‘The Softness of Things’ Archive

[Softness] Create a connector

The idea of “connection” is something that has been a basis for my work as of late. I’ve thought about and researched what makes us connect, the idea of invisible connections and the dynamics that occur once a connection is made. In short, I feel very connected to the idea of, well, connection.
First, we were [...]

[Softness] Make a module

Creating a module, or even “something modular,” was more of a challenge to me than I thought it should have been. I have what I think is a full understanding of the concept of modules, but my struggle was with creating something modular as a design decision vs. creating something modular just to make it [...]

[Softness] Make a “thing”

For the first week of class, we were all given a personalized assignment, based on what we said we were interested in exploring combined with what we feel our weaknesses are. I was asked to create something that explored emotional connection and boundary but to also sketch out a clear plan or outline before I [...]