Discipline • Citizenship • Law • Longing It is 2075. The issues of the early 21st Century have been all but forgotten. The olds who talk about the “good old days” before the Adjudicators are probably senile. The way they talk
Personas: Megan Cody
Persona Scenario South Norwalk has some great attractions, but getting to them can be a struggle. The traffic is always frustrating and parking can be a nightmare. There is public transportation to Norwalk, so getting there isn’t a problem. There
Project 3 – Experiences: Megan Cody
Part 3: Final Pitch Design Area South Norwalk, CT Potential Stakeholder City of Norwalk, Norwalk Transit District, Restaurants of South Norwalk Part 1: Potential ideas Expand the bus system to include SoNo (more than it currently
Narratives: Megan Cody
Thanksgiving is over and I just can’t eat anymore leftovers. I also really don’t want to spend another second in the kitchen. But we really should eat breakfast. We’ll go out. Why are there so many people here? Eat at
Project 2 – Mappings: Megan Cody
Part 1 – Observation The forces I chose are: Residential – There are quite a few residential areas in South Norwalk, but they are divided into two main types: affordable housing and market value homes. The area is being revitalized
Architectures: Megan Cody
The office of my dad’s house The street around my dad’s house The neighborhood near my dad
Geographies: Megan Cody
This was not an ideal project for the area I live and work in. I did the exercise three times: once from my home (Easton), once from my dad’s home (Trumbull) and once from work (Norwalk). Easton is a rural
Strategy: Choice-supportive bias
Choice-supportive bias is the tendency to remember choices as better than they actually were. Source: http://www.usc.edu/projects/matherlab/pdfs/MatherJohnson2000.pdf Source: http://marketingland.com/biases-online-marketing-drive-crazy-decisions-142259 Online Example Source: http://mashable.com/2016/10/12/galaxy-note-7-keeping-it-exploding/#D1Iw64_MYOq3 Real Life Example Memories of car vs. History of issues Source: Life 3 Apr. 1964: 47. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unsafe_at_Any_Speed
Strategy: Present Bias
Present Bias is the tendency to over-value immediate rewards at the expense of our long-term intentions. Source: http://coglode.com/gems/present-bias Online Example Real Life Example Goal vs. Current Desire
Strategy: Price-Value Bias
How we frame a product’s price & features greatly affects its perceived value. Source: http://coglode.com/gems/price-value-bias Online Example Source: http://newsroom.sprint.com/news-releases/its-a-new-day-for-data-for-american-consumers-1.htm Real Life Example Source: http://snapsort.com/compare/Nikon-D3300-vs-Nikon-D5300