Business
Cafes in Columbus are adopting a reusable cup library for it's patrons to cut down on single use cups. The company, Okapi Reusables, has reached central Ohio and engaged the CORC with their program through downloading an app at participating coffee counters to participate. The Central Ohio Reuse
Science & Tech
The Cleveland Museum of Art holds an interactive exhibit that utilizes some really unique technology. The exhibit promotes touch-free interaction with the audience to explore art. The attractions use movement and face recognition as a tool to create your own forms of digital art. These technologies offer a unique
Arts & Lifestyle
To gain a better understanding of mindfulness practices, I went to a candlelight Yoga session provided by the North Recreation Center at The Ohio State University. The class utilizes deep breathing practices and a vin-yin style yoga flow. This practice will help me understand a type of practice that
Business
I am curious in exploring the buisness behind wellness practices, specifically luxury spas. This article shared the idea of luxury and how it might be changing with the increase of people perceiving wellness as a necessity. This related to my capstone because of how companies may market off of these
Special Interest
For my primary research I started off with observation. The first observation location I went to was The Germain Honda of Dublin. I went here as a group with my Honda capstone members and the reason we went here is because we felt like as students we would be able
Arts & Lifestyle
I was interested at looking at my capstone project though a broader lens. I was curious to find poems that explored a sense of peace, to think about the author's word choice and key aspects that come up when describing an experience poetically. This seemed relevant to my
Science & Tech
This article explores the psychology of roller coasters, what makes them exciting to us and how they affect people. I wanted to explore this because it is an example of another seated experience that people of all ages enjoy. I think it related to my capstone to think about the
Opinion
Imagine you’re on a long car ride, everything is calm, the highway has a soothing tone, and the backseat is quiet. You suddenly hit traffic, the car erupts with noise with a child blurting out, “are we there yet?!”. Then a toddler starts crying after their toy slips between
Arts & Lifestyle
I explored the exhibition of Takashi Murakami and the Cleveland Museum of Art. I discovered more about his flat style work utilizing bright colors, patterns, with symbolic characters that are influenced by historical events and Japanese tradition. I am profiling this to get inspiration about style, pattern, color, and craft
Special Interest
The ideas of color theory suggests that colors can invoke emotions in their audience. Some colors can present feelings of peace, while others can create more high powered emotions. This is relevant to my capstone project because I am exploring creative ways to express calm in the car. How might
Special Interest
I looked into meditation, exploring this practice through the historical and religious lens as well as a method for improving health. My capstone has a strong focus on meditation. I wanted to learn more about the historical context and understand different types of meditative practices. "The practice of meditation
Arts & Lifestyle
To explore examples of designs created for children, I explored a store in Columbus, OH called Cub Shrub. The store carries a variety of kid's toys, clothes and decor. I explored the store and their different trinkets to better understand what activities are currently on the market for