maps

Maps of Perception – Water

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In 2008 I started a project focused on hand drawn maps. I am fascinated by perception, and how personal background and geography shape what we know and how we convey our experiences. I’ve conducted a number of perception mapping exercises, collecting maps from people around the world via Amazon Mechanical Turk, and have decided to … Maps of Perception – Water

Gesture Board: Tomo

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Why is skateboard grip always additive? With Tomo I routed three different topographic depths into the surface of the deck. The end result is map that functions as a grip. I’m excited for the next attempt at this technique. I’d like to do some known topographies and experiment in using plyboo as the base material. Tomo is made of plywood, hand-routed and hand painted with Gouache.

tanBoard

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Whiteboards are great for rough sketching of ideas, but they make it hard to move ideas around.  Sticky notes are well suited for resorting ideas, but use large amounts of paper and often lose their stick-value if needed for longer projects.  I created tanBoard to explore a hybrid concept.  TanBoard is a magnet board with … tanBoard

Spin Theory

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Knowledge transfer through spinning Spin Theory is an exploration of ‘knowledge transfer’ as it applies to design through the creation and mapping of 66 spinning tops. As a human race, we know a lot. How do we transfer this knowledge? What does knowledge transfer mean for design? Spin theory explores these questions via the creation … Spin Theory

Personal Maps

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For 17 days in October / November 2007 I made a hand-drawn map of my day. The maps were not to scale but reflected my geographic whereabouts according to my perception of their importance. I made an overlay with all of the maps, and added the colors digitally. I presented the full map and three … Personal Maps