Welcome to the altbods blog

We use this blog as a resource to discuss the notion of "alternative bodies" in the marketplace and how to design for them/for us. We critique Euro-centric ideology pressed into design and research methods to make room for "alternative bodies" as the focus of artistic creation.

This blog represents the thoughts and art work of our studio class -- by students in architecture, design, illustration, sculpture, graphic and visual arts. We are a hybrid group with many talents.

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

many random thoughts with regards to last Friday's class

1)
I really loved how different everyone's focus and approach were. I am particularly excited to see what Eun's GPS navigation gadget for the visually impaired will be like. And the portraits of the homeless that we will have to step on, too. (Sorry I forgot your name...!) Can't wait to see everyone's brilliant final piece already!

2)
I gained new insight/knowledge when Professor Hammidi lectured about the LGBTQ terms with regards to Maria's project. I had not been aware of the existence of such terms as "ally" and "questioning" before, and I had not known that "queer" included allies, although I thought I had learned a lot of queer-related terms in Korean and English from a close friend of mine who is a bi. I am excited that I can surprise him next time I meet him by telling him I am an "ally"! (I love surprising him and he loves getting surprised by me!)

3)
The issue of bathroom signs for alternative people with sexual identities that do not fit the binary system literally struck me and made me think quite a long time, because I had never expected such issue to trouble some people. This weekend when I was looking at vintage fashion, all of a sudden I realized that the anchor icons/illustrations in fashion could be an interesting alternative to the combination of both gender icons.
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Do you guys see what I mean? Hopefully? I know probably anchors might not make perfect sense as the icon that combines both genders, but to me it looks better than this:


2 comments:

Caryn W said...

i love your concept of the sailor hooks!

Tiger Hues said...

: )