December 2008
6 posts
Signing off...
Kate Pemberton and Amy Palit work on their final issue of the New Idiom. Photo:Jordan Fischer
As this is my last article as co-editor of the New Idiom, I wanted to write something brilliant and profound. However, it may only be an out-pouring of my thoughts and ideas for anyone who cares.
It is interesting to see how students mature and change as they go through the ranks of ID. It may be...
Make-to-Know product workshop
Wrapping up a semester of sketching, model-making and computer-modeling, Dale Fahnstrom’s product workshop gave their final presentations. There was a range of project topics: improving the lives of renters, connecting life and work, divining the third place and bikes in the city. Students designed a variety of furniture and bike accessories. It was exciting to see a concept evolve throughout the...
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New IDer: Sara Jo Johnson
Photo: Amy Palit
Please quickly introduce yourself in a quick sentence.
Sara Jo Johnson
Where are you from? Major, age, etc.
I recently hailed from the South—quaint Savannah—but actually have midwestern roots: Minnesotan. In my early twenties, I relocated to San Francisco and gradually became an adult over the next 10+ years. I have a BA in Journalism and have written in many capacities....
Observing Users
After a semester’s worth of observing a series of places and people, the Observing Users class culminated in a final presentation. Individuals as well as teams of students presented findings from a month-long observation project. Note-taking, sketching, photographing and filming are methods utilized by students to collect data of a specific place or site. Key insights and design...
Design within constraints: CTA bus product...
Guests from the CTA, including George Aye (2nd from right) and IDEO discuss the project and presentation
Photos: Lise Lynam
Marty Thaler’s product workshop concluded this week with a final presentation to the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) and some colleagues from IDEO. The goal of the workshop was ambitious: Help George Aye, lead designer at CTA, design the city’s next...
Extreme designing vs wearing multiple hats
Since August, I’ve been working on a project in an office on the 4th floor. I sit in front of a 30” LCD screen working on wireframes and product roadmaps for the majority of the day.
People walk by and comment on the screen “holy @#$%, that’s the biggest screen ever!” — “You are kinda like OZ controlling the world in front of that huge thing”. ...