Helping students finding ideas in the world around them and turn them into projects
I encourage students to look closely at their surroundings, connect the dots, and find opportunities in what is already there. Ideas develop through searching, testing, and refining. I especially encourage students to find connections between education, local businesses, communities, and the wider economy and turn those connections into projects with a story.
Designing a product starts with material and ends with an image
In my Parsons elective, students collect dog fur from a local grooming center and learn how to turn it into felt. They develop the material into a product and then create a visual concept to present it. The process doesn't stop when the product is finished. Students also think about how to communicate it. To create an image that gives the product meaning and connects it to an audience.
