I was making biscotti this weekend. The dough was too dry, and I immediately thought maybe I was reading an AI-generated recipe. This first reaction bothered me—how can we ever know when something is authentic when the markers of authenticity…

First Things First manifesto was first written by Ken Garland in 1964 and updated in 1999. It pointed out that much of design talent is spent on advertising fast-moving consumer products, saturating the world with commercial messages. It argues designers…

Here’s a post about some technical structures. Let me know what you think! ———— In my previous blog, I referenced a prose essay that is visually scattered around a map of a physical location. How does my information scatter? Here…

I think I know what I’m doing now… until I change my mind again. First, there is a story to tell about aesthetics and power. I will do more research to figure out what I can say. Then, there is…

During the intensive lecture, I wrote down a quote from a book: “You cannot take away someone’s story without giving them a new one.” How inspiring, I thought. Professor Pedriali continued by saying she’s very worried, as this is an…

Freak show At the beginning of this semester, I tried to focus on high vs. low taste and give voice to the “low” aesthetics. In my last post, I said I wanted to use beauty in alternative worlds to inspire…

When I was a child, I enjoyed writing little fragments about the flowers, the smell of the wind, and the red brick walls. When I went to the beach, I enjoyed looking down, searching for shells and sea glasses. I…

My project: An artist’s book documenting a series of isolated objects. Each object will have a profile, images, a short piece of writing, and an interactive element to it. By objects, I need to decide if they are new things…

“Samhuinn Fire Festival is a modern re-imagining of an ancient Celtic festival, marking the darkened end of summer and upcoming rise of winter. ” said the website, with detailed handdrawn old winter god above the text, and friendly round buttons…

The boring post about money — It’s been 6 weeks since I started the programme. I’m really enjoying reading, learning, and hanging out with amazing people. I can feel myself changing, which is exciting. But I’m also changing in a…