TRIP: Ellis Island My Experience The trip to Ellis Island was a thought provoking experience. I got to deep dive into the lives of the immigrants who came to the US back in the 1900s. We started out by taking a ferry to Ellis Island at 9...
Continue ReadingCODE: Processing Homework Creating a pattern using "for" loop I have used "for" loop to create a pattern. It has 3 parts: The background: a gradient which changes on changing the values of mouseX (moving the mouse horizontally) A pattern of ellipses in the center A pattern...
Continue ReadingWeekly Reflection: Phew! That was a long week! During the first week of bootcamp, we focused on creating a foundation for basic web building, the design process, and programming structures. We've also started to think about our final presentations and projects. For my midterm project for web,...
Continue ReadingDESIGN: Week 1 Review I had a very different understanding of design when I joined Parsons. For me, design meant creation – open a software and create something which pleases the user and solves some problem. For the most part, there was not a lot of...
Continue ReadingCODE: Text Adventure The Bathroom Quest PDF: Akshansh - Text Adventure Flow Chart v1.2 PDF: Akshansh - Text Adventure Flow Chart v1.1...
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Continue ReadingLucky Iron Fish: My Comments The problem Iron deficiency in Cambodia and other parts of the world. The solution The team came up with a iron bar in the shape of a fish, which could be added along with the food so that the iron content kept going in...
Continue ReadingThe iron fish is a simple solution to a simply solvable problem. It took into account the cuisines of the areas where it would have the most impact, and also made the shape a friendly fish. The concept reminded me of the folklore surrounding Stone...
Continue ReadingArtist Heather Dewey-Hagborg creates 3D-printed faces from stranger's DNA found on the street. The faces are mounted on a wall above a pedestal with a box containing the disposed item with DNA (cigarette butts, chewing gum, hair ties, etc.). Dewey-Hagborg's process is an art in itself. ...
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