Elizabeth Estefan

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The Making of “Can YOGA Ease Your Mind?”

Data Visualization Project 2—Benefits of Yoga — I sit on my mat in easy pose, right shin crossed in front of the left. Move the flesh from under my sit bones and connect to the earth, pelvis neutral, hands on my knees, and elongate the spine. Shrug my shoulders back and down away from my ears, lift…

Data Visualization

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The Making of “Can YOGA Ease Your Mind?”

May 9

Physical Computing — Project 2 Improved (Final Project)

Making It!: “A Celebratory Graduation Cap” — Recap Moving forward with my motorized celebratory graduation cap, I wanted to make some physical modifications to improve the functionality. The python code was working properly, controlling buttons A and B on the Adafruit Circuit Playground Express microcontroller which moves a 180-degree servo motor. A string attaches to the servo horn…

Physical Computing

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Apr 27

Capstone — Week 14

A Physical Visualization Exploration — “The Shape of Yoga” physical visualization prototype is taking shape again in a more refined design. As I have shared in the last few weeks, meetings with key constituents, art and design professionals, and colleagues, have helped cultivate and enhance the visualization and its language over time. And now it…

Physical Visualization

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Apr 20

Physical Computing — Project 2

Making It!: “A Celebratory Graduation Cap” — The Assignment For this assignment, we were tasked with creating a project with one advanced electronic component and either a 3D printed or laser cut piece. …

Physical Computing

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Apr 18

Capstone — Week 13

A Physical Visualization Exploration — With the final presentation fast approaching and week 13 wrapping up, I am rounding the final stretch. We received the news that our class will be presenting our capstones in a theater on stage to an audience of our faculty, classmates, community, friends and family. Big GULP! The pressure is…

Data Visualization

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Apr 18

Capstone — Week 12

A Physical Visualization Exploration — Pivotal Meetings In “Week 11,” I gathered some new feedback on my physical heatmap prototype and my exploration of the small multiples. While feedback to date has been very helpful in developing the design solutions, I felt I needed insight from data viz and fine art professionals to elevate the work and…

Data Visualization

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Apr 17

Capstone — Week 11

A Physical Visualization Exploration — In “Week 11,” I took another pivot from the large heatmap visualization, though similar, to small multiples. After creating the larger prototype, I found small multiples to be more manageable for time and space. …

Data Visualization

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Apr 17

Capstone — Week 10

A Physical Visualization Exploration — Let’s recap on “Week 10.” Spring Break was over, and it was time to get back to business. It was the return to work with a few weeks remaining before the final presentation. At the midterm mark and after creating the initial physical heatmap prototype, there were improvements I wanted…

Physical Visualization

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Mar 23

Capstone — Week 9

A Physical Visualization Exploration — SPRING BREAK!!! Time to reset, refresh and renew!!?? Just in time. I feel like I am starting to unravel a bit. Up and down the rollercoaster I go, and up and down again and again. With only a couple of months remaining to reach the finish line (time is flying!!!), …

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Mar 20

Capstone — Week 8

A Physical Visualization Exploration — Prototype Production Continued In the “Week 7” posting I left off with the data language and design development for the physical visualization prototype. Once I had that in place the next steps roughly followed. Head to the Emerging Media Lab on campus — I was ready to start cutting the tiles with the…

Physical Visualization

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