1. Methodology
Ordered Steps 1-15
Ordered Steps 1-15
Allen Spector | Directed Research | Tom Klinkowstein
Summer 2013

2. Allen Spector | Directed Research | Tom Klinkowstein
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List everything I know.
Brainstorm
Mind map
Make associations
Free write
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Observe the visual world.
Take photographs
Go to museums
Observe people in the real world
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4. Allen Spector | Directed Research | Tom Klinkowstein
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Research what I don’t know.
Google / YouTube
Books / Magazines
Informational Interviews
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Fill in the knowledge gaps.
Cultural immersion
Ethnography
Get lost in the forest
Have conversations
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6. Allen Spector | Directed Research | Tom Klinkowstein
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Imagine what is possible.
Stretch your mind beyond what you know
Approach the design problem as a new person
See the world differently
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Share the findings.
Write an article
Post on a blog
Write a letter to the editor
Perform a song and post to YouTube
Tell people about it
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Synthesize the findings.
Look for trends
Find contrasting points of view
Dissect the information and put it back together
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Make Visual Explorations.
Creative exercises
Unusual / traditional visual media
Visual experiments
Model making
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10. Allen Spector | Directed Research | Tom Klinkowstein
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Develop a visual language.
Explore colors and fonts
Make a site map
Create a mood board
Find a look and feel
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Design on the computer.
Finalize a layout
Create a grid
Prototype
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PRODUCE A
FIRST DRAFT!
Make a statement
Bring it all home
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Step away.
Take a break
Breathe
Exercise
Enjoy a long walk
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Revise.
Revisit your work
Seek feedback
Finalize
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Publish.
Make your project real
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Promote.
Introduce the world to your work
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Thesis Ideas.
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Thesis Ideas.
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01. Personal finance and consumerism

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Thesis Ideas.
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01. Personal finance and consumerism
02. Transportation and sustainability

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Thesis Ideas.
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01. Personal finance and consumerism
02. Transportation and sustainability
03. Social interaction and environment

21. Allen Spector | Directed Research | Tom Klinkowstein
01. Personal finance and consumerism
I want to know why so many people in this country live paycheck to paycheck.
This will help my reader achieve financial security and independence.
02. Transportation and sustainability
I want to know why the cars have won.
This will help my reader see what their city could be like if every form
of sustainable transportation was available.
03. Social interaction and environment
I want to know how social situations are influenced by the surrounding environment.
This will help my reader create environments that will nurture the kinds of social
situations they desire.