Tag: Health

Circles of Exclusion

Circles contain. They unify. They’ve come to symbolize harmony, wholeness, cycles, woman, eternity and more. Image from Kat Holmes’s book, Mismatch: How Inclusion Shapes Design They also exclude. I’ve been reading Kat Holmes’s book, Mismatch: How Inclusion Shapes Design and because of Kat, circles have new meaning. What is inclusion? Merriam-Webster defines inclusion in a…… Continue reading Circles of Exclusion

The Truthful Art: Math, Science, The Mind — Oh My!

Literacy, Articulacy, Numeracy, and Graphicacy Confession: I am one of those designers who is “terrified by math and science”. In fact, I’ll admit last week I had a bit of a math and science panic while trying to complete a weekly assignment. Still, I’m not sure it is without good reason. As well as I…… Continue reading The Truthful Art: Math, Science, The Mind — Oh My!

Crossroads: This Idea or That Idea?

What do you do when you started down one path and all of a sudden another reveals itself?  Just before Thanksgiving break, I found myself researching two ideas. I knew this wasn’t efficient but I felt compelled to explore the second idea more after the interviews I had conducted. Five interviews later I found that…… Continue reading Crossroads: This Idea or That Idea?

Designing Innovation: Teamwork, Prototypes and Feedback

Creating the Education Kitchen kit Prototype This is when our team really shined. Laura, Mackenize, Maria and I went full-on to design a prototype for our presentation last week. Laura especially took ownership designing the look and feel of Education Kitchen. I helped to guide and tweak a few things with the type and colors…… Continue reading Designing Innovation: Teamwork, Prototypes and Feedback