what I thought were interesting ideas that were either…
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Service Design Deliverables
After 13 weeks of working with the UPMC Neurosurgery Clinic, directed by Dr. Amin Kassam, we have decided to produce a small communication design piece. Compared with other projects, which have mostly focused on technological solutions, producing a booklet feels a little uncomfortable. I catch myself thinking, “This is it?” Well, actually it’s not. In…
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Thesis Paper Abstract v3
After my Thanksgiving thesis paper writing blitz, I realized I needed to once again revise the abstract to more coherently attempt to express the aim of my paper. While I’m still not 100 percent happy with it, the following abstract represents my latest direction for my paper. It is difficult to talk about the design…
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Graphic design is art, says Paul Rand
I don’t know if this is new, but it was new to me and I just watched it. Paul Rand talks about graphic design, and says that design is art. I’m pretty sure I don’t agree with him, but it’s kind of interesting to hear his perspective and see the array of designs.