Transitopia Mini (Fall 2023)

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    Inspiration

    Dina Chehab

    INSPIRATIONS mid 20century-current

    Bernard Khoury- 2010- Beirut

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    Cities of the future

    Siena Jekel

    DuckieTown Video

    David Wang
    1 / 2

    The Unflippable Car

    Owen Wigren

    The Unflippable Car

    Infinity Grounded

    1 / 10

    Final Presentation

    Syuan-He Wang

    Red Cells

    NUVU: Transitopia

    by Daniel Wang

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    Final Presentation

    Joselyn McDonald

    Presentations are the story of your project - from early sketches and inspiration, through prototypes and more developed ideas, presentations highlight the pieces of the process that led each student to their latest project.

    Prompt

    In this assignment, you will compile and create your final presentation, which will become part of your online portfolio of work, able to be shared with the public.

    Instructions

    In this activity, you will create your final presentation using the template below.

    Create a post in the Responses tab above. This post has two components: the visual presentation and the written project description. Each component is outlined below and should be included in the same post.

    Deliverable 1: Visual Presentation

    Slide 1: Final Photograph with Project title and Team member names 

    Slide 2: Evocative Image (an image that highlights the kind of experience you want your project to provide viewers)

    Slide 3: Thesis Statement (1-2 sentence project statement that explains the overall idea of your project)

    Slides 4: Green Energy Research 

    Slide 5: Precedent Image(s) that inspired your project

    Slide 6: Initial 2-3 Sketch Models (shared in your midterm presentation)

    Slides 7-9: Final Diagrams (Use, and Technical)

    Slide 10: 3 Final Project Photographs

    Slide 11:  1 gif or video of your final project in motion

    Slide 12: "Thank You" slide.

    Deliverable 2: Project Statement

    The Project Statement is a 1-2 paragraph project description that explains the overall idea of your project to someone who is unfamiliar with the topic. Below is a series of key points to consider as you write this final project description. Keep in mind that you should not simply put all of the answers together -- you must weave it together into a clear story. Add this to your final presentation in the Responses tab.

    Things to consider:

    1. The what is a clear statement of the overall idea/thesis.
    2. The why explains how your project changes the world. It is the reason your project exists – what social issue is it engaging, who is your project helping, how does the project change the world, and what important social, intellectual, or technical questions does it raise? The scope of the why can vary widely.
    3. The how briefly explains what technical prowess, innovative methods, or cool materials you used in your solution.
    4. The who explains who will use your design, why they will use it, and in what context.
    5. Think of the reader - it is good to imagine that a university admissions officer AND a potential employer in the field of your design should both be able to understand and be excited by the project based on your writing.

    Diagramming Workshop

    Kate James

    DIAGRAMMING WORKSHOP

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    Prompt

    Designers represent their ideas through many different means: drawings, photographs, renderings, scale models, prototypes, and more. Each method presents specific advantages for highlighting different aspects of the concept and proposed execution.

    Instructions

    In this assignment, we will learn about different types of diagrams, and how we can use each one to further communicate the ideas of your project. 

    Review the presentation above to learn about the types of diagrams used by designers to communicate their ideas. Then each project team needs to create a Use diagram and technical diagram. As you create your diagrams, consider how each one will highlight a different aspect of your idea. These diagrams should be useful tools for others to understand your idea.

    Keep in mind that these diagrams will be shared in your final presentation, so take care to make them clean and easily understandable. 

    Draw a Use Diagram

    1. Look back at examples of this type of diagram in the slides above. 
    2. Depict who is interacting with your project as well as how they are utilizing it.
    3. Using arrows, color coding, and/or labels, point out the components of your project in your Use Diagram. 

    Draw a Technical Diagram

    1. Look back at examples in the slides above. Notice how these examples deconstruct the object to show the individual elements.
    2. Deconstruct or take apart your final project into multiple components. Try to highlight visually, how the project is put together to perform its functions.

    Deliverables

    Submit your Use Diagram/s or Technical Diagram/s in the Responses tab above.

    Congratulations! And Final Survey :)

    Joselyn McDonald

    Congratulations, you've completed a NuVu Studio! 

    At this stage, you should make sure your final presentations are uploaded on the platform. If you used Google Slides, make sure you clicked the "anyone with this link can view" link-sharing option, so others can see your presentation. 

    Now it's time to reflect and share your thoughts on the studio experience. Fill out the post-studio survey here: https://forms.gle/5eZk2LGw5p4C5vUb9

    An energy-storage solution that flows like soft-serve ice cream

    Batteries made from an electrically conductive mixture the consistency of molasses could help solve a critical piece of the decarbonization puzzle. An interdisciplinary team from MIT has found that an electrochemical technology called a semisolid flow battery can be a cost-competitive form of energy storage and backup for variable renewable energy (VRE) sources such as wind and solar.

    https://news.mit.edu/2021/energy-storage-solution-soft-serve-ice-cream-1130

    Sustainable Transportation

    Imagine a day without vehicles. No cars, buses, trucks, rideshares.

    It's almost impossible to imagine, right? Transportation is an integral part of our everyday lives. The average American drives more than 15,000 miles and spends 54 hours stuck in traffic every year. Ouch.

    Today, transportation makes up nearly 30% of our energy use in the United States and most of our oil consumption.

    We're thinking differently about how to travel in a sustainable way. Introducing the latest in mobility innovation!

    https://www.nrel.gov/news/video/transportation-energy-basics-text.html