(10/10) Finishing up zine, cards, and planning evaluative test
Mass producing all my illustrations for but my cards and zine, planning my evaluative test, and also creating my service design blueprint.
(9/10) Prepping for Thesis Defense
Prepping for thesis defense, writing dissertation, creating slides, filming video, and creating the party service design
(8/10) - Spring break! But not really
Where instead of taking a break during spring break, I just did more work.
(7/10) Finalizing designs and mass-illustrations of everything
I find that I like to try to plan and prepare every little detail so that I don’t have to worry about it when I get to the more tedious task. This is what I did this week in preparation for the illustrations.
(6/10) Designing, illustrating, and planning cards & zine illustration
Designing, illustrating, and planning my cards and zines.
(5/10) Mid-term Presentation Preparations
Analyzing my data and preparing for my mid-term presentation
(4/10) Designing and writing my zine, cards, and guestbook!
The week where I finally finished writing my zine and start really designing the zine itself and the cards that will go along with it.
(3/10) Prototyping and more writing
Writing chapter 3 of my autoethnography and prototyping my zine and conversation cards
(2/10) Meetings, drawing, writing, and introspection
A week of meetings, writing, and drawing. I definitely didn’t think that my prototyping phase will include so much writing.
(1/10) Winter Recap of Thesis Progress
A recap of all the things I completed for my thesis over December 2021 - January 2022
Week 14: Reflection on the semester
What I have learned over this semester and next steps.
Week 13: I’m still writing. Where is this light at the end of the tunnel?
Writing my dissertation and feeling pretty shitty about it.
Week 12: Preparing for hell week
The start of a 2 week long crunch time in which I have to finish 3 presentations, 1 painting, 2 projects, thesis research preparations, and also try to not go insane.
Week 11: The little work I did during Thanksgiving
The little work I did during Thanksgiving break. Mostly reading and planning.
Week 10: I’m so burned out, I need a break
Refining my stakeholder map by creating an ecosystem map, creating a catalog of rituals during Chinese New Year, and updating my research plan.
I love planning :)
Writing out my research plan, stakeholder mapping, timeline. Also other updates on my autoethnography writing and illustrating process and more readings notes.
Gaining insights and ideas
The week where I feel like I gained the most progress so far with my insights and idea generattion.
Interviews, Ideas, and Autoethnographies
A week where I go down my new research path without too much misery.
More Risograph, Less Reading
The week where I didn’t really read but did a lot more risograph things instead. Also, the week where I cried in 4 meetings.
Changing and replanning my research strategy
A week without doing any secondary research as the way I was currently doing it made me depressed. So, I changed it entirely and also started drawing.