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The Final Mr. Man

I finished carving all the head on the 4-axis CNC. Because the CNC wasn't able to get into the little horns, I went in with the dremmel...

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Mr Man coming to life

Note: My wood has not yet arrived, but I will be doing the final head out of oak! 1. I started my ironing a piece of white cotton to...

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First Prototype

This week my goal was to try to carve the head with the 4-axis CNC. I used a 2" wide piece of pine dowel (home depot) because I couldn't...

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Modeling: Mr. Man (not official name)

Turn-around sketches of Mr. Man: - stiff fabric body - wooden head and pin legs - fabric details such as the collar, mustache, maybe a...

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Peg Doll Breaks the Internet

The first idea that popped into my head was making Kim Kardashian's "Break the Internet" cover picture into a minimalistic peg doll. My...

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The Power of Design

Tony Fidel brought up a point that I think is often overlooked: how poorly our world has been designed. With a closer look, it's easy to...

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Cas Holman

I loved Cas's work. Her ability to play as an adult is something I hope to capture throughout my life. I could not agree more with the...

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Audio Performance Reflection

I enjoyed our performance and the idea, but I wish we could've played around with the idea a little bit more and pushed its boundaries. I...

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The Secret Life of Color

I will admit that this podcast was not easy for me to listen to, probably because it was a podcast and not TV show. I expected her to...

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Building a Visual Language

I found it interesting that Airbnb had to think about their visual language through a global lens because it is an international product....

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Ilse Crawford

Many parts of this episode really resonated with me. For one I really appreciated her attention to the emotional and psychological...

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Beaper Recipe

Audio Performance concept: Because I am more interested in the physical real vs. the digital realm, I wanted to brainstorm a way to bring...