This week I attempted to make an attaching piece for my iPhone that would amplify the volume. You might be familiar with the amplifying trick of placing the speaker area of your phone in a cove-shape space (cupped hand, or, just a cup). The design I came up with references to seashells, and I’m curious to find out whether or not some of the properties I hypothesize are related will indeed change the quality of […]
In this week’s exercise, I experimented with depth of focus and polarization. For depth of field, we learned that the amount of focus in the depth of field is determined by the aperture setting. The smaller the aperture the longer the range of focus. So, I took two photos, the first is with the smallest aperture on my camera (I believe it was 4.6): In the second photo, the aperture is completely open (29): For […]
Over the course of the semester, I had the great pleasure of working on a fantastic assistive tech project, in collaboration with the Byun Lab @ NYU and three other partners: Heather Campbell, Helen Carey and Celine Wu. Together, we continued a project which had initially started two years ago, developing a tool for speech therapists and their patients which will help people who have a difficult time pronouncing the “R” sound. In a nutshell, this is done […]
This past weekend I was sent to experience a new part of New York. For me it was indeed a new place, and without a doubt a place I will return to sooner than later. This bookstore is a true gem in the heart of Prospect park neighborhood, located on Vanderbilt off Bergen st., Brooklyn. Being a book lover and book designer, I feel like this experience was a perfect fit. The actual shop is […]