Oh my god, this is really the last time I get a stupidly early fllight. My easyjet flight was supposed to leave at 6:10AM so of course in the not-yet-so-european-frequent-flyer attitude I adopt at these times, I decide to try to get there early enough so I don’t have to go through the embarrassment of… Continue reading Planes, trains and taxis.
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Unplugging
Ok this whole internet dating thing is really creepy…I’ve gotten, in the span of less than 24 hours an impressive amount of “fans” in their mid to late 30s and already 3 messages… arghhh…I’m deleting my profile, this is too creepy. I think I’ll go back to walking around town on my own… Off to… Continue reading Unplugging
Digital dating
Having a chat with my friend Jude while looking for a knob for her dresser on Portobello Road, we were catching up and we started talking about internet dating. Since I’ve been out of that loop and kindof stuck in the IDII bubble for so long, I wanted to know more. When I was in… Continue reading Digital dating
Cameraless in London (an RCA show description)
I don’t have a camera right now and this is really annoying. It’s an old cliché that “you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone” but this really made me think about the way that i document my travels (usually through Flickr) and what inspires me. Have we stopped reading? Are we a see-image-only… Continue reading Cameraless in London (an RCA show description)
The long way out…
(Warning…incoming rant) : ) I am now sitting on Richard’s plaid red and white puffy chair writing for the first time in ages and I thought I’d recount my journey door to door from Milan to London last week, simply because through the pain and agony of it, I think there are some design lessons… Continue reading The long way out…
Die Zukunft ist hier
As I catch up some sleep from the past months of continual work and stress, something new arises, an immediate and utter boredom. I guess that’s what happens when you are a workaholic. I also realised that i was going to have to change this blog since I’ve officially graduated and so can no longer… Continue reading Die Zukunft ist hier
End of Year Show 2006
Ok so here are the final official details about the end of year show!: Limited Edition You are invited to experience 17 thesis projects from the final graduating class of Interaction Design Institute Ivrea Opening: June 7th 2006 (18:30-23:00) Exhibition: June 8/9/10th 2006 (noon-20:00) Where: Galvanotecnica Bugatti Via Gaspare Bugatti, 7 Zona Tortona Milano 20144… Continue reading End of Year Show 2006
Thesis paper…
I’m finally done writing.. which says nothing about the work i have left to do to prepare for the end of year show…hmm so much to do so little time. You can download my full 52-pages-in-single-spacing report here or read this handy resumé : ) Stint By Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino With the global growing concern around… Continue reading Thesis paper…
RFID events around the world
Stumbled upon this interesting collection of RFID-related conferences this year around the USA and Europe.
One last month
Oh my god I’m graduating in a month!!! So much to do. I have a review on tuesday afternoon to present to my advisors Jan-Christoph Zoels and Heather Martin what i intend to present and develop for the exhibition. Basically I’m thinking of doing the following: -3 Video scenarios – presenting screen shots of an… Continue reading One last month