Master of Design 2021 Thesis Symposium

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Illustration by Anh (April) Nguyen (MDes 2021).

When

Apr 12, 2021 – Apr 16, 2021

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Location

Online Attendance

Meeting ID: 865 5529 8602 | Passcode: 954155

Zoom link: https://emilycarru.zoom.us/j/86555298602?pwd=NTFNSlp1VnBtbHJPRmVVOXc4WWErdz09

Open to Public?

Yes

The Jake Kerr Faculty of Graduate Studies is pleased to present the 2021 Master of Design Thesis Symposium. Graduate candidates will be presenting their research and final thesis projects to the public.

Presentations will take place starting at 9:30am on Monday, April 12, with the final presentation beginning at 9:40am on Friday, April 16.

Please see below for a presentation schedule, organized by day.

We look forward to having you join us to learn about and discuss the design research produced in our community!

Monday April 12

External: Manuhuia Barcham | Chair: Katherine Gillieson

9:30am | Richard Kennedy | Craft and Computation: Parametric Future Product
Increasing user agency through parametric design: a return to craft and localized production
Supervisor: Keith Doyle | Internal: Garnet Hertz

10:10am | Thejus Kayanadath | Intrusive and Persuasive Patterns in Smart Environments
Provocations and Workshops to Make Better Designers
Supervisor: Haig Armen | Internal: Garnet Hertz

10:50am | Qinya (Aria) Chen | The Flesh Talk
An exploration of mental health stigma in Chinese culture
Supervisor: Louise St Pierre | Internal: Sophie Gaur

External: Chantal Gibson | Chair: Steven Lam

2:00pm | Sola Olowo-Ake | Ahọn Dudu
a black narrative for Vancouver
Supervisor: Hélène Day Fraser | Internal: Cissie Fu

Tuesday April 13

External: Elizabeth Chin | Chair: Garnet Hertz

9:00am | Avi Farber | Making Kin With Wild Fire
A relational design practice weaving clay, landscapes, ruins, and robots
Supervisor: Keith Doyle | Internal: Peter Bussigel

9:40am | Jinglan Ge | The Imaginary Body
A Discussion of Female Body’s Beauty Standards in China using Imagination and Illustration
Supervisor: Cameron Neat | Internal: Amber Frid-Jimenez

10:20am | Alonso Molina Adame | Public Space and Pandemics
The Changing Relationship Between the People and Their Cities
Supervisor: Chris Jones | Internal: Gillian Russell

External: Lesley-Ann Noel | Chair: Hélène Day Fraser

4:00pm | Abeer Tahir | Relational Encounters
Negotiating Communication Barriers during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Supervisor: Louise St Pierre | Internal: Sophie Gaur

4:40pm | Nikoo Farvardin | More Women in Business
A participatory approach to empower women entrepreneurs
Supervisor: Jonathan Aitken | Internal: Haig Armen

Wednesday April 14

External: Kate Fletcher | Chair: Craig Badke

8:00am | Jihyun Park | Perspective is Moving
Tactics – Ways for Shifting Perspectives in Design Practice for Ecology
Supervisor: Hélène Day Fraser | Internal: Gillian Russell

8:40am | Sima Foroutanzadeh | Objects AND
An Investigation into Our Relationships with Material Culture
Supervisor: Hélène Day Fraser | Internal: Gillian Russell

9:20am | Seth Parker | Contemplating Mutiny | Obstreperous Ontologies
Defiance and Dissent in Design
Supervisors: Keith Doyle & Hélène Day Fraser | Internal: Bonne Zabolotney

10:00am | Sepideh Parand | My Generous Friend, Tree
Crafting in Nature
Supervisor: Louise St Pierre | Internal: Brenda Crabtree

External: Lisa Grocott | Chair: Bonne Zabolotney

3:00-3:40pm | Julie Van Oyen | Nested Bodies
Fermentation as embodied praxis
Supervisor: Katherine Gillieson | Internal: Rita Wong

4:00-4:40pm | Erin Main | You Had Me At Hello.
Better Greetings in Pandemics
Supervisor: Garnet Hertz | Internal: Amber Frid-Jimenez

Thursday April 15

External: Isabel Meirelles | Chair: Katherine Gillieson

9:00am | Danni Li | Monologue
An investigation of how visualization could be used to help us record and reflect emotion
Supervisor: Cameron Neat | Internal: Bonne Zabolotney

External: Steve Reay | Chair: Cameron Neat

11:00am | Khushboo Vansia | Tactile Learning
A note-taking experience for the blind
Supervisor: Jonathan Aitken | Internal: Keith Doyle

External: Ivana Nakarada-Kordic

11:40am | Kunal Gupta | Independent Heroes
Supporting type 1 diabetic young adults’ transition to independent living
Supervisor: Jonathan Aitken | Internal: Caylee Raber

External: Guy Collier | Chair: Keith Doyle

1:20pm | Binoodha Kunnath | Conversation Fuel
A support tool for counsellors working with clients on the autism spectrum
Supervisor: Jonathan Aitken | Internal: Maria Lantin

2:00pm | Anh (April) Nguyen | Food&
Food as the Gateway to Community Engagement & Ecological Thinking
Supervisor: Katherine Gillieson | Internal: Jon Hannan

External: Cassie Khoo

2:40pm | Alija Sule | Accessible Food Packaging
Making information on grocery food packaging accessible to people with vision impairments
Supervisor: Cameron Neat | Internal: Caylee Raber

Friday April 16

External: Deepa Botuliya | Chair: Sophie Gaur

9:00am | Ying Cao | Aporia Journey
The Rebellion of the Visual
Supervisor: Chris Jones | Internal: Katherine Gillieson

9:40am | Kaiwen Yang | Counterfactual Histories and Speculative Immersion
Exploring the Capabilities of Unveiling Historical Wrongs and Institutional Discrimination
Supervisor: Garnet Hertz | Internal: Craig Badke