Science & Tech
As designers, one of the most common traps while creating solutions for a client is assuming that you operate on the same wavelength as them. While designing for children, one must consider the difference in psychology, motor skills, and logic development as shown by UX designer Andrew Smyk: I have
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To learn more about what its like to drive with children, I sat down with some of the survey respondents to gather specific stories. I was able to connect with three parents with varying social backgrounds, ages, and number of children. What was the best long car ride with kids
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Generative AI is seemingly more common than ever. As designers, it's often at least at the back of our minds. I had heard that generative AI is bad for the environment, so I wanted to find out how exactly it is. The UNEP (2025) and MIT News'
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After being told by our contacts at ODNR that the Alum Creek State Park Beach is constantly facing littering problems, I looked for information on how litter affects wildlife in those types of areas. Excerpts from National Geographic (2016) As the oceans fill with plastic debris, hundreds of marine species
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Trying to think of ways to get people to relate more personally to the problem of littering, I looked into the effects of plastic pollution on human health. Excerpts from Greenpeace (2025) 99% of plastics are made from fossil fuels, and they are harmful at every stage of the plastics
Opinion
Context of the Problematic Think about the worst car ride you’ve ever had. Spilled drinks, missed stops, distracted driving, arguments, whining, and a whole cascade of vile memories may arise. If you are a parent you've probably experienced some or all of these while carting around your
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While discussing waste management with Tracey Coe of ODNR, she pointed our group to the following article on successful anti-littering campaigns around the world by Zero Waste Scotland (2023). Excerpts from Zero Waste Scotland (2023) A finely-tuned litter prevention campaign gets people talking. It tackles the challenge of changing behaviour,
Arts & Lifestyle
Nursery rhymes and children's sing-a-longs have been an effective way to calm down and entertain children. However, with the improvement of child psychology practices and mood monitoring tools, the methods available to designers for creating child-oriented products have never been more precise. One key example is with "
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Overview In the beginning of our research, the Local Loops team was, well, in a loop. The thing was, we didn’t really have a problem. There was no direction given. We had amazing partners and plenty of resources but no clue what was going on. All we knew was
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During the month of September, the Local Loops team carried out primary research across nine different focus areas. These included site visits, interviews, and a make method. Although not every member was a part of each area, we shared all of our research, data, and insights to form a cohesive
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This survey was sent to 179 businesses and 1,820 individuals on NDC's mailing list. We received 25+ responses but many of them ended up being unfinished. Ultimately, this data was synthesized from 6 businesses and 9 individuals. The goal of this survey was to discover unmet needs
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I chose this specific article because I wanted to look at the circular economy with a feminist lens. In my time as a Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality major, we studied how gender impacts everything and the circular economy is no exception. It is a fact that shopping, cooking, caring,