{"id":941,"date":"2009-03-06T14:37:53","date_gmt":"2009-03-06T14:37:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yeeality.com\/blog\/?p=941"},"modified":"2020-04-01T20:55:58","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T20:55:58","slug":"left-right-backward-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yeeality.com\/blog\/2009\/03\/06\/left-right-backward-forward\/","title":{"rendered":"Left, right, backward&#8230; forward??"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>YES, forward! Eleven days ago, I had an &#8220;a-ha&#8221; moment. I decided to shift gears, create some new boundaries, and start a fresh thesis project&#8230;around sneakers. Smile.<\/p>\n<p><strong>STATEMENT<\/strong><br \/>\nI&#8217;m interested in exploring the intersection between people, technology, and sneakers.  I believe sneakers are culturally valuable objects with diverse stories and perspectives to share.  Perhaps technology could enhance their expressive capabilities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PLAN<\/strong><br \/>\nFebruary 2 &#8211; 9, Conceptualize<br \/>\nFebruary 9 &#8211; 16, &#8220;Quality of life game&#8221; Research<br \/>\nFebruary 16 &#8211; 22, Design<br \/>\nFebruary 23 &#8211; 28, Restart, Conceptualize<br \/>\nMarch 1 &#8211; 8, &#8220;Sneakers&#8221; Research<br \/>\nMarch 9 &#8211; 22, Design, Prototype<br \/>\nMarch 23 &#8211; 31, User Test, Write<br \/>\nApril 1 &#8211; 12, Refine, Write, Draft Presentation<br \/>\nApril  13 &#8211; 27, Paper, Class Presentation<br \/>\nMay, Final Presentation<\/p>\n<p><strong>INITIAL REFERENCE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>projects.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nikeplus.nike.com\/nikeplus\/?locale=en_us\">Nike+<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/neki.sourceforge.net\/\">Neki ++<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.itp.alexabreu.com\/?p=29\">Kromicks<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/theaphroditeproject.tv\/\">The Aphrodite Project<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.5050ltd.com\/clickSneaks.php\">ClickSneaks<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/~ajs510\/blog\/archives\/2006\/09\/networked_objec.html\">Perform-o-shoes <\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fats-shoe.com\/\">F.A.T.S.<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/xncroft.com\/projects\/energyshoes.html\">Heely&#8217;s Hack<\/a><\/p>\n<p>readings.<\/p>\n<p>Sneakers. Over 300 Classics From Rare Vintage to the Latest Designs. Neal Heard.<br \/>\nThe Sneaker Book: Anatomy of an Industry &amp; an Icon. Tom Vanderbilt.<br \/>\nCustom Kicks: Personalized Footwear. Maki.<br \/>\nWhere\u2019d You Get Those?  New York City\u2019s Sneaker Culture: 1960-1987. Bobbito Garcia.<br \/>\nDesign Noir: The Secret Life of Electronic Objects. Anthony Dunne, Fiona Raby.<br \/>\nFlow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi.<br \/>\n\u201cThe Sound of Summer Running.\u201d Ray Bradbury.<\/p>\n<p>humans alphabetically.<br \/>\nAlex Abreu, Ameya Mhatre, April Yee, Che-Wei Wang, Dan O&#8217;Sullivan, Hatti Lim, Jonathan Swerdloff, Kacie Kinzer, Kate Hartman, Kevin Slavin, Kristin O&#8217;Friel, Marlen Bernardez, Meng Li, Mike Dory, Nate Turner, Rodrigo de Benito, Syed Salahuddin, Taylor Levy, Theresa Ling, Vikram Tank<\/p>\n<p>blogs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sneakerfreaker.com\/\">sneakerfreaker.com<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"freshnessmag.com\">freshnessmag.com<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"hypebeast.com\">hypebeast.com<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"highsnobiety.com\">highsnobiety.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>YES, forward! Eleven days ago, I had an &#8220;a-ha&#8221; moment. I decided to shift gears, create some new boundaries, and start a fresh thesis project&#8230;around sneakers. Smile. STATEMENT I&#8217;m interested in exploring the intersection between people, technology, and sneakers. I believe sneakers are culturally valuable objects with diverse stories and perspectives to share. 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