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Author Archives: Adrienne
Menlo Internship: Open & Honest
June 15, 2009 – 5:49 pm
I have been at Menlo for six weeks now, and I feel like a valuable part of the team. Today, as I was working on a site map with my pair-partner, Rich, Menlo’s President, interrupted us to be a part of an impromptu meeting with a client. Rich does this often. Rather than answer all [...]
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Tagged concepts, Design, honesty, Menlo, openness, sketches
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Menlo Website: Directions
June 6, 2009 – 4:59 pm
The following are conceptual ideas for the “directions” section of the Menlo Innovations website. Menlo is located on the third floor of a small market, and is often difficult for visitors to find. Therefore, we needed to come up with creative ways to get people into the historic Kerrytown district, parked in an appropriate lot, [...]
Menlo Internship: A Useable Process
June 1, 2009 – 8:06 pm
The past two weeks at Menlo have been quite transformational. Working to redefine the purpose of the Menlo website, I have had the chance to interview some key stakeholders in the project. Although the site will ultimately be designed for the end user, of which the primary persona has yet to be determined, it is [...]
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Menlo Internship: Introduction
May 18, 2009 – 1:49 pm
I began my internship at Menlo Innovations on May 11th. Menlo Innovations is a small software design and development company located in the Kerrytown marketplace in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The location couldn’t be more convenient for me, since I’m living just two blocks away from the market. A three minute walk to the market, a [...]
My True Love
April 4, 2009 – 1:41 pm
I just realized that for those who want to get to know me through my website, I have left out one critical piece of information: my LOVE for volleyball! I began playing volleyball in 6th grade and knew I was hooked even then. During high school, volleyball was quite literally my life. I was co-captain [...]
Taggers’ Village
April 3, 2009 – 1:38 pm
For a cognate course during my Master’s program this winter, I had the fun and challenging experience of designing a land use site plan. Check it out in my personal work!
When I Grow Up
March 21, 2009 – 1:36 pm
I have recently discovered what I want to be when I grow up: a User Experience Designer! This field will allow me to combine my interests in people, aesthetics, and the configuration of tools and environments in innovative and inspiring ways.
ABC No Rio
March 3, 2009 – 1:28 pm
I recently had the opportunity to intern with ABC No Rio in New York City. “ABC No Rio is a collectively-run center for art and activism” (abcnorio.org/about). No Rio was looking to archive their historic documents and present their exhibitions online. They had chosen the CMS software Omeka to develop this archive, and I was [...]
Right or Wrong? The Simple Answer
March 12, 2008 – 1:26 pm
In art, there is never a definitive right or wrong. There may be solutions that are more right or more wrong than others. I believe, however, the mark of a great designer resides in her ability to persuade the audience that her design is the one and only correct answer. In my opinion, this is [...]