Kate McLeaninProtection Through IdentityThe Things We Wearan analysis of formOct 12, 2016Oct 12, 2016
Kate McLeanPattern Explorations & Reaction-Diffusion ModelsIn short, no pattern is an isolated entity. Each pattern can exist in the world only to the extent that is supported by other patterns: the…Oct 7, 20161Oct 7, 20161
Kate McLeaninProtection Through IdentityLet the exploration begin!For this first full week of research, I want to expand my literature resources and investigate various species that could inform my designs…Sep 29, 2016Sep 29, 2016
Kate McLeaninProtection Through IdentityHoppin’ into some frog investigationsMoving into my second week of research, I decided to focus on organisms that uses aposematic coloration strategies and are also prone to…Sep 29, 2016Sep 29, 2016
Kate McLeaninProtection Through IdentityThesis — A Work in ProcessThe rewards of finally getting to conduct my own research on a topic of my choosing have made themselves starkly apparent. I feel energized…Sep 19, 2016Sep 19, 2016
Kate McLeanOn WalkingThe other night, I took a walk through the city at night. I crossed over the 10th street bridge from the Southside and began wandering…Feb 9, 2016Feb 9, 2016
Kate McLeanReflectionEven after completing the M.A. in Design program at CMU, I still felt like an anthropologist masquerading in the world of the designer…Dec 16, 2015Dec 16, 2015
Kate McLeanAvoiding Surveillance Through Analog TechnologiesThese readings got me thinking about the military and the various ways technologies and data can creating vulnerabilities in a country’s…Nov 19, 2015Nov 19, 2015
Kate McLeanMappingWhile reading Timo’s dissertation, I was drawn to one of the diagrams in particular. Figure 9 on page 22 shows an infinite cycling between…Nov 1, 2015Nov 1, 2015