https://akoblitz.com/art daily 0.75 2024-08-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1712803311411-P1TZQXNZHH0L91LRM3CQ/3E621C9D-69BE-482A-8A83-DFD55B7A4981.JPG Art - Soaps! On our tansu we have drawers dedicated to soaps from our favorite travels. Almond from our trip to Italy, Copal from our time in Mexico, and a variety of scents from our time in Maui. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1712803311411-P1TZQXNZHH0L91LRM3CQ/3E621C9D-69BE-482A-8A83-DFD55B7A4981.JPG Art - Soaps! On our tansu we have drawers dedicated to soaps from our favorite travels. Almond from our trip to Italy, Copal from our time in Mexico, and a variety of scents from our time in Maui. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1712803087373-K47DYLR1WB4C1LMEEPRR/image-asset.jpeg Art - Ferch Gift to my parents, who now split their time between Germany and the US. This sketch of the house I grew up in outside of Berlin lives in their Portland, OR house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1712802816196-76D1015F12NSV11D2U4Q/image-asset.jpeg Art - Cat series Skethes, charcoals, and walnut ink drawings of our furballs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1655570725502-O31ZMXY0XTQH6M00SSSM/IMG_8563.jpeg Art - Hawaii’s turtle amongst the coral reefs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1624925216141-SX0043CCG85VYSQHICN2/9AA2B5E9-7984-40E1-8E2C-70FF09D55BB9.jpeg Art - Gift for V & C! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1611967006087-5HW4QE7F1UOSBAAR80VR/8D9AE041-13CB-4602-B813-8EA92F198ECB.jpeg Art - Wine tray Labels of our favorite wines - left to right from Californian to Italian wines https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1606833272821-4TY3EJ6TSNW0XUVG9DTT/poster-berlin-01.jpg Art - Berlin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1606833275178-GDXJU9872ZPO1XX9IZA3/poster-naples-wText-01.jpg Art - Sylvester in Naples, Italy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1606833276518-ACEOUFJGJBUBYXA1QZ6W/poster-rt101-portrait-01.jpg Art - Driving Rt 101 Seattle to San Diego https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1633314052581-ENLQM9JQB56YHYCDJKIX/1677AFAA-FD5F-47ED-92F1-FC5E9361722D.jpeg Art - City port holes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1631411420772-DHP8RGIRLVWK1G54A30Y/855WEA_entry.png Art - 855 WEA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1596994287181-EOWLV10G1SCLV2SGO0XC/2007_childsplayxs.jpg Art - Child's Play japanese children’s stories, and how they build a world for kid-me’s imagination https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1619914351525-2RTMXE6PIMWDN5DE8DQZ/IMG_6752.jpeg Art - Genshinkan dojo entryway https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1609109695178-S1MVYZKPR1UL8HORVHWT/nylhack-financialTangebility-loop.gif Art - Insurance - retro video game style https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1607544506504-7OVCXKMIV1QZ36KWMTRO/image-asset.jpeg Art - card https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1607544539188-ERYW0HQ7NF4HWMCNRRJY/card-2.jpg Art - card - winter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1607544537693-XQ0OF9SJ1EDCPQQW1JVC/card-3.jpg Art - card - housewarming https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1416471875424-4QNRCFO39EP621CXC8KE/2007_lamb_Ismall.JPG Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1416471883346-LPWCNTZDDQXT3BUO65LJ/2007_reachxs.jpg Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1596943625401-COJR02F05K0EA4ZSO2LF/coho.jpg Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1416449895987-RGJZ5003KK9LDHJ4N0C7/charcoal_grey.jpg Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1604330255875-WWVMXTR9UB56T45MG472/BeaVoter-poster-graphics-oct11.jpg Art - Wisconsin Get out the Vote poster https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1608080257051-YA31XJMAVCNXL8HICFZ8/BeAVoterPin-nov2-b-23.png Art - Be A Voter - pin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1416471880519-D9WHBKMNG93OTPQUZ5JH/2007_phoenixxs.jpg Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1597018774043-0U7EF7QLOYPAJQFNRKKR/IMG_4062.jpeg Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1597018776113-V1MBOXZSIDPKS1VX5H92/Adjustments.jpeg Art our wedding emblem memorialized as a magnet - more on how we made the weekend our own here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1597019232078-OR3MFXS8N5YDV2XD2SZH/IMG_4037.jpeg Art magnet of our hometown https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1597019329670-3R3TVJ2HB4CX7HRC830C/IMG_3870.jpeg Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1597019719396-VACR3CWA4Y5OGFHW96P4/IMG_3870.jpeg Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1597418933727-4DUYH8R9YD87U6CTQBBW/IMG_4227.jpeg Art - Our Wedding Topper Made of Japanese foam clay - more on how we made our wedding our own here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1597019853570-DIH2TMLSG4AW004PE3D2/IMG_8893.png Art - wedding table numbers mock up of our wedding table toppers - how we made our wedding our own here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1628296402865-ZK8MUEHBJLV38YG9XH5P/IMG_8090.jpg Art - Wedding Topper Stained to highlight the details, our wedding guests loved the personal anecdotes we reference with each table’s topper. More on how we made our wedding our own here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1597019858113-K5MZQ13OMB006U6VLL9T/IMG_4235.jpeg Art - Wedding Weekend emblem designed an emblem for our wedding weekend - more on how we made the wedding our own here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1597019856577-VNZK134DB0SETPHNNBR3/IMG_9543.png Art I worked with the amazing Redstart Designs to create a ring that is authentic to me. I brought them the sketch and they found the perfect stone to cut to size & set. Check out how it all came to be here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1597019857303-BG83HQN3UJWFCG6HDHJ3/2A9719AE-81D2-44A9-897A-41720BD68164-6515-0000044786AAE016.jpeg Art - Wedding dress! Dress was bought at BHLDN, the dye job is all me :) Check out more at my post here on the process. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1416466276900-QE1KWFS6W1L0JH1PYN33/akoblitz_d4dt_upclose.jpg Art Prompt: Create a gown meant to be exhibited at a place of your choosing. See here how I went about creating one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1597008574990-EXJJCC8C7872YEBNUKAI/akoblitz_d4dt_wide.jpg Art Prompt: Create a gown meant to be exhibited at a place of your choosing. See here how I went about creating one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1416449954347-YXT6CGAAF7XAK9MSU0CZ/charcoal.jpg Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1416471899107-3EO40GNIOOQYR96EVB6I/2012_bronze_charms.jpg Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1416450541091-DG9GFCNVTMCNSWFPS7PV/form_drawing_5min2.jpg Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1416450542719-R9R3JA7MRCEVB453FXE1/form_drawing_10min1.jpg Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1416450615473-9XF470QEIYG1PFBGR83S/form_drawing_20min1.jpg Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1416450622175-YE6CG9UKDBGMJREMSZ4B/sketchfadexs.jpg Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1596943668200-3B8QSK17TQRMH0U1ZVG2/Combat_IV.png Art - Combat IV rendering of existing CAD model https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1596943741796-GDFIY41OKDZCV6SW3X2C/Lacuna_page4.png Art - Lacuna animated short https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1596943865475-PPEH5XQ429XMVLUFU7ZR/Screen+Shot+2014-03-24+at+8.13.55+PM.png Art - Link exploration of clef-inspired dimension-giving line logo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1596943936213-FQQPBSDQRV6BBUCH3J04/heroes_at_home.jpg Art - capes logo explorations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1596994487521-TF2E0KICANWNKIUQSXHF/2007_character_line+%28Medium%29.JPG Art - Morphing A's https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1605580586778-5CMSAR9A2V3AYJC6LZOB/mitt_watermark.jpg Art - Stanford map a la Berlin's subway system https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1416471883661-5DZMUXL2SP7CYE76WVQ2/2007_life.jpg Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1596994350022-U6AWGTGR7UDFR7VVI9MT/2007_educationxs.jpg Art - Education an ink + gum-pack sculpture, how across cultures the education system builds perception & perspective (or not) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1416471874424-FEP2U130IQ85BK0M6K4F/2007_getting+there+%28Medium%29.JPG Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1416471874598-XSCRCJRXQ8VRRQ3LOPN9/2007_lamb_II+%28Medium%29.JPG Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1416471872722-UUX3EWSOC5D8CT7BSC3P/2007_changes+%28Medium%29.JPG Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1416471878566-KTANGPTQUYWTVWB7OFKF/2007_page_10+%28Medium%29.JPG Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1416471905096-ZR3487JTL91669T8G1X4/2012_fish_final.JPG Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1416471907053-TQ3VGKMAYK30YV3WU35X/2012_walnut_ink.jpg Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1416471905518-AAV61F2OCFPU60BN1DUU/life+%28Medium%29.JPG Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1349634362081-CO2E5VF49SAGQ6BXFJ4V/weave_1.JPG Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1411497405135-DTKQT4SE141FU3TUCXR3/weave_2.JPG Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1411497418666-0BQHE3LIYQZDHLXMUQAK/weaveII.JPG Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1416619323663-48MQW5O1NRUU7C4RUPUE/2012-12-02+14.11.08.jpg Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1416471877910-4ET6S40137K4P145E2D3/2007_legacyxs.jpg Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1597007406910-1URKLUC6LP20MPLC50UO/pg0-flip_cover5x6.jpg Art A series of pieces mixing japanese wall paper with inks & my recurring exploration of line. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1416619311512-8NHY1YO3VM7MQP5V0G72/avrils_ring.jpg Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1416471792293-Z43HLMOM9BR1B7JRGC2C/bloodhound_bolotie.jpg Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1416471778144-KPMLU06RUUAR4UDM70PX/bloodhound_bolotie_close-up.jpg Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1416471657853-5FMWLG8Y98RMSRYIOQTG/finding.jpg Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1416471658762-IFXBOAWNK96J4L25ZSSH/functional_context.jpg Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1416471659845-H0XPR622OPCGP23QQR78/functional.jpg 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https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1416464792281-RNMF1Y62QN7IX0IUK26F/art_grant_stanford_panel1.JPG Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1416464072051-NWECI7CLO7RL56JRYUET/foam_shapes1.jpg Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1416464081530-EVWCJ1LLJ2GC9MPY0FHT/foamshapes_2.jpg Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1416464081486-7BV13T5J465FV3JKSN2L/foamshapes_3.jpg Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1416464081782-NTIXWG0APHLK3YVZ48OE/market+game+%28Medium%29.JPG Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1416464843736-CVWB58P15PZESN99X6GR/proj2_final.jpg Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1416464845022-AP5KO4NVAF2L9OQZUYZF/proj2_final2.jpg Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1416356409495-FY2FR2ABUL9NSJBHCQBY/3_obj_final.jpg Art - it's a different world out there https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1597008522237-72NJSD1LML3DOUKJN8SS/composition_cloud.jpg Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1597008744636-S6PWRZ8KO2XK7A3G6YST/marie_wave.jpg Art Hokusai woodblock print recreation in acrylic - Berlin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1597008784856-O8XYM9IN8N9NOK0TOWH3/thought_cloud.jpg Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1597008805219-XWF1CV9PRB85ZBLAFN5J/visions.jpg Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1597008829101-8GZGNEEGH0NSC5UYMUCP/font_nonroman.jpg Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1597008888172-GX5PJZ7YIE200K0NFZ6J/font_roman.jpg Art Exploring fonts, creating my own https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1597010414556-9KA49B78567WQDYMC9VT/blue-wall.jpg Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1597010414147-S2DJMK90FO6ZKYMXS9SE/mural1-855.jpeg Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1597010414783-5D3S6G94UIRA8C6NCEOK/mural2-855.jpeg Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1597010415153-GVUG7W9ZVB353YYWEQDG/mural3-855.jpeg Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1597010415262-TZORJ48PNLDLWANS3PTQ/off-canvas-sweep.jpg Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1597010415658-8WXOTTZESVHQOR8FTCUV/vees-wall.jpeg Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1597013992303-A6A1JBO74J4VMNPUEYC6/image-asset.jpeg Art - #leaveyourlegacy inspiring video shot by Kris Cheng - if you ever need a pick me up, and a reminder / kick in the butt to refocus on doing good in the world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1597014261980-90MSPQ4VDO8YGAIO3XLI/image-asset.jpeg Art - Connecting: Makers Released June 2014. Connecting: Makers examines how the connected world is changing the nature of creativity. When everyone is a maker, new possibilities emerge, but with them come new responsibilities about digital transparency, cultural awareness, and the role of the designer. A fantastic reminder of the greater picture behind technological advances. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1597014384154-CW18AJWVXDOF3MC7UH1E/image-asset.jpeg Art - Design the New Business - English subtitles Design and business can no longer be thought of as distinct activities with individual goals. Design the New Business is a film dedicated to investigating how designers and businesspeople are working together in new ways to solve the wicked problems facing business today. The short documentary examines how they are joining forces by bringing together an international collection of design service providers, education experts and businesses that have incorporated design as a part of their core approach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1597014438256-4CAWSXITL2K7HPXNWERH/image-asset.jpeg Art - WHERE GOOD IDEAS COME FROM by Steven Johnson Steven Johnson takes on-in exhilarating style-one of our key questions: Where do good ideas come from? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1597014485742-YJ5FXHRB1GUE224O42RC/image-asset.jpeg Art - RSA ANIMATE: The Secret Powers of Time Professor Philip Zimbardo conveys how our individual perspectives of time affect our work, health and well-being. 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From the getgo, it was important to us that we walk away from the event feeling like it was very much “us”. And that we hoped our guests would have that same recognition. So what, exactly, would make an event “authentically us”? 1. We wanted it to feel like you knew it was an event, so not too informal, but not pressured about what you were going to wear, say, or dance like, so not stuffy. 2. We wanted it to feel recognizable, so retain roughly the structure of a ceremony, but wanted to create a meld of the cultures that run in our families, so not hew to any one tradition. 3. 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(El Calafate, Chile) We are the mercy of greater forces, and it's important to be reminded of that periodically. photo credit to Don Koblitz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1597029568070-T61V0J8BRR9WHSR4CAKR/HIslandAriana.jpeg Current-Happenings - Travels - I've come to appreciate help (Ushuaia, Chile) So... I get lost. A lot. Especially in these parts, I appreciated all the help I could get. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1597029568562-3YEIEC8CCHQJI7BFZE8X/PennyLaneMail.jpeg Current-Happenings - Travels - Small encounters to lift tired spirits (3 days outside Lhasa, Tibet) children from a neighboring nomad camp came along for half a day. 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Our wedding venue had a fantastic library, and our photographer Ilana Natasha had a great sense of play. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1586969485406-EEM5P4NOZ8NU9HCU5ETE/Ariana+%2B+Robert-0097.jpg Archive - Our rings - Rings to be blessed A wedding ritual we love is handing the rings around the guests, so that our friends and family can bestow best wishes and blessings as they wish. 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Instead of only talking, a physical research activity enabled us to realize students organized their time differently than we first https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1416345280545-NYBVNQLL2L79TKB3478J/image-asset.png Archive - OnTrack (now Yenko) Interactions and the logic flow was tweaked constantly to better reflect our understanding of the school system, and the students. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1416345379334-0NNSAKGFXHOO3NV3ED3B/image-asset.png Archive - OnTrack (now Yenko) Mapping out the full feature flow helped clarify to the full team how complex any one feature is. It was easier to discuss where to start, and which features enabled the most pared down app that still hit our target vision. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1416345409169-ULTFP7GFCMWKPSROOSA6/image-asset.png Archive - OnTrack (now Yenko) We rolled out a first prototype at two Brooklyn community colleges, inviting students to sign up and track their assignment grades. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1416341747442-YEWQIMFFOVX55XOB0IW3/image-asset.gif Archive - OnTrack (now Yenko) Making use of a more one-hand friendly interaction (drag gesture) to test out goal setting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1416341761460-WIDZ8RWKZMV8R7Y2IEZY/image-asset.gif Archive - OnTrack (now Yenko) Toying around with how to communicate assignments, how they relate to each other across courses, and relative to each other in time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1416341774597-9JZYCMXKF4NN8RY5V757/image-asset.gif Archive - OnTrack (now Yenko) Seeing progress over time (assignments accomplished so far in the semester) without losing screen real estate was a challenge. 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But what about at home? Family members have different ways of managing their time and tasks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1416345844443-K66ATL5VM6D7AXVTYJCK/image-asset.png Archive - Chore-Do The smallest obstacle can hinder completing a household chore. Cleaning tricks are family traditions that are increasingly lost. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1416346240653-20M58TW4GLCG35Z5J134/image-asset.png Archive - Chore-Do User journey: Figuring out what moments derail chore-completion and understanding where chores fit in with other types of tasks helped me gauge interest and helped me create metaphors that made sense to users. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1416346275012-3J45A44U0BP5R9I37EC9/image-asset.png Archive - Chore-Do This flow of the main actions pin points gaps between and the multiple different ways a user may want to access a feature. 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just the “formal-ish vibe” we were hoping for. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1597526830038-4C3XFHW6ZV4K0XP49QEH/IMG_0086.jpeg wedding-related The space is a mix of amazingly-maintained interior elegance alongside exposed piping & other industrial touches, which took the old-school glamour down a notch - just the “formal-ish vibe” we were hoping for. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1597526828572-Z8O9GKLT8SN3XM9XPBSN/IMG_0020.jpeg wedding-related The building is owned by a German-born interior designer, Eleanor Ambos. 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Key for me was having a list of items laid out that I would not have even realized needed a decision. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1615903873273-NBDSK2ZZRWB2AN08HELZ/Screen+Shot+2018-11-18+at+10.09.46+PM.png wedding-related Created our wedding site on Squarespace - being able to show the wedding’s events in a menu-style block made it easy for everything to stay simple & on the main page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1597526725126-FF8PTYDZ8ZCVNV1FK84Z/Screen+Shot+2018-11-18+at+10.16.20+PM.png wedding-related https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1597526718582-U9Z2G21G3K34U41Z22CN/Screen+Shot+2018-11-18+at+10.14.51+PM.png wedding-related https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1597533576290-KOV5QPRFEUFVRX5UX9MB/Wedding-site-rsvp.gif wedding-related I leveraged Awesome-table, an appropriately named awesome resource, to do more with our RSVP forms after emailing them out. 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Found at the flea market extraordinaire, Grand Bazaar at 77th and Columbus Ave. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1597617417974-12FDWQN9QNB94S3WOR3Q/IMG_8799.jpeg wedding-related https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1597526322239-UF6WZ63IZZWIDEV7BXE0/caketops.jpg wedding-related - Cake Toppers Japanese foam clay - a wonderful material that allows for incredibly precise blending to achieve exactly the color you want (which is key if you’re looking to get that bloodhound-tan) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1597526369751-60JESEF4E8MNYZ5C1DUQ/68F6F79D-21AB-44F4-801E-EEAF2D605325.JPG wedding-related https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1597526385527-SRVTA3D249L1V8F3MWO5/IMG_1409.jpg wedding-related Collecting fun pictures of guests, to hang as a wedding-table-navigator was a gem from Robert’s cousin Maria’s wedding we immediately filed away as a must-do for us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1597526337037-83XUEAS4HTAX2MTG6BIS/tableassignments.jpg wedding-related https://static1.squarespace.com/static/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/5f3850db2aad3222fbfed2ab/5f3850e6de22531a4d84abfe/1597526264257/ wedding-related https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1597546715245-5EVD39H127Z8X696Q9DQ/ArianaNestingBand1.JPG wedding-related - Engagement ring Worked with my former teachers who introduced me to making jewelry (who run a phenomenal jewelry studio, Redstart Design) to make my engagement ring ideas a reality - see my more fleshed out post on the project here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1597526385840-R8QSKZD7EM9L44TOU79X/IMG_0613.JPG wedding-related A box altered (take out the top & add glossy ledge to hold the rings) to hand our rings around during the ceremony for guests to give us their best wishes - Thank you Tara for the inspiration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1597526388176-N4SA06ZLK9NBZORQB777/IMG_8892.PNG wedding-related - Table Topper rendering We designed little icons for each table https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1597526415525-RKDLTKVW8MR356GVVUHA/IMG_9836.JPG wedding-related Laser cutting dreams came true at NY Design’s FabLab, where I cut out the table-top numbers which house references for the different tables. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1597526420999-T592O31T5BQ45RNJA0VP/table-deco4.JPG wedding-related https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1628295304894-BL7PXZENK3GM6VVRB28I/IMG_8090.jpg wedding-related - Table toppers Guests loved the personal references used in each table - more on how we made our wedding our own here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1597526459732-2R77MO988RI254QS8UZ0/dress-dye.JPG wedding-related And I wanted to make my dress my own as well - more on that here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1597527452269-T3S35MZZVPHI9OYRJFF5/design-system-drafts.jpg wedding-related We explored a couple different visual design systems before handing on the one we eventually printed out - some peaches and teals gave way to a more blue-lavender color scheme https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1597526595072-O4MSP86061D3IP7PVTQB/rsvp-invite-2.png wedding-related https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1597527692448-KVTEQ74P7KE152C0E6BI/programs.jpg wedding-related I loved the crown moulding details at the venue, and created little corner details in various paper pieces to reflect a similar style. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1597598546531-2B4OHJ446OGQZZS2HHUA/signage.jpg wedding-related https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1597527721846-CEC7ZQ7G4GF8088I0Z2X/meal.jpg wedding-related Metropolitan Building partners with Maia Pearl Catering to offer top notch dishes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1597783598753-R3HJOFWL6E50N4MXE53Q/IMG_4246.jpeg wedding-related We encouraged all to sign on to a community certificate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1597783600131-YX0KALEF564X2C919MID/IMG_4520.jpeg wedding-related https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1597548167008-DF11MZCPJUZRTAM67C6S/PRINT-program-pg6-7.jpg wedding-related https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1597544963292-JJB0TBEV96VCGI95ZVIF/Ariana+%2B+Robert-0109.jpg wedding-related My aunt, a phenomenal judge in NJ, officiated, using a script Robert wrote. 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Cummings poem - somewhere i have never traveled, gladly beyond https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1597544972891-68R20G51FNUQ1EQL26SE/Ariana+%2B+Robert-0140.jpg wedding-related My dear friend Jacob Portes sang Erev Shel Shoshanim, a Jewish folksong on love, bringing in a Jewish tradition without making it necessarily religious. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1597544979341-4CW6WBVVGFFLRVK81FDR/Ariana+%2B+Robert-0145.jpg wedding-related Japanese tradition includes a dedicated ritual that includes all three couples: the bride & groom, and both sets of parents. (Learn about the San san kudo ceremony here). 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Design is my way of creating a lasting change. Design allows me to explore worlds that are totally new to me but also to reimagine the world we think we already know. Hiking in Tibet, alongside nomad families https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1609634431149-VW36J87LFWO1P8JG62OW/46983315825_ba6a125471_k.jpg About me - Design is a craft Aikido, a Japanese martial art anchored on peaceful defense, has been a mainstay since moving to NYC. Practice, as well as instructing, have shown to be endless learning opportunities, a constant reminder to return to beginner’s mind. Genshinkan Aikido - Manhattan Dojo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1599085702115-BQ528W4TGKP12F5VC0QQ/all3madeleine_ulricistr.jpg About me - ‘Better’ is a value judgement It also means I need to understand how values come to life in cultures, in contexts that are different from mine, and how to reimagine the way they are expressed in such a way that they will be embraced by those different from me. East Germany, ca 1993. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1599086418186-86CC5HKKVMMCRIXEBDYS/playa.jpg About me - Experiences are built from the ground up Experiences are built from the ground up They are created by building piece by piece intentionally. It’s an inherently unwieldy exercise - I love the challenge and the discipline involved. 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Explore my Design POV to find Slides from workshops & talks Templates and thought starters on craft Sources of inspiration https://akoblitz.com/what-i-do daily 0.75 2025-11-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1727662396124-4RHI3HYXA2YAGFXWV6UH/DesigningPage.png What I Do https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1b97eda8-5d6e-4489-97df-f780724442f7/Group-NoBackground.png What I Do https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/b9cd4d4b-7e8f-478a-911e-ebe80a8ee543/motleyCrew_dinner.png What I Do - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1751764035500-LYCR3SMWRURAHRFWC9RA/jumbled-screen-bank_square.png What I Do - Assignment builder - give students unique assignments https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1751764062156-GN7I3LM48BAEAP9PP4KD/ontrack-phone.png What I Do - Helping students stay eligible for grants & scholarships https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1751764050277-EDJA9WKHQHC0IGZOZVR0/crave.png What I Do - Reimagining how you rank your food options near you https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1751764219055-KIWKY03DQ743I4R9H01D/caseStudy-capabilities.png What I Do - Building internal design thinking capabilities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1751764074688-1HMB80ZCZL0Y6WZNP13C/empower-cambodian-farmers.jpg What I Do - Empowering farmers in Cambodia with new tools https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1751764082135-M9L337G44EZ7MVQ9DZ4Y/empower-HIV-patients.jpg What I Do - Revealing new approaches to lifetime HIV patient care https://akoblitz.com/404 daily 0.75 2024-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1596916986182-N8ZTFGZWR83RQ4QL1J5J/site-banner-404.jpg Hmmm... not what you're looking for? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1597199149627-RI13MOZM054KWNILEX1M/squiggle.png Hmmm... not what you're looking for? https://akoblitz.com/resources daily 0.75 2024-08-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1610395026053-4Y9KCT0XCEOW52S0AS9A/square-banner.png Resources https://akoblitz.com/talks daily 0.75 2025-09-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1610394927878-3M7EH35EIBRW6ELL8RG0/full-banner.png Talks https://akoblitz.com/my-art daily 0.75 2024-08-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1610395086123-GHS7DBF54EMQ6L9RQ2P6/single-banner.png Art https://akoblitz.com/ariana-koblitz daily 1.0 2025-11-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1727649917246-2VMNCKXG58EA8632C8KH/MotleyCrewHomepage.png Ariana Koblitz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1609554573626-NV49WOM617FOOFVZ4RGS/venn.png Ariana Koblitz - Connect dots Design works best when it establishes a strategic focus across user / business / technical constraints, sets a direction diverse teams embrace, and asks questions. ➜ Where I've worked https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1609554561002-WMD5MBR7MGPUA5RLS51P/double-diamond.png Ariana Koblitz - Upskill in craft Designers come from all different corners of the creative world - which means a rich set of inspirations and motivations to harness, and requires setting a clear bar for craft. ➜ How I think about design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1609554616699-2W3TURLCQLCL95AHS1E9/hex.png Ariana Koblitz - Design for all I believe in the imperative to do good - and that requires a lot of assumptions-catching, when creating things as well as via an automated, integrated feedback loop. ➜ My drivers https://akoblitz.com/craft daily 0.75 2024-08-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1724206662137-2YMZ2ZBDNI1DW1QU48NW/banner_work_empty.png Craft https://akoblitz.com/ideas daily 0.75 2024-08-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1724381604762-7NW89SV2867Q0ERCEDI4/site-banner-404.jpg Ideas https://akoblitz.com/design-pov-1 daily 0.75 2024-08-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/1724519004157-V8ANJSUX73IS2EEDFENY/banner_work_empty.png Design POV https://akoblitz.com/design-pov-1/template-service-blueprint monthly 0.5 2025-01-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4f3ec2edcb121966f1692061/a25b5581-b627-438f-9e59-a52d760e44a5/Screenshot+2024-08-20+at+10.46.48%E2%80%AFPM.png Design POV - Template: Service Blueprint