I’ve run the investigation tests with 8 people in the last couple of days. Here’s what I’m noticing – both from their responses and from being honest with myself about what’s working and what isn’t.
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Interim show game plan
I’ve spent the last few days looking at artists who use a line of questioning and have been banging my head against a wall trying to decide which direction to go in for the visual direction. Then I had a breakthrough – the art can be a presentation of the research itself.
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Rethinking the visual design
I visited a James Turrell show yesterday and it’s made me rethink the visual direction of ThoughtCounter.
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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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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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ThoughtCounter logo-mark ideation and design references
Building a visual identity for consciousness research.
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When the data doesn’t exist: A research pivot
I’ve been wrestling with how to frame ThoughtCounter. Initially, there were two threads – creating a direct contemplative experience and critiquing wellness capitalism. But when I drafted the first deck, something felt off.
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What actually matters
I’m wondering now if the idea of creating a product is burying the core experience of getting people to notice their thoughts and having a genuine insight about the nature of their own mind.
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Leaning into ambiguity
The more I think about it, the more I wonder if ThoughtCounter could be something genuinely useful rather than just a parody. And perhaps the ambiguity of that is the point.
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“Brand as art” references
Three artists who use branding/advertising aesthetics as their medium and message, and why I’m leaning into this approach.
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