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The Pea Coat: Elegant Utility

This winter jacket was born on the high seas in the 1800s. Most sources credit the Dutch, a naval powerhouse at the time, with the pea coat’s first iteration. The “pea” in the name is believed to com

What I’ve Got: Mastering Rusticity

This is the main gate of the Katsura Imperial Villa in Japan (circa 17th century). It belongs to the sukiya style, which is characterized by raw materials and a lack of decoration. The aim of sukiya i

Toon In: Political Digest

Political cartoons are an incredible vehicle for understanding — condensing entire news stories and social climates into small graphics with very little text. I wanted to create a tool that harnesses

What I’ve Got: LED Light Strip (Best $5 I’ve Ever Spent)

jordanmdonald: For less than a sandwich at any cafe in the Square, I was able to drastically alter the ambience of my dorm room. LED light strips are an extremely versatile solution to brightening up

Shoes at the Door: Personal Theater

jordanmdonald: Participants literally have to remove their shoes at the door, shedding a part of their identity in preparation for adopting another one. Based on the results of a quick survey, each o

What I’ve Got: Adjustable Dumbbells

jordanmdonald: Bowflex Adjustable Dumbbells are essentially a micro-gym. In just two bars, they consolidate the functionality of a full rack of weights (2.5 – 52.5 lbs) — we’re talking upwards of 24

The Political Preference Algorithm

jordanmdonald: Sources: https://cambridgeanalytica.org/about  https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/how-our-likes-helped-trump-win  http://www.spectator.co.uk/2016/12/the-british-data-crunchers-

What I’ve Got: Stick-On ID Holder

jordanmdonald: Every year, around the Harvard/Yale Game, DAPA distributes these card holders. They have an adhesive back that allows you to slap them on your existing phone case. They are made of a r

Challenge 3: Living for Two

Introduction As of 2014, the average age of first-time mothers in the U.S. was 26.3 years old. A child for a household can be extremely expensive, and requires a great deal of financial preparation. A

What I’ve Got: Sketch

jordanmdonald: Sketch (for Macs) is my favorite software for creating application mock-ups/wireframes. It is incredibly user friendly and much easer to learn, in my opinion, than anything in the Adob

Challenge 4: JobConfident

The Platform You have the skills, now we will help you get the job. A large portion of the job search involves face-to-face interaction through networking and the interview process. This is where JobC

What I’ve Got: Better Portraits

This is the Nikon 35mm f/1.8 AF-S DX Lens. In camera-speak, 35mm means that the lens has a very short focus (focal length). An f/1.8 refers to an very high aperture — meaning the lens lets in a lot mo

Challenge 5: Business Raffle + Tiered Rewards + Referral Program

OVERVIEW Our strategy involves two components, incentivizing users via prizes donated by companies and increasing the number of times a user’s name is entered into the lottery for the prizes. We plan

What I’ve Got: Travefy

Travefy is a powerful (and 100% free) trip planner. The website allows you to compile dynamic and professional looking itineraries in no time. You simply select a date range and begin adding events. A

What I’ve Got: Dashlane

Another free piece of time-saving software for you… Dashlane is an application/browser-plugin that functions as a password manager and so much more! It securely stores all of your usernames and passwo

Challenge 7: Shoulder

Play with our prototype: https://pr.to/IRRC7J/ Background For Challenge 6, we tested how truthfully people present themselves on social media and what affected it had on the mental health of users. We

Challenge 8

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What I’ve Got: Discover Weekly

Spotify’s Discover Weekly feature, which curates a fresh and personalized playlist for your every week, surfaced in class discussions during our preference algorithms exploration. And for good reason!

What I’ve Got: K-Way Down Jacket

This is best jacket have ever owned. It is simple in design, warm and incredibly light-weight. The jacket comes with a small carrying case about the size of a grapefruit — the entire jacket can be rol

What I’ve Got: Abstract (Netflix Original)

Next time your scrolling through Netflix, considering checking out their new documentary series called Abstract: The Art of Design. It allows you to peer into the lives of the some of today’s most bri

What I’ve Got: HUDS Salad Survey

In an environment obsessed with online data collection and analysis (Qualtrics, Google Forms, etc.) — I think we often forget about the convenience and power of pencil and paper. The greatness of thi

What I’ve Got: ASUS 23″ Monitor

Adding an monitor to your home-base desk is a relatively cheap and effective way to extend the capabilities of your laptop. Your MacBook or Dell Inspiron, or whatever you bring from class to class, ne

What I’ve Got: Shared Notes

Apple quietly added a brilliant feature to iOS 10 to rival Evernote — the ability to add people to the notes on your phone. It’s an extremely light-weight way to share information in an ongoing manner