Media Design Studio Blog

THE PUBLIC HEARING I went to the public hearing with Linhui, which is about the Beacon Hill Architectural Commission. I chose it because as a foreigner who never attends such meetings before, architecture is less conceptual and more literal, which is easy to understand the whole structure of the meeting. And I am also very interested in architecture. I don't like the atmosphere  This was a monthly public hearing on Thursday, October 17, 2019, at 5 p.m., the whole process can be seen on the website.  https://www.boston.gov/public-notices/67326 The difficult part of the meeting was they talked in a very deep voice and so quickly, even I recorded it, it took me a long time to figure out what exactly they are talking about. There were two cases impressed me a lot. One is the APP # 20.347 BH (Violation 19.078) 24 Joy Street Proposed Work: Replace existing window signage with new signage. The other is APP # 20.409 BH 28 Pinckney Street Proposed Work: Install...

Last week’s assignment was to attend a public meeting and combine the concepts we learned this semester to create a media artifact that motivates the audience. I attended the public meeting at the city hall of Boston - Beacon Hill Architectural Commission, on October 17, 2019, at 5 p.m. It was a monthly public hearing in which the committee decided the design approval of subjects regarding Beacon Hill neighborhood architectures. I chose this meeting partly because I had a special interest in architecture, and the website provided images that explained each case of application, which made it easier for me to understand the background of the meeting. Another reason was that the meeting aimed at a particular audience - the residents in beacon hill. This means I could have a specific target audience for design.  I decided to make a print pamphlet or a brochure – which was what I finally made. First, I didn’t want to add lots of words that explain what the meeting was about, beca...

help. When this assignment was over, my room looked like a natural disaster had just torn through. Scraps of paper, assorted markers, and stray drops of Mod Podge were everywhere. (A full week later, I am still finding paper scraps under my bed.) I think it was worth it, though: the end result of all of this effort was a zine that was full of color and (hopefully) useful information that could help people unfamiliar with the intricate bureaucracy of Boston civic institutions to understand the meetings I attended. My original plan was to attend the meeting of the School Committee's Task Force on Opportunity and Achievement Gaps at Boston Public Schools (BPS) Welcome Center on October 8 at 4 pm. I chose this meeting because of my past knowledge from working in a BPS school, and seeing firsthand the disparity between what my students' experience at a non-exam BPS school and my own experience as a student in a well-funded, suburban school district. However, a lot of thin...

The Meetings I attended was New Organization Interest Meeting organized by Student Engagement & Leadership. I was also interested in how to create a new student organization, so I chose this meeting. The purpose of the meeting was to teach Emerson students how to start a new student organization. Specifically, to learn more about the difference between affiliated and independent orgs, what student can once become affiliated, what they need to do to become affiliated, What the process looks like and what's expected of student once they 'r e officially affiliated. Also, they will learn more about how to receive SGA funding and how that process will work. This meeting is held by Student Engagement & Leadership circularly, and the number of participants is not large each time (no more than 10). This one was on Thursday, October 17, 2019 at 12:00 PM, 172 Tremont-room 206. I was interested in Student Engagement ...