Thesis 1
Maketa E. Mabane October 15, 2012 Upload
Description I want to explore the broad sphere of volcanology. I have been in love & passionate about volcanoes from the time I was 6. Insanely fascinated by the sheer power that I could sense from them - even at such a young age. If I were not a designer, I would be scientist. I love exploring, gaining new knowledge, and disseminating the knowledge to further course of humanity. As well as possibly saving future generations. I am going to do this through the lenses of: 1) Mystifying Affects of Volcanoes
} Culture } Scientific (relation to Quantum Physics)
2) Preparedness } Culture of Evacuation - How do you facilitate trust? } Scientific - How does technology help? What’s the role of oral tradition? } Forecasting - How do we show forecasting?
Seeds of Obsession
Age 2 -3
Love of Exploring
Age 4-5
Love Of Learning
Age 5-6
Fell In Love With Nature,Dinosaurs, Anthropology, Volcanoes
Mind Map
Volcanoes Mystifying Powerful
Beautiful Destruction Rock
Lava
Life’s Beginnings
Pyroclastic Flow
Magma
Life Anthropology History
Preparedness
Keywords
Volcanology Culture Preparedness Anthropology Mystifying Ritualistic Quantum Physics Technology Mapping
Precedents
Problem: Not a lot of visually pleasing web presence about volcanology. Note: This isn’t a criticism of the content, rather the execution of the presentation.
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Precedent
Why: I feel like graphic elements such as photography are so important to the pedagogy of volcanoes So are dynamic mappings & graphs The type is clear, concise - yet not boring.
Personal Precedent Preparedness: Developing a sustainable strategy for for the Red Cross in terms preparedness for children.
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Inspiration
...So What Do I Like?
Inspiration - Mapping
Inspiration - Designers These designers break out of their discipline to explore multi-complex issues in various ways.
Next Steps Interviewing Volcanologist }Why are volcanoes important to you? }Why are they important to the world? }How would you evaluate the preparedness surrounding the volcano(s) of your research? }What are obstacles? What do you propose? What are difficulties involved in implementing these solutions? }How can we make volcanic knowledge appealing to more people?
Prototyping Maps Prototyping Web Other Questions }Who is my target audience? General population or people
in the scientific community?
Summary: } This is essentially why I love volcanoes. Thank you.