Physical Computing Showcase

August 8, 2019 / 0 comments

View the work from students in INFO 697 Physical Computing and Rapid Prototyping taught by Profs. Monica Maceli and Basem Aly at #infoshow19, May 17 at 6pm-6:35pm, room 602. Author information Isabella Deocariza Isabella Deocariza is a second-year MS Information Experience Design candidate. Passionate about art and inclusion, she believes that everyone deserves impactful experiences…

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Portfolio Showcase

August 8, 2019 / 0 comments

View select portfolios of our graduating students at the Portfolio Showcase, including work from Library & Information Science, Information Experience Design, and Data Analytics & Visualization programs. On view in room 606 from 5:30-7:30pm at #infoshow19, May 17th, 2019. Matthew Bishop, MSDAV ’19 Yang Cong, MSIXD ’19 Carolyn Dellinger, MSLIS ’19 Armando Garcia, MSIXD ’18…

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Human-Computer Interaction for Visually Impaired Users

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Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) deals with methodologies for building design solutions. HCI focuses on developing a deep understanding of users and their needs. It is important to design products for everyone that includes people with disabilities. The purpose of this paper is to examine major methodologies available to make design accessible for visually impaired users. The…

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Digital Journal for Underserved User Group in Mental Health

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A digital journal app designed for black males in the low- income neighborhood as a solution to help with their mental wellbeing. This project aims to bring awareness to design for underserved user groups, and more than often, designing for an underserved groups solves a problem a broader user group experiences. Author information kcha336 I…

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Designing for OCD

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Designing for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder This presentation is intended to introduce people about OCD and experience their feeling. Many people misunderstanding OCD, they assume people with OCD either overreact about their thought or consider them are as same as the perfectionist, which is not accurate. My goal is to give people a better understanding of…

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Visualizing Citi bikes

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Introduction In 2008, the New York City Department of Transportation conducted research on alternative forms of transportation and published a strategic plan. Surprisingly, according to statistics, over 50% of all automobile trips happened in the city were under 3 miles, within the distances of pleasant bicycle trips. In 2009, a bike-share program was first proposed……

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How to find the best dessert in Manhattan

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INTRODUCTION Have you ever wonder where can buy the best dessert in New York City? There are all kinds of authentic dessert in New York City because of its largest multi-immigrants environment in the world. As a dessert lover, I would like to explore the relationship between dessert shop distributions and Manhattan context. In this……

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Mapping Social Impact: Design Corps 2005-2019

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Charting a Course Some years ago, a recent Pratt graduate named Chris Peck went on a job interview. While his interviewer was taking Chris through a tour of the firm, they came upon some of the firm’s work for Pencils of Promise, a non-profit founded in 2008 that builds schools in developing regions. Recognition flashed across……

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Small Business Support Organizations in New York City: Made in NYC and the NYC New Business Acceleration Program

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Introduction New York City has experienced a rise in new small business development over the past couple decades, facilitated by both an increased interest in opening small businesses as well as a commitment by organizations who offer support to small businesses. Made in NYC (MINYC), an initiative of the Pratt Center for Community Development, and……

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VISUALISATION OF FIVE INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT NEWYORK

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Introduction New York is a charming city where you can experience the culture of the world. The diversity of its immigrant population has created a vibrant and open environment; there is no city like New York. People come from all over the world; they love New York but don’t know New York well. When people……

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Usability Testing of Medieval Londoners Website

August 7, 2019 / 0 comments

Medieval Londoners website is dedicated to medieval London and its inhabitants. Website content includes various resources to study the history of medieval London and Londoners such as chronicles, archives, maps, coins, heraldry, wills, religion, finance and taxes, law and more. All the materials are collected from the British History Online website. The main function of…

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Pratt Institute Library Website Discovery Service Dashboard Analysis

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“The Pratt Institute Libraries mission is to provide outstanding service and access to a resource-rich environment that facilitates critical thinking and creative teaching and learning in the Pratt community.” Therefore an important goal is to provide resources and services in the most effective way possible to their patrons by leveraging their web presence to streamline…

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“Seeing Through Photographs” – Evaluation of MoMA’s online course

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The Museum of Modern Art provides a variety of educational classes to the public available through Coursera, an online provider. Out of the classes offered, we have investigated the digital analytics of “Seeing Through Photographs” course to understand the degrees of participant satisfaction and its influence on learners enrollment, drop-off and course completion. Eventually, we…

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#infoshow19 Program Booklet

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Please find the #infoshow19 program booklet, available as a PDF and in print at the show. Author information Pratt iSchool | The post #infoshow19 Program Booklet appeared first on #infoshow.

Anxiety & Young Instagram Users

August 7, 2019 / 0 comments

When Facebook bought Instagram, it had only 30 million users. Now Instagram has 1billion monthly active users. The United States has 121m users on Instagram. Over 40 billion photos have been shared on the platform. Instagram usage is doubled between June 2016 and 2018. The biggest demographic group are males between 18-24 and 60.4% of…

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PEOPLE WITHOUT INTERNET IN THE US

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Introduction We use the internet every day. Internet is a necessity in our daily life and many people consider it as a utility like water, electricity, and gas. But do you know how many households in the US do not have the internet? Who are these people, and why they do not have the internet?……

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Shop healthy stores in Nyc

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Introduction  Health consciousness has risen exponentially in recent years. Consumers are inclining towards healthy lifestyle and growing utilization of additional nutrition. Certainly, with this increasing awareness there is also a growing demand for healthy food and supplies in the market. New York City is an urban hotspot and the population here keeps soaring, which has……

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Why is Big Apple the Fashion Capital?

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Introduction Inclusivity is in vogue with regards to the Manhattan’s fashion scene. There are a lot of all-get to mold encounters that anybody can take advantage of, no velvet rope or influencer status required – all things considered, New York is one of the world’s fashion capitals. All you need is the privilege intel on……

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H-1B Visa Lottery — What’s Your Chance?

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INTRODUCTION As an international student, I am most concerned about how much chance I will be permitted to work and stay in the United States after graduating from school. I wanted to know how many people were competing for H-1B visa each year? What’s the average success rate? Also, I was curious about the background……

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NYC NEIGHBORHOOD CRIME visualizations

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Introduction Before studying in New York City, I visited the city three times, as a tourist. I could still remember how each time I was overwhelmed by the intensity and diversity of everything that was going on around in the city. Even after staying here for almost two years, it still concerns me especially when……

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