Projects and Presentations
I’ve been fortunate to be involved with a few cool projects in the past. Here’s a few of them.
E-Etiquette: 101 Leitlinien für die digitale Welt at the Deutsche Telekom Creation Center (E-Etiquette: 101 Rules for the Digital World)
Berlin, Germany
October – December 2009
A guide to the questions posed by technology today, like “is it alright if I ignore a Facebook friend request?” and “how long can I sit in a cafe using Wifi without ordering something?”
Website (in German and English) and book
Berlin, Germany
October – December 2009
A guide to the questions posed by technology today, like “is it alright if I ignore a Facebook friend request?” and “how long can I sit in a cafe using Wifi without ordering something?”
Website (in German and English) and book
People + Things at the Deutsche Telekom Creation Center
Berlin, Germany
July – December 2009
A book that aims to share ways we’ve seen people repurpose, react to, and interact with the things around them. The book focuses on objects but is rooted in human behavior and means to highlight everyday interactions, even the most banal.
Berlin, Germany
July – December 2009
A book that aims to share ways we’ve seen people repurpose, react to, and interact with the things around them. The book focuses on objects but is rooted in human behavior and means to highlight everyday interactions, even the most banal.
Ostalgie?
Berlin, Germany
November 2009
An unsuccessful installation that attempted to invite Prenzlauer Berg neighbors to share memories of living in the German Democratic Republic (GDR/DDR; “East Germany”) near the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall.
Berlin, Germany
November 2009
An unsuccessful installation that attempted to invite Prenzlauer Berg neighbors to share memories of living in the German Democratic Republic (GDR/DDR; “East Germany”) near the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall.
Better Connecting the Somewhat Connected presentation to Nokia Design Research Palo Alto
Palo Alto, California
June 2009
A presentation for the Nokia Design team at Nokia’s Palo Alto office that suggests design principals for international field work.
Slideshare presentation
Palo Alto, California
June 2009
A presentation for the Nokia Design team at Nokia’s Palo Alto office that suggests design principals for international field work.
Slideshare presentation
Microfuel at the Stanford d.school in collaboration with International Development Enterprises | Ethiopia
Palo Alto, California and Ziway, Ethiopia
February – June 2009
Microfuel is a system for fuel production that allows Ethiopian entrepreneurs to transform readily-available biomass (e.g. grass, corn and teff stalks, coffee grounds, dung) into fuel pellets.
Palo Alto, California and Ziway, Ethiopia
February – June 2009
Microfuel is a system for fuel production that allows Ethiopian entrepreneurs to transform readily-available biomass (e.g. grass, corn and teff stalks, coffee grounds, dung) into fuel pellets.
Purina PetCare at Stanford Mechanical Engineering
Palo Alto, California
February – March 2009
Palo Alto, California
February – March 2009
A design brief from Nestlé Purina PetCare: how might Purina grow its business by attracting new customers with new offerings in the near- to mid future? As expectant parents prepare their homes for babies, they must also prepare their dogs. Our product concepts allow the entire household – human and canine – to prepare in three ways: before the baby’s arrival, adjustment after arrival, and interaction as the child ages.
