Tag: cmu
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Me and Type
For six weeks I??????ve been studying typography. On occasion, I??????ve produced something halfway to halfway decent as a result of some happy accident or a course of placement and treatment that did not necessarily follow from any typographic prowess. In the words of own of my more honest classmates, ??????your type sucks.?????? Indeed, it does.…
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BusinessWeek Names CMU Top Design School
I just got word that the latest BusinessWeek features a section on the best design schools. CMU is listed. In an article titled The Talent Hunt, CMU also gets a mention. Intel is making big financial bets that design school programs like those at ASU, Carnegie Mellon, and Georgia Tech will provide fresh ideas. Nice…
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Mobile Project Paper Prototypes
For tomorrow’s class, which begins in six hours, my mobile project team will be presenting our paper prototypes. Again, if you haven’t been paying attention, we’re creating a mobile application to help people find a coffee shop. Our persona travels often and really likes coffee, but not just any coffee or coffee shop. Our man…
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Data Poster Critiqued by Ben Fry
After depriving myself of sleep and taking a chance that my poster would work it??????s way through the print queue in time for class (we were told to allow 48 hours and I submitted my job at 2 a.m.), I gladly hung my poster on the wall with everyone else during grad studio this afternoon.…
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668 Paths To Go
Although I spent all day working on my data visualization project, I’m still pretty much at square one, if you were to measure my current results by means of a finished project. I came into the studio late in the day to get some feedback to ensure I didn’t go down the wrong path and…