Presented by MFA Products of Design

MFA Products of Design Thesis Presentations 2018

May 3, 2018; 11:00 am - 5:30 pm

MFA Products of Design presents the Masters Thesis showcase presentations of the program's class of 2018. The 17 graduating masters students will each present their year-long thesis work, comprised of research, artifacts, services, experiences and platforms. RSVP here.


The day will be punctuated by catered breaks, as well as a champagne reception at the close of the session. Guests in all facets of design and innovation are welcome, including designers, entrepreneurs, teachers, advocates, talent-scouts, journalists and cultural critics.

Presentations:


In Equality: How Slavery Infiltrates our Contemporary Global Economy
by Bernice Wong


GentleMEN: Challenging Adults to Raise Feminine Boys
by Andrew Schlesinger


Me, Myself & A.I.: How I Learned to Love the Machine that Took My Job
by Will Crum


Dare + Defy: Outdoor Exploration as a Catalyst for Gender Equality
by Alexia Cohen


Hacking the Racial Binary: Design Provocations for Empathy and Shame
by Manako Tamura


You Are On the Fastest Route: Intentional Community and Responsible Autonomy in the New Motor Age
by Lassor Feasley


Not Just A Mask: Redefine your Identity through Anonymity
by Jingting He


LoopWhole: Motivational Factors and Rates of Consumption
by Christopher Rand


"Yes, Maybe Not": A Design Investigation Into Emerging Adulthood 
by Jiani Lin


The "New" Prosumer: Crafting Alternate Consumption Experiences
by Sowmya Iyer


Upgrade: Policy, Prosthetics and the Promise of Human Augmentation
by Smruti Adya


Symbiosis: Designing at the intersection of humans and nature
by Kuan Xu


110%: Design Solutions to Improve the Athlete in You!
by Sebastian Harmsen


Contemporary Soundscapes: Designing to Prioritize Untapped Aural Potential in the Visual World
by Antriksh Nangia


Making it Personal: Re-designing our Relationship with Objects in the Augmented Age
by Louis Elwood Leach


Respawn: Activating the Bedroom Generation by Gamifying Public Spaces
by Teng Yu


Cast Away: Design Intervention for Socially Isolated Korean Who Contemplate Suicide
by Juho Lee


Free and open to the public