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Family trips can bring different generations into the same space. At Great Wolf Lodge, grandparents, parents, and children were observed traveling together, taking on different roles, and participating in shared activities. The trip was not only about reaching the destination but the journey itself became part of the family experience.
2026-27 Capstone
There was the familiar to comfort me. The blue circular NPT trail markers, nailed to tree trunks, were always there to assure me I was not lost. My interest in nature kept my days lively. I focused on birds and trees. I counted every bird I heard singing (1,221
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Any Austin takes the viewer on a road trip across the GTA: San Andreas map to explore its simple, subtle, elegant environment design that makes the game feel real.
2026-27 Capstone
This design conjecture is a response to 2 articles in my Arts and Lifestyle section, Where Science, Mathematics, and Art Meet: Star Axis and 74 years old, 136 miles, and 1,221 birds singing. I designed an interactive experience to capture the humanity of collectively viewing the stars and reflecting
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An 88 year old man, Charles Ross, a leader in his field, welcomes New York Times journalist Travis Diehl into his 50 year in the making land art project, Star Axis. Charles Ross designed Star Axis with input from astronomy and physics experts, though he has a degree in math.
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Studio Part, a Belgian design studio, created a willow branch grown bench that stays usable with a metal cover as it grows and strengthens. How It Works "To set up the mould, the first half of the structure is fixed to screw-post foundations and the planted willows are
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Projection Pals is a digital platform that allows inpatient individuals a place to personalize their space and engage with others creatively during their stay. Within the Projection Pals app, individuals will be able to create art or write messages that can be projected within their hospital room or sent to
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“How Art Is Making People Healthier,” by Elizabeth Hewitt, explores the healing power of art and art programs. Elizabeth brings to light multiple cases where the arts have helped patients ranging from improving mental health to even improving patients’ gaits at the end of a dance class session. The article
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The article “Could creativity transform medicine? These artists think so,” by Mara Goldman explores how the intersection between art and medicine can be pushed beyond its current boundaries to create more humanizing and better care solutions. In many ways, medicine has been seen as sterile and uninviting. Almost dehumanizing in
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The article “My Beautiful Medical Device,” by Dorothy Shamonsky enlightened me on why making aesthetically pleasing designs can play an important role in a product's usability. To enhance user experience, one of the most important things to understand is human behavior and logic. This information is critical to
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With mental health becoming an increasingly important part of medicine, we must understand the factors that are important to its outcomes. It has been found that art could be an important piece in improving mental health outcomes. A literature review done by the World Health Organization found that engagement with
Arts & Lifestyle
This design conjecture capitalizes on the idea that park and lake visitors can work for ODNR in a soft transactional capacity to help bridge gaps in resources and staffing. A larger obstacle for ODNR is the lack of workforce required to keep frequently updated tabs on various invasive species throughout