Paul May

Articles, Projects

• 4th February 2012

  Thesis Weeks 1 & 2: Off to a Good Start

  For my thesis at ITP I am collaborating on a design project with Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, one of the world's leading centres for cancer research and treatment. My project is to to understand and design improvements/interventions related to bone marrow transplantation; one of the most challenging forms of cancer treatment currently available to patients. In the first of my weekly updates I've written a bit about how the collaboration came about, what I hope to achieve with the project, and what I've been doing in the last few weeks.
• 27th December 2011

  Forever

  Forever is an immersive experience for one person; created with Lily Szajnberg for the Recurring Concepts in Art class at ITP
• 27th December 2011

  Pilot

  A write-up of my final project for the DIY Health class at ITP. Pilot is a wearable device that gives swimmers real-time feedback on their form in the water, helping them to swim more efficiently.
• 18th December 2011

  ITP Winter Show 2011

  I have three projects in this year's ITP Winter Show; MetroChange - a charitable donation system that uses New York subway cards, Pilot - a wearable device that helps people swim more efficiently and Forever - an immersive experience for one person.
• 14th November 2011

  Project Proposal: Swimming System

  A project proposal for a self-care system that monitors a swimmer's form in the water and offers instant feedback.
• 5th November 2011

  Alignment of Private, Personal and Public Data

  An unexpected alignment of two data sets.
• 1st November 2011

  Getting the Most from MetroCard

  If you've ever visited or lived in New York City you'll be familiar with the MetroCard. These little cards are used by millions of people each day to access the subway and bus system. In this project, Stepan Boltalin, Genevieve Hoffman and I have broken apart the MetroCard pricing structure with some interesting results. Short version - don't buy the $10 MetroCard.
• 31st October 2011

  Manfred Mohr: Réflexions sur une Esthétique Programmeé

  A response to the Manfred Mohr retrospective "Réflexions sur une Esthétique Programmeé" at the Bitforms gallery in New York, written for the Recurring Concepts in Art class at ITP.
• 30th October 2011

  DIY Health: Physical Geography

  A few very quick sketches related to the idea that we don't really understand what happens inside our bodies and that information we receive about our bodies should encourage dialogue.
• 29th October 2011

  Alain de Botton: On Pessimism

  A response to Alain de Botton's talk "On Pessimism" at the School of Life in reference to some projects to design self-care and wellness systems/devices at ITP.

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