The Giving Tree
Bringing joy, inspiration and gratitude to our Kaplan Studio
Faculty Lead:
Marty Thaler
Class:
Prototyping Methods
Project Team:
Dmytri Gouba
Jessica Bogart Kasper
Catherine Wieczorek
For our Prototyping Methods final, we were tasked with creating a full scale, physical prototype for ID community. As we entered into the final weeks of class and the holiday season, we wanted to create something that would spread joy, inspiration and gratitude within the studio space. With that in mind, we created a "giving tree," a blank canvas to be decorated with ornaments, words of inspiration, and lights! To engage our peers, we hosted an ornament decorating party, complete with baked cookies and hand cut wood ornaments. Students and faculty decorated the tree with notes of inspiration, cheer, and anything their hearts desired. For our final presentation, our wonderful professor, Marty, was inspired and played Jingle Bells on his accordion.
