Photography
Image Making
2014 - 2019
Rant! And Feel Better
Rant! And Feel Better
“Rant! And Feel Better” is a Ranting platform that allows users to rant their pent up unhappiness in hopes to feel better.
It is an app that allows users to tap into community effort for support, whre each user would help each other through thoughts and advices. At the same time, users anonymity is kept private to provide a safe space for people to share.
Ultimately in hopes to vent out unhappiness to feel better again.
“Rant! And Feel Better” is a Ranting platform that allows users to rant their pent up unhappiness in hopes to feel better.
It is an app that allows users to tap into community effort for support, whre each user would help each other through thoughts and advices. At the same time, users anonymity is kept private to provide a safe space for people to share.
Ultimately in hopes to vent out unhappiness to feel better again.
Research/Study
Publication
Photography
Motion Graphics
OFF Track
2017 - Work in Progress
OFF Track
OFF TRACK: a study of how we commute on trains is an investigative study of the way we travel on trains and how to better our experience onboard.
So as to provoke thoughts on the current issues through the proposed ideas. Ultimately, hoping to spark ideas and conversations on the issues at hand.
Please wait behind the yellow line
Showreel
Publication
Problem
I wanted to embark on this project as traveling on trains has always been a hassle and uncomfortable.
Many of us have thought of improving our trips. However, most of the solutions fall short in one way or another.
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Observe
Instead of conventional solving issues with solutions, I plunged into a study on how we travel on trains. Having, also inspired by the studies of Anthony Dunne & Fiona Raby on Speculative design - I engaged in the study through observations, questionings and experimenting with ideas to the problem.
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Question
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Experiment
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Provoke
With this publication, I visualise my investigations by documenting them as photos, sketches and diagrams. From there I speculate possible solutions, to provoke thoughts and debate on the topic to engage with the readers.
Communicated through a 6 part publication:
From where we occupy on trains
How we sit and stand
To the 'Climate' on train
From exploring how we travel and discovering new ideas in the process, we hope that this new knowledge and understanding would help us in knowing what we want to better in our future rides
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There are no solutions in these projects or even answers, just questions, thoughts, ideas and possibilities, all expressed through the language of design. Then probe our beliefs and values, challenge our assumptions and encourage us to imagine how what we call nature could be different.
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Anthony Dunne
& Fiona Raby
on Speculative design
Observe &
Question
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Part One
The first part touches on the bigger and general aspects of the commute of trains, going into its daily functions and traveling speeds and locations.
Example:
Comparing the different train lines
Part Two
The second part looks into the spaces in the trains, where we occupy.
Part Three & Four
The fourth part dives into the way we commute on the trains, we way we sit, the way we stand and how we make ourselves comfortable.
Part Five
The fifth part touches on the different elements making up the mood of the trains and how it might affect commutes.
Experiment & Provoke
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Part Six
In the sixth part, we reflect on the observations and questions we had and try to come up with possible solutions which may or may not work, yet in hopes of starting conversations amongst people and to get them thinking on what our commute could be.
Publication
Overall
Individual
Publication Flow
The parts can be read in order or at random, as each apart looks at the commute from different perspectives, yet at the same time build on each other for the whole commuting experience. Finally leading to the end where ideas are proposed and thoughts are challenged.
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Much to come
This is a work in progress as this part was due in a 3 months time frame. There is so much I have yet to look into. In addition to that, it opened up a fresh new study for me to dive into, and hope to continue in this direction.
Here, I have shared my findings and in hopes to get you thinking about the way we travel. If you find this work interesting, have opinions on it or would like to collaborate, you can find me at find.thomas@hotmail.com
© 2014 - 2019 by Thomas Ambrose/Monocrease
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