Published inDesign That Lasts 2022·Apr 5, 2022Carving Knives That LastBy Patricia Yu, Liz McDonough, Jiyeon Chun, Ian Lippincott WHY KNIVES? It has been stated that the knife is the “most reliable, useful and important tool in human history.” It is one of the “most ancient tools in our arsenal” and archaeologists have discovered sharp-edged tools that date as far…Design4 min readDesign4 min read
Sep 12, 2021Carnegie Museum Studio ExhibitionWEEK 1 Learning About the Exhibit This Fall, our Senior studio has collaborated with the Pittsburgh Carnegie Art Museum to create an out of the walls exhibition experience. With this project, we hope to extend the purpose and values of the exhibition Extraordinary Ordinary Things to a new audience. My journey starts with listening and conversing…Exhibition4 min readExhibition4 min read
Published inFuture Factory·May 9, 2021Testing Session TakeawaysWhat did you learn from the the testing session and how are your discoveries informing your final revisions? Document your steps on medium. For our testing session, some major takeaways was: People found it confusing that half the experience was on the interface while half was in physical. …2 min read2 min read
Published inFuture Factory·Apr 6, 2021Refining Learning Experience FrameworkToday’s meeting for our group was very productive were we were able to address creating more “knowledge clusters” within our game experience, pacing of the game, and visualizing our how learning models intertwine with the game experience journey that we had laid out before. These were our progress that was…4 min read4 min read
Published inFuture Factory·Mar 24, 2021Increasing memory and attention for our learnersFrom the Ambrose reading on Memory, I think it was very insightful learning about how important it is not just for learners to understand content but to also organize it in their minds. …3 min read3 min read
Published inFuture Factory·Mar 13, 2021Ambrose and Dirksen Models & TheoriesThe Dirksen reading was really interesting as it included many graphs and models that helped understand the theories of what the author was describing. Especially the bike metaphor really stayed with me because I was able to think back to many occasions in my own past experiences and even current…2 min read2 min read
Published inFuture Factory·Feb 27, 20214MAT System & FramingThe McCarthy reading helped our team rethink about what ‘sustainability’ can mean for our learners and what might impact them the most. It allowed us to focus from the more outcome based direction that we had previously, such as providing learners with the platform to find resources that the school…3 min read3 min read
Published inFuture Factory·Feb 15, 2021Hello! What do we want to explore?Our team consists of Patricia, Christianne, and Laurel, and we want to focus on exploring how we can create a more sustainable and flexible learning experience through fostering a collaborative community. Through researching more on our main stakeholders, including sustainability advocates that would act as mentors or facilitators in helping…1 min read1 min read
Oct 24, 2020Designing for Personal SafetyWhat does personal safety mean to me? When you see this questions, what’s the first thing that comes to your mind? Perhaps the PPEs that we wear during a pandemic, or the iconic protective wear that comes in orange, or even the equipment you wear you wear when riding a bike. On Wikipedia, personal safety means: “Safety…Personal Safety8 min readPersonal Safety8 min read
Sep 6, 2020Improving the Experience of A Common Task — On the Go Meal EditionIntroduction When you search up the words, ‘food containers’ in your search engine, what kind of images you get? Now try to focus on one that you think is extremely intriguing. If you couldn’t, then what you are experiencing is seeing a market of products that are lacking their own “culture”…Cmu16 min readCmu16 min read
