Monthly Archives: February 2013

•    While I had big ideas about changing community’s perceptions, Prof. Susan Falls looked at the topic as a researcher and she could immediately identify the potential problems – lack of solid evidence for the premise that people from the … Continue reading →

Prof. Susan Falls Interview Feb. 21, 2013, SCAD, Arnold Hall Background: Prof. Susan Falls is a professor in the Liberal Arts department at SCAD (http://www.scad.edu/general-education/faculty.cfm). She is an anthropologist and has done extensive research on the hand-painted signs in Savannah. … Continue reading →

Armstrong , Helen. Stojmirovic, Zvezdana. Participate, Designing with User-Generated Content. New York: Princeton Architectural Press , 2011. Print. The book discusses four different aspects of participatory design – Community, Modularity, Flexibility and Technology. It provides numerous use cases, has interviews … Continue reading →

After a new round of mind-mapping and free writing I was able to further narrow my topic.  Below is my Concept Map and my Problem-Question-Purpose summary. I realize it still needs work and I will appreciate any comments and suggestions. … Continue reading →