ITP | May 3rd, 2023
Muse Gen-AI Design Exploration
An exploration of what the first historical park and museum of the moon might look like using generative AI art tooling.
Adobe Photoshop, DALLĀ·E 2, Midjourney
For Designing Spaces & Environments Using AI, we were to research and explore ideas of what to build in space, taking inspiration from the NASA's Artemis mission.
Muse is a place for people to be inspired by and honor the majesty of space, the moon, and all the accomplishments of the pioneers that got us to the moon. It seconds as a small reminder of home and our humanity. The exterior of this space is intended to be a monument built from lunarcrete that blends into the scenery around it, like a less personified and more universally culturally appealing Mount Rushmore.
Inside is intended to be a museum and botanic garden, climate and air controlled with a variety of plants carefully selected for survivability on the moon. Along the paths of the botanic garden will be relics of āfirstsā; the first lunar rover, the first golf ball shot on the moon, and so on, for visitors to admire.
Blending into the moon itself, the Muse building will go a few floors deeper than first appears. Excavate to create lunarc
ITP | December 5th, 2022
Masks of Manic-Depression
An explorative digital sculpture of the manic and depressive emotions experienced by a person with bipolar disorder
Autodesk Fusion 360, Google Tilt Brush, Unreal Engine v5Letās get personal for a hot second here.
In 2020, I got diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
The diagnosis came after 13 years of therapy and 4 other diagnoses. Iāve experienced just under a dozen different types of therapies, and Iāve written quite a few articles on mental health and therapy since my diagnosis.
I decided to creatively explore how one can express the feelings of both a manic high and a depressive low!
Concept
In theater, thereās the common happy/sad, comedy/tragedy Dionysus masks. I thought that would be a good analogy for what I wanted to portray.
In trauma therapy, thereās not only the concepts of mania and depression, but thereās also the concept of hyperarousal and hypoarousal in trauma states. This is called The Window of Tolerance.
In the Window of Tolerance model, people go from high energy anxiety (hyperarousal) to low energy lethargy (hypoarousal). The ideal is to stay in the āwindow of toleranceā inbetween.
I also have complex PTSD, so Iām intimately familiar with this model as well as manic depression.
People with rapid cycling bipolar disorder or suffering from extreme trauma state switching have a narrow band for their Window of Tolerance. They also have a problem in finding and iden
ITP | December 4th, 2022
Textile Interface Experiments
A series of experiments creating different interfaces out of soft materials.
Arduino Nano 33 IoTExperiment #1: Button Swatch
Materials
- Square of blue felt
- 3V button battery
- Conductive thread
- 3mm LED, Magenta, Transparent DC 2V ā 3.2V 20mA
Interaction
You place a 3V button battery plus-side down onto the circle with a plus sewn into it and fold the corner with the ground symbol to the back side to watch the LED light up!
Possible Futures
Really cool idea for connecting circuits via folding with textiles. Also, didnāt think of ever using a button battery, and thatās way more convenient for wearables.
Experiment #2: Heart Pressure Button
I forgot to pick up conductive wool from the supply, so I made my own makeshift conductive stuffing. I stripped stranded wires and wrapped them around and within a ball of polyester fiber fill. I unfortunately didnāt get a picture
ITP | October 4th, 2022
Reverse-Engineered TV Remote
A reverse engineered remote used to control a meta makeshift TV in presenting the history of the TV remote.
Arduino Nano 33 IoT, Electron, Node.js, TypeScriptIn the class Learning the World, One Thing at a Time, taught by Lydia Jessup, we learned about the Implosion research method to deeply analyze and research an object we encounter in every day life across the following dimensions: Labor, Professional, Material, Technological, Context, Political, Economic, Textual, Historical, Particle, Educational, Mythological, and Symbolic.
If you're interested in learning more about the method itself, I wrote an article about it here:
Really, the Implosion Method implores us to ask two questions about our chosen object:
- How does the object exist in the world?
- How does the world exist within the object?
Research
We had one week to choose an object and study it across 2+ dimensions and use 2+ different research sources, such as archives, interviews, or surveys.
I chose a Zenith TV remote I found on a junk shelf for my chosen object. I studied Human-Computer Interaction and am always excited to learn more about interaction devices, so it seemed like a perfect fit! I also wanted t
Personal Project ā¢ cosplay | October 6th, 2022
Harley Quinn Cosplay [BTAS]
An ambitious sewing project with custom patterns made in just 3 days for NYC ComicCon.
Shark Euro Pro X (Sewing Machine)
Context
As a 90s kid, I grew up a huge fan of Batman: The Animated Series and Harley Quinn was always one of my favorite characters. 2022 marked Harley Quinn's 30th birthday of her inception as a character for the show, so what better way to celebrate than to dress up as her for New York Comic Con?
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Personal Project ā¢ cosplay | October 5th, 2019
Kasumi "Violet" Cosplay [Persona 5 Royal]
Complex pattern making and an introduction to CAD by making Kasumi "Violet" Yoshizawa from Persona 5 Royal
Creality CR-10 (3D Printer), Shark Euro Pro X (Sewing Machine)
Context
In 2019, Atlus announced they were doing a re-release of their famous game Persona 5, but with new content. The top thing they announced was that the new version, dubbed Persona 5 Royale, would have a brand new character who is a badass ballerina. I knew I had to be this character for Halloween, just in time for its October 31, 2019 release date!
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The Process
Making the jacket
First thing to do was to make a jacket pattern. The concept art was a good enough reference for the front of the jacket, but none of the official art showed the back of the jacket. I combed through the trailer for the game to find a shot of it.
Using my mannequin, I first worked on making a pattern for this tri
Freelance Design ā¢ Client Work | October 4th, 2019
Aurora Dream Rabbitry Logo
An illustration of a lionhead rabbit to be used as a logo for the Aurora Dream Rabbitry.
Adobe IllustratorRabbits are one of my favorite animals. So when Aurora Dream Rabbitry asked me to help them design business cards just in time for the American Rabbit Breeder's Association Rabbit Show, I was thrilled to draw some bun buns.
If you've never heard of the ARBA annual rabbit show, I would recommend watching this video:
Business Card Rough Drafts
Aurora Dream Rabbitry is run by a pair of friends. My initial thought was to make stylish caricatures of them for their business cards.
My friend liked the idea but he really wanted the style to be more based on one of the more recent Zelda games at the time, Skyward Sword. The art style in that game is inspired by impressionistic paintings, and he wanted a similar aesthetic to be used on his board for both the Zelda and Star Wars motifs.
Design iterations
Skyward Sword has no oceans, and Stars Wars has few, so I threw out the waves in favor for Mt. Fuji. I decided a more action-packed scene of Link fighting
Personal Project ā¢ cosplay | November 2nd, 2017
Marie Cosplay [Splatoon]
A handmade dress complete with steel boning and a ribbon made of stuffed tentacles to make the perfect squid kid.
Shark Euro Pro X (Sewing Machine)
For Fanime 2016, my friends and I decided we wanted to be Splatoon characters. In the popular Nintendo exclusive third person shooter, most characters are themed after cephalopoda. There are two game show host type characters named Callie and Marie (get it? Calamari), and my friend and I decided to go as the sister squid duo.
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The Process
Making the dress
Marie's dress is pretty form fitting until the bottom, and it has slits in the outer layer showing the green lining underneath. I went to work to making the lining and to figure out how to add boning so that it is more form fitting.
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Personal Project ā¢ cosplay | October 6th, 2014
Morrigan Cosplay [Darkstalkers]
A forray into airbrushing and foam carving through a cosplay of the popular and sexy Darkstalkers character.
Iwata Sprint Compressor (Airbrush), Shark Euro Pro X (Sewing Machine) |
Context
All my coworkers at a previous job were obsessed with fighting games, specifically Street Fighter II and Marvel vs. Capcom. I love fighting games too; I had already cosplayed as Tira from Soul Calibur III at this point.
Morrigan is a powerful succubus from a Capcom game called Dark Stalkers. She's a fighter in Marvel vs. Capcom, so I decided to dress up as her for our work holiday party to surprise my coworkers.
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Fabrication
Making the leotard
Morrigan's leotard is very basic. the only special thing is that there's a heart shape cutout just below her bust. After cutting it, I decided to fill it with a tan colored fabric; I don't exactly have cleavage to show off.
A strip of white feathers was sewn onto the edges later.
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Making the butt wings
Her butt wings are really the most challenging part of the costume. I decided to carve the wings out of upholstery foam used for furniture. The spines of the wings got thick armature wires used for heavy clay sculptures, and the spans betwee
Freelance Design | April 6th, 2013
Over Hills and Underground CD Design
Illustrated album art of ghostly apparitions created for an eco-wallet layout.
Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop
Chris Eminizer is an all-around musician: saxophonist, pianist, singer, and percussionist. He contacted me as he was working on his second album, Over Hills and Underground, and asked if I would make his album art for him.
He had already taken photographs that he wanted featured in the design, and said he wanted white sketch overlays that resembled ghostly apparitions. He didn't have particular motifs in mind, but gave me all the lyrics for the album's songs beforehand for inspiration.
Drafts
The title Over Hills and Underground is already very descriptive as-is, he had a song called "Angel's Wings", and there were lyrical references to Snow White. I decided to play with all of those ideas.
I had never made an eco-wallet before, so there was a lot of experimentation to be done with the shape:
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Context
One of my favorite game series of all time is Soul Calibur, a fighting game made by Namco. Many of the weapon moves are based on real life martial art styles, and as a martial artist myself it's really fun to see.
That being said, some characters are just wacky and non-sensical. Soul Calibur III introduced this Harley Quinn-like character named Tira. She's pure Chaotic Neutral and attacks people with a giant hula hoop of death. As soon as I saw her, I knew I had to dress up as her.
Instead of dressing up alone though, I convinced a few of my friends to dress up as other women in the franchise with me for Fanime. Most of them are also martial artists/lovers of the game, so it wasn't a hard sell.
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