

My Thoughts on Pattern
For this week's design activity, we were instructed to devise a single element, such as a dot, diamond, squiggle, square or motif and...
TED Talk Transparency Extra Credit Quiz
This TED Talk explores the technologies driving the new transparency and the knowledge they could deliver. Deb Roy gave this enlightening...
TED Talk Grid Extra Credit Quiz
This TED Talk proposed an idea to eliminate traffic gridlocks by implementing "smart roads," even smarter public transportation, and...
TED Talk Pattern Extra Credit Quiz
This TED Talk discussed how we can be deceived by optical illusions and why we see what we do. Color enables us to see the similarities...
TED Talk Texture Extra Credit Quiz
This TED Talk discussed haptics technology, technology we use with our hands. Our sense of touch is very important. We use this sense...
TED Talk Color Extra Credit Quiz
This TED Talk discussed how the human eye sees colors. Our eyes' see frequency waves, high frequency waves appear to look violet, while...


My Thoughts on Font Creation
For this week's design activity, we were instructed to create a custom typeface that resembles our handwriting using either Metafonts or...


My Thoughts on Designing A New Classroom Module
For this week's design activity, we were instructed to design a Saint Joseph's University Communications classroom module of the future....


My Thoughts on Hierarchy
For this week's design activity, our objective was to create a poster designed around 10 facts about ourselves. I enjoyed this design...


My Thoughts on Creating My First Notan
According to Merriam-Webster, a notan is the combination of lights and darks especially as used in Japanese art : the design or pattern...