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In Bold: A Digital Publication, Marlena Ahearn Aug 2017

In Bold: A Digital Publication, Marlena Ahearn

Honors Capstone Projects - All

In Bold is a millennial-targeted digital publication that discusses and critiques body positivity, fat activism, and how mainstream media presents and talks about bodies. The website is a destination for women seeking resources, inspiration, and entertain


Girls Inc. Of Syracuse And Onondaga County: A Career Readiness Center On The Nearwest Side, Jourdann Borski Aug 2017

Girls Inc. Of Syracuse And Onondaga County: A Career Readiness Center On The Nearwest Side, Jourdann Borski

Honors Capstone Projects - All

"In Syracuse, New York, there is a need to help young women develop skills that will prepare them for the workforce and help create an emotional, physical and financial independent lifestyle. Girls Inc. of Syracuse and Onondaga County is an affiliate non-p"


Designing For Humanity's Growing Disconnect From Nature, Hadley Allen Aug 2017

Designing For Humanity's Growing Disconnect From Nature, Hadley Allen

Honors Capstone Projects - All

The Industrial & Interaction Design 5th year thesis project process began with an exploration of our personal passions. I started by researching mental health and outdoor activity. After realizing the fact that the two have been very closely connected in


Letters To Lindbergh: An Illustrated Children’S Book, Samantha Gottwalt May 2017

Letters To Lindbergh: An Illustrated Children’S Book, Samantha Gottwalt

Honors Capstone Projects - All

Letters to Lindbergh is an illustrated children’s book offering a new perspective on the relationship between the aviator Charles Lindbergh and his father, while also bringing a visual component to historical documents. Illustrated by Samantha Gottwalt, the book’s art explores collage media techniques and the story is told through letters that Lindbergh exchanged with his father during his adolescence (1909-1924.) It aims to explore a facet of Lindbergh’s life that has little exposure and invited the reader to step into a vividly colored collaged world created with paint and cut paper. Through the new perspective of Lindbergh’s correspondence the story …


Our Food Story: Examining The Relationship Between Food And The Community, Joan Kao May 2017

Our Food Story: Examining The Relationship Between Food And The Community, Joan Kao

Honors Capstone Projects - All

Our Food Story is a project that critiques, analyzes and intercepts the cycle of concentrated poverty in the Near Westside through a look into the neighborhoods’ history and present day conditions. The project aims to offer a solution to the observed issues through interior design. Our Food Story is a casual eatery and a community food workshop as well as a source of employment to address the low employment rate in the area. Through biomorphic and biophilic design, Our Food Story hopes to engage all in and out of the community to bring back food, jobs and a community space. …


Uncontrollable Color: Street Art Meets Street Style, Laura Fidati May 2017

Uncontrollable Color: Street Art Meets Street Style, Laura Fidati

Honors Capstone Projects - All

Uncontrollable Color: Street Art Meets Street Style is the title of my senior Capstone thesis project for the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Fashion Design at Syracuse University. For this project, I designed a collection of six complete outfits that explore the theme of London street art. The thesis project will be presented in a public fashion show at Syracuse University at the end of April. In this critical statement, I will explore a brief history of fashion design, fabric dyes, and street style. Chapter two explains the origins of my inspiration for the collection. The last portion of …