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		<title>Interaction model</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 19:29:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Space</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:24:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This hastily spawned project was inspired by a reading a got to slip while backtracking to school, leaving me with 2.5 hours of extra transit since it was during &#8220;let&#8217;s-keep-the-hard-working-night-owls-away-from-their-soft-beds-for-even-longer&#8221; hour.
Inspiring excerpts from &#8220;Sensing a Dwelling.&#8221; The Green Imperative. written by Victor Papanek.
&#8220;Scientists tell us that we experience the world primarily through our eyes&#8230;We are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Physicality and embodiment public experiment</title>
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		<title>Physicality and embodiment</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In softness this week we have explored what physicality means and how to explore different aspects of this idea as it pertains to space.
The assignment is to create an object and a public experience within this theme. To challenge ourselves by stepping out of our box of comfortableness.
This week I am working with Carolina Vallejo [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Material</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Assignment this week is to make a material.
I was interested in weaving and creating a material that facilitated the acceptance of exposure to the elements and the embracement of deterioration.
This is a textile that begs to be weathered by the elements. Take enjoyment in the deterioration of your clothes and the  new compositions that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>sustainable project</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:59:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week our class was assigned two assignments, one was to create a project reflecting my relationship and/or thoughts regarding energy and sustainability. Second, to create a log of of the waste I produce through out the week and come up with some possible solutions to reduce it. This was a good project, it catapulted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>waste management</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I took note of the trash I produced for a week. I did so by taking photos and listing things in a .txt doc as I was discarding them. The &#8220;waste&#8221; chart is calculated by either instances of the event, such as toilet paper is calculated by how many times I went to the bathroom. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Duck system</title>
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This week in Softness of Things, we are focusing on systems. Split into groups, we are to design a system.
My group: Milena Silkerk, Jelani John and Elie Zananiri.
We ended up designing a game. Having 12 people in the class not including us, we will divide people into 3 groups of 4. Each one of those [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lamp Project &#8211; testing conductive inks</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:05:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Lamp Project &#8211; hooking modules to LED</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[For class this week, we needed to focus on connections. It made sense for Mike and I to continue with our lamp project. We had been talking about what medium to use to make the modules conductive through out the whole process and graphite, inks, leaf, and fabric came up. Graphite is highly resistive, so [...]]]></description>
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