May 17, 2021Playground StartupDigital Service Innovation | Spring 2021 — We are to develop a start-up company under the requirement that it be a digital service. Students will pitch their ideas at the end of the semester in an Innovation Showcase to potential investors. …Design Thinking22 min readDesign Thinking22 min read
May 5, 2021Kiyoshi Awazu: AnimationMy Design Hero Pt 3 | Communications Studio Spring 2021 — Create a 1-minute video animation with your design hero as the subject. This is the third part to the Design Hero Project. See Part I: Poster Here. See Part II: Booklet Here. Sound AAAAAAHHHH I knew beforehand that finding voice recordings and interviews would be near impossible because I had spent…Animation14 min readAnimation14 min read
Mar 12, 2021Kiyoshi Awazu: Booklet & Mobile ExperienceMy Design Hero Pt 2 | Communications Studio Spring 2021 — We are to gather, curate and craft text, images, typography and several other elements to create a booklet that tells the best story of your design hero and their work. Then we are to create a mobile experience as a complement to the booklet. This is the second part to the…Design14 min readDesign14 min read
Feb 17, 2021Kiyoshi Awazu: PosterMy Design Hero | Communications Studio Spring 2021 — We are to find and research our design hero, and design an informational poster for someone who knows nothing about them. We will gather, curate and craft text, images and typography that best tell the story of the hero and their work. I was really excited and intimidated to begin…Design12 min readDesign12 min read
Published inResearch Methods 2021·Feb 9, 2021Speed Dating ReflectionResearch Methods Spring 2021 | Maggie Ma My Method — Rose, Thorn, Bud Rose, thorn, bud is a framework for identifying the positive (rose), the potential (bud), and the negative/problem (thorn). …Design Thinking2 min readDesign Thinking2 min read
Published inResearch Methods 2021·Feb 7, 2021Rose, Thorn, BudDesign Research Methods Spring 2021 | Maggie Ma I chose to study the Rose, thorn, bud research method because it’s actually an activity my friends and I use often to update each other and stay connected in our group chat. Every night, we list our day’s rose (the good things…Research Methods2 min readResearch Methods2 min read
Dec 16, 2020Products Mini Fall 2020Understanding Form & Context — Final Video Project I: Similar but Different SketchbookProduct Design3 min readProduct Design3 min read
Dec 8, 2020Clarendon Typeface VideoCOMMUNICATIONS MINI FALL 2020 | PROJECT IV **This project is a continuation of my last project: Clarendon Typeface Spread.** We are to create a 60-second video that highlights the unique characteristics and personality of our typeface by using sequence and motion to visually describe and compare the various forms and…Graphic Design10 min readGraphic Design10 min read
Nov 24, 2020Clarendon Typeface SpreadCOMMUNICATIONS MINI FALL 2020 | PROJECT III To explore typesetting, we are to create a two-page spread that introduces the reader to our selected typeface. I chose Clarendon because I was immediately attracted to its thick, bold serifs and playful ball terminals. Research We were to write a one to two…Typeface12 min readTypeface12 min read
Nov 10, 2020Visual Hierarchy: Women of BroadwayCOMMUNICATIONS MINI FALL 2020 | PROJECT II Project Background We are to explore visual hierarchy by creating a poster for a local Pittsburgh event. My event is Live from the West Side: Women of Broadway Concert Series presented by the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. Constraints 8.5 x 11-inch paper, vertical orientation, content in text…Graphic Design17 min readGraphic Design17 min read
