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graduate portfolio

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biotaThe organisms of a specific region or period considered as a group.

plantanimal

graphic demonstrationand word definitions

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table of contents

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contentsindroduction

organization

metabolism

growth

reproduction

adaptation

homeostasis

stimulli

survival

glossary

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DefiningLife/Design1. organization2. metablism3. growth4. reproduction5. adaptation6. homeostasis7. stimul8. survival

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DefiningLife/Design

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plant

class.sustainability & design

instructor.phil hamlett

dogwood tree

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seeds

posters

business card

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adaptationis the ability to change over a period of time in response to the environment.

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class.experimental type

instructor.jay wilkinson

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ObjectiveMake a company or organization practice sustainability in numerous camps.

SolutionThe Academy of Art University is a pioneer-ing school for graphic design sustainabilty. Yet, the school itself is not despite being in the most eco-friendly city in the United States. Therefore, I studied biomimicry and decided to create an idea about a new graphic design building that is grown, not built. I posed myself as a member of Terrform One, an organization from New York that specializes in grown buildings. The building would actually be a living tree structure to inspire future generations of designers. Technical• Handmade staple binding• Dimensions: ??” x 5??”• ?? pages• Metal folding case• Posters• Dogwood seeds in packet• Business card

A ReseARch stuDy: gRow A schooLin 89 yeARs

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gRow A DesignschooL in just 89 yeARs

youR guiDe to how to beginThis is the packet you get from Terreform One to begin your sustainable building. Inside the casing there is your guidebook, your very own seeds that will grow your building, and Terreform One’s business card so they can stay connected with you during the entire process. The the paper is made from all post consumer waste paper and the metal casing is from recycled metals.

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gRow A DesignschooL in just 89 yeARs

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commence gRowing

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commence gRowing

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the futuRe of youR Design buiLDingThis is sketch of what the building may turn out to be. Since growing a building a natural process, it is hard to predict just exactly how it will turn out but with methods such as pleaching, it is possible to manipulate the tree to grow in curves to form the bases of the building structure. It will be solar pow-ered. It will collect water from the roof. It will have natural sunlight. Lastly, it will connect the design students with nature with hopes of inspiring them to design sustainably.

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time to Designwith gRAssbetween youR toes

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time to Designwith gRAssbetween youR toes

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growthis the process of increasing in size; developing; or maturing physically, mentally, or spiritually

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ObjectiveCreate book that uses experimental type. Topic of our own choosing.

SolutionAt the time, my apartment was covered in plants and I liked the idea of cleaner indoor air. I researched what plants made healthier breath-able air. Then, I wondered what other plants were helpful and sought them out. This book is about growing or buying plants that can replace toxic, expensive, or non-ecofriendly household practices. I created my own type through plant-ing and growth.

TechnicalHandbound bookDimensions: ??” x 5??”?? pagesWhite square potOrganic SoilSeed-filled paper in book

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A ReseARch stuDy: hAnD mAke typeusing pLAnting mAteRiAL

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A pLAntAbLe book About pLAntsThis book is about the importance of plants and how you can incorporate them into your life for a healthier more natural existence. The cover pages and the last few pages at the end all contain seeds so you can rip the book apart and start your very own planting.

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give it A home. give it wAteR. give it fueL. give it fooD. give it Life.

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give it A home. give it wAteR. give it fueL. give it fooD. give it Life.

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pLAnt this book in this pot AnD soiL

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class.connecting the dots

instructor.michael kilgore

magazine

website

microscope slides

microscope boxphytoplankton

zooplankton

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reproductionis the production of offspring by a sexual or asexual process.

cell 01 cell 02

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ObjectiveResearch a topic the entire semester related to science and create a magazine.

SolutionBiology, Zoology, Herpetology, any science related to animals is my favorite. When I had to pick a science related topic for this project, I chose marine biology. I work in the education department at an aquarium and often teach kids about plankton. I thought a magazine devoted to microscopic life was a worthwhile endeavor. I made this issue about plankton.

TechnicalGlued bindingPlastic Microscope Slide Box3 Pre-made microscope slidesMagazineDimensions????? pages

A ReseARch stuDy: micRoscopic Life/pLAnkton

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the RepRoDuctive cycLe of A mAgAzine Creating a magazine is a lot like the reproductive cycle of a sea jelly. A nugget of a thought is much like the embryo state, just waiting to be born. However, it grows up to be a planula larvae once it is thought out a little longer. Finally, it will stick onto something and begin to branch out into other possibilities in the Syphistoma phase. It matures into a company of ideas and pos-sibilites that can even create more offspring for 20 years or more in the Strobila stage. Designs are created in the Ephyra phase and the large floating plankton we know as sea jellies is the magazine completely designed and printed for an audiences enjoyment. From this mature speciemen, a nugget embyro will begin the process again.

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A micRo mAgAzine subscRiption incLuDes*

• A quarterly magazine subscription• Microscop slide box• 3 slides per magazine issue• Website • Augmented reality videos online

*Microscope not included

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pLAnkton sLiDes

This issue includes three slides of microscopic plankton which you can use with your own personal microscope. The slides are labelled for which species is in the glass. The top picture on the Micro label shows what it looks like under a microscope for a preview.

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MICROHOME ISSUE AUGMENTATION CONTACT ABOUT

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The mission of this magazine is to celebrate micro organisms and the amazing scientifi c ability to see them. There is a whole new world in the nano life that is yet to be explored and admired. This fi rst issue is about plankton and the importance of their existence. Other issues yet to come will consist of bacteria, plant cells, and viruses.

The fi rst issue will come with a micro-scope box and each issue will consist of 3 slides per issue with actual slides of the specifi c topic involved. This issue has 3 slides of plankton for the reader to enjoy with their home microscopes for a better view and understanding of the subject matter.

Let the microscopic wonder take over.

Best wishes,

Lex PiccioneEditor in Chief

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homeostasisis the ability or tendency of an organism or cell to maintain internal equilibrium by adjusting its physiological processes.

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ObjectivePick a subject matter to study for about a month. Record data and design it in any medium.

SolutionI spoke to a scientist about bats that live in San Francisco. Jennifer Krauel’s thesis gave me clues on how and where to conduct my own reasearch. I chose a location and then documenting the bat behaviors. I wanted others to experience bat watching so I made a bat watching kit with a book, audio, video, shirt, bug spray, and a bag to put it all in.

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March 20, 2010

moon phasetemperature

high 66˚F

low 54˚F

humidity 78%

weather Sunny

sunset 7:22pm

1st decending 7:40pm

2nd decending 7:50pm

3rd decendding 8:00pm

finished 8:05pm

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species identified Mexican Free Tailed Bats

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uRbAn bAt guiDeThis book is a guide to bat watching in the city of San Francisco. It includes basic bat information, species profiles for all the bats found in this area, my own personal bat data, and a section to fill in your own data. This book aims to get people involved with local bats in a safe setting and debunk the myths surrounding them.

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whAt you neeD to ReseRAch bAtsBats are tricky creatures to view for yourself. They only come out in specific areas and feed at twilight. In order to see plenty of them in flight, you have to deal with being completely surrounded by their food source: bugs! Since we don’t want to be a bug’s dinner, it’s important to protect ourselves in bug spray. However, it is equally important that it isn’t harmful to the bats that plan on eating them. This is an organic spray that is safe for us and the bats too!

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Do youR own bAt ReseARch

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metabolism is the transformation of energy by converting chemicals and energy into cellular compo-nents and decomposing organic matter.

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ObjectiveResearch a topic the entire semester and create a final book of your findings.

SolutionDuring this time period, there was rumors going around that San Francisco will make composting and recycling mandatory. Being eco-friendly, I was very happy to hear about this possibility. I decided to do more research on the topic and get other people’s opinions. My views ended up shifting from pro-law to anti-law. My final book shows alternative solutions to the waste problem.

TechnicalHandbound bookWooden CoversDimensions: 6” x 9”64 PagesMini Garbage CansTrash Turtle Sculpture

A ReseARch stuDy: whAt if RecyLying AnD compost weRe mAnDAtoRy by LAw?

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i useD to be foR LAw enfoRcement of composting AnD RecycLing.

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i useD to be foR LAw enfoRcement of composting AnD RecycLing.

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An invitAtion to Discuss RecycLing poLiciesIn order to get an educated opinion on the matter, I needed to seek out other people’s ideas about mandatory composting and recycling. This is the audience that would be affected by such law changes. I delved into their backgrounds and where they came from. They are all local San Francicians now and would have to deal with the laws of the city. I decided to test their recycling and compost knowledge to see whether they can be rewarded or fined for their actions.

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gathering the main ideas After researching, experimenting, conduct-ing discussions, and other various research methods, I finally came down with three main camp ideas. They are: Education, Innovation, and Communication. I then put pieces of information I found most crucial in each can. It could be a quote from the discussion, an inspiring photograph, or some important information on each topic.

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sAn fRAncisco, in june 09, mADe composting AnD RecycLing LAw

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sAn fRAncisco, in june 09, mADe composting AnD RecycLing LAw

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organizationis being structurally composed of one or more cells, which are the basic units of life.

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ObjectiveChoose a company that is close to going out of business or is out of business. Rebrand.

SolutionI was devasted to find out that Zoo New Eng-land was close to shutting it’s doors due to lack of funding. It comprises two zoos: Stone Zoo and Franklin Park Zoo, all around the Boston area. There were rumors that animals would need to be euthanisized if they were not transported to new homes. I wanted to find a way to rebrand the zoo to save the animals and the amazing zoos.

Technical• Perfect Bound Book• Dimensions: ??” x 5??”• ?? pages• Cloth cover• Sample uniform• Live animal presentation

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bRAnD guiDe This bound book has all New England Zoo needs in order to maintain their brand iden-tity and also the ways in which to improve their image. There are samples of green ar-chitecture, possible tours, items found in the gift shop, animals webcams online, uniforms, and much more.

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Franklin Park

Stone

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New eNglaNd

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puzzLe piece the Logo togetheRMany types of organisms make up a zoo. There are mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, birds, insects, and even plants! How can a logo represent all of the amazing crea-tures a zoo can house? My solution was to make an icon for each type and piece them together. The logo has the ability to change and even add or subtract pieces as well.

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unifoRmsInspired by my own place of work, I created a uniform system to disguish husbandry workers to their specific animals. Reptiles are bright green. Mammals are orange. They reflec the pieces of the logo in terms of color and how that color represents the type of animal it is.

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Mammal department amphibian department

Bird departmentInsect department

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News aNd Updates

a new addition was added to the giraffe ex-hibit. a brand new eco-friendly giraffe house

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New eNglaNd ZOOstONe • FraNklIN park

about us your visit zoo store conservation education get involved

home • Franklin park Zoo • stone Zoo • login search

tOUrs

Check out the new tours that offer close up experiences with all types of wildlife! we are

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New eNglaNd

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dONate

giving to the zoo helps keep the animals happy and healthy. Your donations go directly to food, enrichment, and much more for all the animals you will see at the zoos. If you want to donate money to a particular animal that you saw during your visit, please visit our Zooptions page. at Zoodoptions, you can select the Barn owl, the rhino snake, and many more.

when you doante to the zoo, you automati-cally receive membership to both stone and Franklin park Zoos along with the member-ships includes the donation benefit dinner,

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ZOO stOre

Find all the neat products from

our gift shop here online!

pet toys

wildlife kits

New england Zoo Merchandise

Children’s toys

Organic apparel

eco-home

FeatUred prOdUCt

the polly puzzler will challenge your bird's mind

with fun shapes and textures. Use with the

wooden blocks or your bird's favorite treats.

You can use your birds favorite toys or treats.

Connects directly to the habitat defined bird

cages to provide a fun and effortless way to

interact with your pet bird.

$22.95 add tO Cart

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Alice Hsu feeding Franklin Introducing Franklin to the class

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A Live Presentation in ClassUsing my own personal pet turtle that is a local species to New England, I gave a presentation of this species as if I was a real zoo worker. I doned a name tag and the proper uniform for a reptile specialist. During my presentation, I talked about the new changes occuring at the zoo I work at as well as information about Eatern Painted turtles. Everyone was allow to touch the turtle very gently and one special volunteer got to feed him some worms!

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stimuliis a response that can take many forms, such as contraction of a unicellular organism to external chemicals.

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ObjectiveChoose a movie director to create a fictiional film festival in his or her honor.

SolutionGuillermo Del Toro is an excellent movie director who has a fascination for monsters. More importantly, he is passionate about marine life and would have become a marine biologist if he was not making movies. This film festival is about the celebration of monsters. The monsters in his films are actually not evil despite their looks. They’re misunderstood creatures much like sharks, bats, and snakes.

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Logo foR the fiLm festivALThe title of the film festical is called Dissection of Darkness: What makes a monster in the films of Guillermo Del Toro. I used dissection tools as inspiration for the logo. The scissors became the tool of choice and morphed into a piece with dark characteristics of ambigu-ity. This film festival is about literal and metaphorical dissection of Del Toro’s movies and his characters.

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photo tReAmentI turned into a film director and producer myself. I set a stage in my very own living quarters. I found marine objects or other objects that symbolized the characters in the movies. The nautical shell has the same pattern as Abe Sapien’s skin. The red coral mimic Hellboy’s horns. The red ribbon or embalming fluid is the ghost of The Devil’s Backbone. The spiral fossil is the horn shape of the Fawn in Pan’s Labrynth. Red blood from a pig was used to represent the vampire’s thirst of Blade. Then, the photos had to be treated much like Del Toro’s films. They had to look fantasy-like with dark un-dertones. It had to look sophisticated, old, and mysterious. This is the transformation.

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heRe’s my test tube This stationary system has a basic letterhead but the business card is a test tube. The contact information is printed on the glass itself. You can open up the test tube and wrote notes on the scraps of paper with the mini pencil.

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stuDy these fiLms in A DishThis is collection of Del Toro’s celebrated monsters movies: Hellboy, Hellboy II, Pan’s Labyrinth, Blade II, and The Devil’s Back-bone.

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LimiteD eDition cAtALogThis is the catalog all patrons of the festival receieve. On the inside cover is the schedule in form of a library due date card and their ticket is a library card with their name on it. It is an actual working library card so that festival goers can check out books during their visit. Besides showing all the films of Del Toro, there is also a dissection class and other library ac

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Dissect ReAL mARine AnimALsOne class offered during the film festival is a chance to do your very own dissecting with help from a local university professor. Each festical attendee is given one specimen, a dissection tool kit, and notebook. They all come in a speciment box.

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A cLoset bARRy mAniLow fAnIn Hellboy II, Abe Sapien listens to (and sings with Hellboy) the song: Can’t Smile Without You by Barry Manilow. Upon further research, I found out the Guillermo Del Toro is a closet Manilow Fan. Here, I have the soundtrack in a test tube form USB. Plug it into your computer and one part has instrumental music from the movies and the other half is all Barry Manilow songs. Can’t Smile Without lyrics are included so you can sing along with Abe Sapien!

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ObjectiveChoose a design thesis topic. Create brilliant works of design.

SolutionI am passionate about plants and animals as this portfolio already suggests. My goals in life is to design and document facts sur-rounding endangered animals in order to educate people and encourage participation in the preservation of that species. My thesis is about Knowing and Doing. The spotlight animal is the Little Brown Bat that is affected by the White-Nose Syndrome fungus.

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A ReseARch stuDy: enDAngeReD AnimALs of mAssAchusetts // sAve the bAts!

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posteRs foR eDucAtionThis poster was created so that scientists and non-scientists can quickly identify wing damage caused by White-Nose Syndrome. These posters can be hung up in classrooms or wildlife agency buildings. Bat Conserva-tion International is printing them for WNS conferences around the United States.

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cReAte A homeYou can purchase a bat box through our website or you can download the How to Guide for making your own. Since loss of habitat is another reason why bats are endangered, you can welcome bats into your own backyard with a place to rest.

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ADopt-A-bAtYou can make a symbolic donation to Species in Mind and with your $25.00 donation, you will receive a Little Brown Bat plush, a poster about Little Brown Bats and White-Nose Syndrome, and a tote to keep it all in!

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A book About white-nose synDRome This is a book that is discusses what White-Nose Syndrome is and how it is affecting hibernating bats. Humor is mixed in with scientific studies straight from Boston University’s Batlab. This is the only book that tackles the difficult subject in depth and without all the scary data analysis from scientists.

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AcknowLeDgementEven though my name is plastered all over this book, I really didn’t do this on my own. Like any design process, it takes a team! Thank you to my teachers for pushing me into greatness even when I clawed my way. Thank you to my classmates for the moral support and helpful peer critiques. Thanks to my non-design friends who were sym-pathetic to my cause even without knowing what it is like to design. Thank you to my family for believing in me ever since I was a baby (when my favorite toy was paper!). Thanks to the scientists and animal special-ists that educated me about the amazing animals I am designing about. Lastly, I want to thank all the organisms large or small that inspire me everyday.

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