happy lyst

http://www.happylyst.com/ I started this project in January 2016 to hold myself accountable for my own happiness. The on going project has provided the opportunity to beef up my HTML, CSS, and Java Script skills in a fun environment.

InstaFamous

On going project to make my 4 month old puppy, Fitzgerald aka Fitz, famous. Insta_animal: 2,024,908 followers  ||  photo received 75.1k likes   Dogs of Instagram: 961,230 followers  ||  photo received 45.7k likes The photo I took of Fitz (middle) and his brother Sazerac (left) when they were 6 weeks old sitting on the porch with…

Hitchhiker

play me: Hitchhiker is an app written in Objective-C that allows drivers and riders to connect in order to safely reach a destination. Someone who is driving to a destination can post that they are driving and how many seats they have in their car. People that need a ride to the event can then…

Graphic Design Portfolio

  Series of Projects using Photoshop, inDesign and Illustrator: NYC Aquarium Poster Project Photos taken at NYC Aquarium and used as inspiration:   Invitation for Bonnie & Clyde’s Wedding: Format Set in inDesign then Xerox Transferred   Final Branding Project: Created a company, Schells, and designed and developed all aspects of the brand i.e. menu,…

Rerouting

physicalcomputingexpirament from Kinsey Schell on Vimeo. Rerouting is project driven by a series of experiments to reroute our traditional interactions with a computer. It’s easy to forget that we can do much more than just drag and click. That’s where Physical Computing comes in. For the project I used PD to manipulate the control of…

Neato XV-11 Autopylot

Neato XV-11 Autopylot LaminirovanieVolos.ru. For this project, I along with a team of 3 other W&L  students programmed a Neato XV-11 vacuum in python to avoid an obstacle using LIDAR. This project explored the complexity of real world applications of autonomous robots. One of the biggest challenges we faced was receiving unreliable data from the…

Talking With Strangers

For our final project Peter, Crystal, Elena and I were inspired by conversation. We each chose different mediums to interpret the theme and create a unique yet cohesive exhibit. My element of the project was to pull the viewer into the conversation. At the Salon de The, we observed conversation from afar, but I wanted…

Le Musée de la Chasse

This museum is one of the most unique exhibit spaces in Paris. It was not intended to be a museum, which effects the flow and the content of the space. The exhibit serves as an homage to the art of hunting. The taxidermy is incredible. Once again, the experience is unsettling yet painstakingly interesting. The…

Louvre

After 3 months in Paris, I thought I made it out of the clear. I would avoid the Louvre at all costs. However, I was peer pressured to go when a group of friends came to visit. It was just as horrible as I imagined, but at least it’s free. Upon descending into the underworld…

Palais de Tokyo: Philippe Parreno

“Anywhere, Anywhere Out of the World” by Philippe Parreno is an incredible and overwhelming exhibition that is currently showing at Palais de Tokyo. I have seen the exhibit twice and both times served as it’s own distinct experience. Upon walking in the audience is immediately confronted with a giant luminous sign displaying cost, hours, and…

Caffineated

The project is documented entirely on it’s own website: Caffeinated After compiling our research, Keren, Ali and I decided to create a piece that embodied the communality as well as uniqueness of all our cafe experiences. We used video and sound to document and then create our work. Our series of videos convey Parisian coffee…

True Colors of Benetton

This chrome extension reveals the people behind clothes sold by multibillion-dollar corporations and the lives spent to make them. On April 24th, 2013 Rana Plaza, an eight story garment factory in Bangladesh collapsed taking the lives of 1,100 workers as well as injuring more than 2,500. Who’s to blame? Major corporations such as Walmart, JCPenny,…