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Learned how to Sew!

Published on February 18, 2016August 21, 2022 by post_author

I finished my first ever sewing project today. I did a green pattern on the front and back. Here it is!

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Next Next post: What I’ve Got: Virtuoso CardsI really love cards. When I was younger, I was became really interested in cardistry (click to see a video demonstrating it), an interest that eventually evolved into a love for collecting playing cards. My favorite deck that I own is the Virtuoso Spring/Summer 2015 deck. Everything about these decks is custom made, including their colors, their pips, and all the face cards, and it is designed specifically for card flourishing. The box has a design that allows it to be combined with other boxes to form patterns (incentivizing people to buy multiple packs instead of just one). It is also limited edition, increasing its value for collectors. Before each edition is released, the Virts (the company that produces these cards) produces a flurry of videos demonstrating amazing cardistry in order to generate hype. This is especially effective because these videos are short enough to be shared quickly, occasionally even going viral, attracting even non flourisher to these cards. The Virts also gave away one free deck to everyone who signed up for one, giving them goodwill among their customers.The two most notable design decisions about these cards (for a card flourisher) are their feel and their back design. These cards are designed by card flourishers, so they’ve picked a paper and finish that is really smooth and durable. In the third image, the top half is Virt cards and the bottom half comes from a generic Bicycle deck. It may be hard to see in the image, but the top packet is thinner and lighter, as well as more flexible, while not being as slick, making it ideal for flourishing. I try to showcase a few of the advantage of the back design. The lines trace out patterns during flourishes and displays (such as the giant fan), and the rotational symmetry makes spins really pop. The marketing and deliberate design of these cards make them really desirable for cardists. 

Selected News…

Fifteen Professors of the Year, Harvard Crimson, 2016

Top 50 Thinkers: On the Radar 2018
Emerging thinkers with the potential to make lasting contributions, 2018

Laura Dern & DL Director Say Creators Need to ‘Catch Up’ With Audience’s Desire for Diverse Stories, AdWeek, 2018

Designing digital workspaces for creativity and collaboration in online project-based courses, MIT Media Lab, 2020

A living (room) lab: With students off campus, faculty and staff innovated to redesign hands-on courses, Harvard SEAS, 2020

Chef League (mobile game) challenges you to improvise recipes like the pros, VentureBeat, 2019.

When it comes to innovation, it’s personal: The secret to successful innovation isn’t a great idea; it’s great people, The Business Post, 2019

Smart kitchens need smarter ideas to solve real problems, Fortune, 2019

Design for Desirability: Game design challenge requires students to think outside the box, Harvard SEAS, 2019

Apply the science of desirability to game design at GDC, Gamasutra: The art and business of making games, 2019

Applying human-centered design processes to build successful teams. Into Practice, Harvard Vice Provost Office for Advances in Learning, 2019

Tech that helps us understand ourselves, Future Assembly, 2019

Women changing the way we think about innovation. Stern Speakers, 2019

Loneliness, the fear of digital nomads, Le Temps. (in French), 2019

LA Design Festival spotlights city’s ‘creative diversity and talent’, Dezeen, 2018

Rolling toward a user-friendly commute
Harvard faculty-led startup pioneers human-centric urban travel, 2017; Vespa’s New Robot Will Carry Your Groceries, CNN Money, 2017

Five Cutting Edge Ideas and Attractions, Boston.com, 2017; Technology That Helps Us Understand Ourselves, HUBWeek, 2017

Food for Thought: Flavor & Algorithms, MIT Museum, 2017

Harvard Aims to Reinvent Business-Engineering Education, Harvard Magazine, 2017

Globetrotting Digital Nomads: The future of work or too good to be true?, Forbes, 2015; Why is a Harvard professor studying digital nomads, Nomadlist, 2015

The nature of desirability, The Design Issue, Kinfolk Magazine (paywall), 2015-2016

Harvard Class Teaches the Design of Desirability, Boston Magazine, 2015

A new model for innovation in big companies, Harvard Business Review, 2013

Present at the Creation (Putting research-based creativity tips to the test), Boston Magazine, 2013

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THANKS TO EARLY SUPPORTERS:

Harvard School of Engineering & Applied Sciences

Harvard Initiative for Learning and Teaching

Harvard Innovation Lab

Harvard Global Health Institute

Berkman Center for Internet and Society

SUTD-MIT International Design Center

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