I visited a James Turrell show yesterday and it’s made me rethink the visual direction of ThoughtCounter.
(more…)Author: Alex Economopoulos
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Refining ThoughtCounter’s UX
The initial website designs are in. However, after my recent tutorial with Jonathan, meeting Mark Farid, and finalising my study statement it’s apparent I need to make some changes to the user experience. Here’s what I think needs updating and why.
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Meeting with Mark Farid – 12 Feb 2026.
Yesterday I met Mark Farid, introduced through a mutual friend. He’s an artist and CSM lecturer whose practice explores the intersection between the virtual and physical worlds, examining how new technologies shape individuals’ sense of self and collective perception. Very relevant! Here are the main discussion points and takeaways.
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Study Statement: What’s beyond the senses
Aim: To create participatory experiences that make investigating thought widely accessible – enabling people to discover what lies beyond the senses, opening a doorway to deeper inquiry.
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The Five Aggregates
During my recent meditation retreat in India, I attended a brilliant workshop on the Five Aggregates, a foundational Buddhist framework for investigating the nature of self and experience.
The framework resonated immediately with my art practice and research, particularly in how it maps the area I’m exploring through ThoughtCounter.
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Visiting Matrimandir: A 1970s vision of consciousness architecture
A couple of weeks ago, whilst in India, I visited Matrimandir – Auroville’s meditation chamber at the heart of Sri Aurobindo’s experimental town.
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ThoughtCounter logo-mark ideation and design references
Building a visual identity for consciousness research.
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ThoughtCounter website brief & project scope
Over the Xmas break, I reached out to my network for web developer recommendations to help build the initial ThoughtCounter website. My thinking has evolved to launching a working version in order to gather real user feedback and iterate from there.
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How to get 200+ people to participate in a research project
I’m developing ThoughtCounter into a collaborative investigation into our thoughts. I’m asking people to participate, contribute their data, and help build something – but I’m not paying them.
So the value exchange needs to be crystal clear in terms of what participants actually get in return. I researched four successful projects that faced the same challenge:
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