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Published in Prototypr

·Sep 25, 2017

What I’ve learned in the past six months at CIID

The end of July marks the half way point of my year at the Copenhagen Institute of Interaction design. The pace has been intense and relentless. In a very short amount of time, we have completed at least fifteen different design projects with more than a dozen instructors. We barely…

Design

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What I’ve learned in the past six months at CIID
What I’ve learned in the past six months at CIID
Design

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Published in CIID Final Project

·Sep 6, 2017

How do I decide on a final project topic?

CIID Final Project Week 1 — So it begins. This week we kicked off the 10-week individual final projects at the Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design. The sudden switch from group work to individual work is daunting and exciting. Here I am, the captain of my own project, steering myself into the foggy unknown. My project criteria First, I…

Ciid

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How do I decide on a final project topic?
How do I decide on a final project topic?
Ciid

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Published in Prototypr

·Jun 24, 2017

Prototyping Microinteractions Using Origami

How I iterated the interactions of a grid-based journaling app — During the Rapid Prototyping course at the Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design, I used Origami Studio by Facebook Design to prototype high fidelity microinteractions of a grid-based journaling app. Prototyping a Journaling App My inspiration came from the 100 Blocks Day post on the blog Wait But Why. An average 16 hour day can…

Origami

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Prototyping Microinteractions Using Origami
Prototyping Microinteractions Using Origami
Origami

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May 28, 2017

10 rules of filmmaking for design students

How I make videos for my design projects using The CPH Way — Filmmaking is an important tool in my toolbox to prototype and explain design concepts to peers, clients, and the public. Most design students make videos for their projects. However, the style and execution vary greatly. …

Design

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10 rules of filmmaking for design students
10 rules of filmmaking for design students
Design

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Published in Prototypr

·Mar 18, 2017

A Design Education in Books

My 2017 reading list to supplement my design education — One of the most impactful design books on my design education is Anthony Dunne and Fiona Raby’s Speculative Everything. My paradigms about the nature and function of design shifted as a direct result of reading Speculative Everything. I used to think that the only function of design is to create…

Books

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A Design Education in Books
A Design Education in Books
Books

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Published in Design Nation

·Jan 26, 2017

How to Build a Color Palette from Any Photo

Learn to steal colors like an artist — As designers, building a solid color palette is important when creating impressive visual designs. What if you can build a color palette from any inspiration photo? I recently learned a technique from Joshua Davis’s Computer Generated Graphics I course on Skillshare where I can build my own color palette from…

Design

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How to Build a Color Palette from Any Photo
How to Build a Color Palette from Any Photo
Design

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Sep 13, 2015

Of Mice and (Wo)Men

After the week 1 autonomous vehicle project, we are itching to finally start the Industrial Design Intense course. Our first project is to build computer mice models out of low density polyethylene foam. …

Design

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Of Mice and (Wo)Men
Of Mice and (Wo)Men
Design

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