Publix packaging really stands out compared to others. Yay white space!
Plus it looks really nice and fresh.
The Ice Cream is the cutest, though 
Publix Branding
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Holidays
Lisa's Shower Curtain in Ann Arbor
Boston from the Liberty Hotel
Thanksgiving in Michigan!
Christmas Decorations at Somerset
Christmas Eve at my house requires funny hats.
2010 and 2011
2010 had the highest highs, and the lowest lows, of any year I can remember. I am glad it is over.
2011 started with me running into the Atlantic Ocean, and then jumping in a freezing cold pool. Twice. It will be awesome.
Me. In the ocean. Around midnight. Courtesy of Nikki. (It was foggy).
California Trip
Gorgeous Landing in San Francisco- Not foggy!
The City
Stanford has a class like POE, but EVEN MORE HARDCORE.
Joe has this awesome sammich maker. We made Reese's sammiches.
Joe also made pancakes and bacon for breakfast. I was impressed.
I organized the wine by rainbow color. No one else agreed.
Rule 0
Rule 0 is “don’t burn the apartment down.”
Nikki and I have lots of conversations like:
me: oh shit
go unplug the straightener in the bathroom
or turn it off
Nikki: dammit ellen
rule 0!
(This also happened with the tea kettle).
I need more books.
I somehow flew from Seattle to Boston with only 3 books. And they’re all textbooks. Ugh. Having finished one, I think I will stop trying to pack at 2am. WiFi is helping. Almost.
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i’m not telling you it’s going to be easy, i’m telling you it’s going to be worth it.
via Mason on greader via http://joanntran.tumblr.com/post/1372641727
Personal Manifesto [Draft]
I’ve been working on a personal manifesto on and off. I came up with another iteration tonight:
I will always look upon the world with fresh eyes and fascination.
I will not judge what I see, but I will remember it.
I will think outside of the box.
I know that the people around me are the most precious and important thing.
I will be loyal and supportive. I will be sincere and trustworthy.
I will be passionate and excited to learn, create, and improve.
I will always blend learning and creating. Neither exists in a vaccuum. I will learn from what I make, and make things in my learning process.
I will reflect on what I create.
I will not leave myself exempt from this process. I will reflect.
I will have a strong sense of self. I am Ellen Chisa.
Thoughts?
First Day of School: Take 16
Since first grade (including first grade) this was my 16th first day of school.
Here’s how I figure:
- 12 years of grade school.
- 1 time at Olin (somehow, starting each year didn’t feel like a “first day” at all.
- 2 bonus “first times” from being at 2 different schools junior year.
So starting at UW was my 16th first day.
- I still felt jitters
- They went away, as usual
- I am much more comfortable with class now that I have a job.
Just another interesting milestone.
Life Changing Experiences: Vital Ideation
Or "the class I reference in every interview"
The spring of my sophomore year of college myself and several friends created a “StuCourse” (course designed and executed by students with minimal faculty involvement, formally enrolled in as an independent study). We wanted to learn about different ways to think about design.
Vital Ideation examined design through several “lenses”
- Introduction (Design Notebooks)
- Sticky Ideas
- Ecomimicry
- Art and Engineering
- Design for Fun
- Design for the Next Guy
- Advertising
- Radically Interdisciplinary Design
I’m failing at eloquently explaining what I got out of the class, so the important things:
- Started carrying a design notebook
- Learned to independently define learning goals
- Concept of looking at problems through many perspectives
- Concept of tying perspectives together
- Ownership over a concept
- Value of interdisciplinary work
School should let students have more freedom to define their curriculum.
This is the first in a series of blog entries I will write about things that have changed my life.