Monthly Archives: January 2013

After a week of reading, taking notes, asking questions and mind mapping, I came up with the following Thesis Proposal. I found shaping my ideas using the Problem-Question-Purpose framework very helpful.           Problem: Design for Social … Continue reading →

Use 400lb Baby project, do research about similar projects and come up with insights that add to the greater discourse on design for social impact.           (click to enlarge) – Talk about building trust. Hold interviews … Continue reading →

From Like to Act             (click to enlarge) -  What does it take for people to move from passively liking something to actually doing something, analyze our experience with 400lb Baby and compare to other … Continue reading →

Building Trust/ Lessening Apprehension in the Community When Working on a  Public Art/ Design for Social Change Project (click to enlarge) – Define public art/ design for social change – Forms of distrust/ apprehension that we encountered during the various … Continue reading →

1. Building trust/ lessening apprehension in the community when working on a  public art/ design for social change project. – Define public art/ design for social change – Forms of distrust/ apprehension that we encountered during the various stages of … Continue reading →

I did the free writing exercise after I had spent a lot of time mapping, thinking and rethinking one of my initial ideas – How to build trust/ lessen apprehension in the community related to public art/ design for social … Continue reading →

I found the following theses that dealt with: – The psychology of space and place – How a community can create a place from a space – The importance of cultivating empathy in the designers and the community Feavel, Michael … Continue reading →

DIRECTION 1: Use 400lb Baby project, do research about similar projects and come up with insights that add to the greater discourse on design for social impact. Here are my initial ideas. a.    Building trust/ lessening apprehension in the community … Continue reading →