Yeshim's BlogEnquiry: How has human land use transformed Earth’s surface over time, and how can we visualize this change in a way that makes its scale and impact more understandable? This project explores a shift from natural to agricultural land through icon-based patterns that represent real-world land area. At the beginning of Unit 3, I came […]
MAGCD Symposium Visuals on critical topics like environmental harm often fail to connect with audiences. Abstract presentations of complex data can make the issue feel distant, turning viewers into passive observers instead of active participants. So I was trying to find ways to make data visible and relatable I came across a book called Speculative […]
Reowning the Damage: Giving Abstract Data a Physical Form The dominant culture in the global north, often called the “culture of uncare” is weakening our natural ability to care about the long-term consequences of our actions. This culture promotes a lifestyle shaped by a globalized, deregulated economy where polluters rarely face consequences, short-term profits take […]
1. Colomina, B. and Wigley, M. (2016). Are we human? : notes on an archaeology of design. Zürich, Switzerland: Lars Mul̈ler, pp.96–101. In their book “Are We Human?: Notes on an Archaeology of Design,” the authors argue that design aspires to redefine humanity. We inhabit an era where everything is designed, enveloped in countless layers […]
Enquiry My passion for nature and science shapes my identity, and I see climate change as a pressing issue that I wish to explore further in my work. Coming from an engineering background, I possess the skills to comprehend and analyze data, enabling me to uncover hidden water footprints in various products and foods. My […]
Documents of Legislation (with Abbi Fletcher) Group Project / Group members: Yesim, Greta, Nikunj Paris Agreement As a group, we closely studied the Paris Agreement, a crucial global pact aimed at tackling climate change. This agreement, agreed upon by 196 countries during the UN Climate Change Conference in 2015, is a significant step towards addressing […]
Draft 1 Process I started learning Adobe After Effects from scratch for the Methods of Iterating Project, focusing on motion graphics. It’s a bit tricky, with a learning curve that felt overwhelming at first, even after I got comfortable with the interface. Unlike Photoshop or Illustrator, After Effects needs a deeper understanding of animation principles […]
Tool: After Effects / Motion Design I started learning Adobe After Effects from scratch with focusing on motion graphics. It’s a bit tricky, with a learning curve that felt overwhelming at first, even after I got comfortable with the interface. Unlike Photoshop or Illustrator, After Effects needs a deeper understanding of animation principles and video […]
Original Text:The Street by Perec, Georges (page 5, section 2) I saw two blind people in the Rue Linné. They were walking holding one another by the arm. They both had long, exceedingly flexible sticks. One of the two was a woman of about fifty, the other quite a young man. The woman was feeling […]