Parsons School of Design
BFA Communication Design
Thesis 2017

Parsons School of Design
BFA Communication Design
Thesis 2017

Barely There
Alice Yeji Kim

When attempting to place human identity out of context, three internal “disconnects” form: self/other, material/immaterial, past/present. Ironically, it is the demonstration of these disconnects wherein one can see the fibers that make up our sense of self and consciousness. Drawing from this idea, barely there is a two-part project catering to the modern nomad, aimed to function as a form of consolation to those who have relocated so often as to feel as if they are absent from the present.

The significance of this project lies in creating a collective identity that grows as the community grows. A space where strangers may interact intimately yet anonymously with people who have literally traveled on the same paths—and by this interaction, provide relief to those who feel as if their identities were lost in their travels.
Audio notes are pockets of intimacy.

Part 1 is Pokket, an app that lets you share memories through location. Using AR technology, the app fuses physical landscape with a virtual server, allowing users to upload geo-specific audio notes, dubbed Pokkets, that may be shared with other users. Through this system, the modern nomad is able leave audio footprints to share their stories and listen to Pokkets that other users have left behind—creating an imagined community composed of anonymous travelers. Part 2 is a welcome note. A map is mailed to users when they create an account with Pokket. The map is of the city the user is in—illustrated by a gradation of color that captures the current dispersion of Pokkets in that moment. It is a tangible welcome note designed to commemorate the moment the user joins the community.

Andy Agus

Ameer Akbar

Sherifa El Alfi

Orhan S Awatramani

Evan Badr

Mrinal Bhatia

Yaël Bienenstock

Olivia Brodtman

Adomas Bruzga

Holly Burt

Kiana Caesar

Elizabeth Capreol

Christian Caraballo

Alyson Cardenas

Gabriela Carnabuci

Marjorie Chamberlain

Vanna Chan

Sachi Chandiramani

Leslie Chavez

Katherine Cheng

Emily Cho

Soomin Choi

Hyeree Choi

Talia Cotton

Dorothy Cruz

Katie DeAngelis

Nicole Jane Debler

Dominique DeVito

Megan Dias

Theresa Duemler

Juan Francisco Morales Egas

Michelle Eguia

Audrey Farnsworth

Peter Fowler

Myesha Evon Gardner

Alijah Gilbert

John Hammond

Jin Ju Han

Aimee Hedman

Perla Herrera

Lauren Horsman

Zhiyan Huang

Ji Hea Jang

Urvita Jhaveri

Myles Jones

Cheryl Kao

Phoebe Kennedy

Alice Yeji Kim

Jung Yeon Kim

Thomas Sang Gul Kim

Chewon Kim

Sanggyun Kim

Hansung Kim

Likando Kumoyo

Jang Kyungjun

Josh LaCalamito

Yunjoo Lee

Kyung Sun Lee

SooJi Lee

Meijun Li

Alice Lim

Junya Lin

Yuchen Liu

Kimberly Lombardi

Natalia Malik

Roisin McNulty

Simen L. Meyer

Nikoletta Mitsopoulou

Chloë Murray

Cyrus Nathaniel

David Dahao Ni

Mariana Del Nogal

Sofia Olarra

Kamila Ortiz

Ji Hyun Park

Sara Pena

Melissa S. Peralta

Camille Petricola

Sander Phoenix

Urvi Raghbeer

Andrew Ramirez

Brianna Saba

Stephen Salomon

Julianna Amelia Santolucito

Raida Saveree Sarwar

Ritika Shah

Shui Shan

Jisoo Sim

Lauren Stein

Pei Yu Sun

Shivalika Tandon

Nia Thomas

Laura Tien

Karina Tristandy

Paula Volchok

Djiun Wang

Kyra Wang

Taylor Wasikonis

Junlu Xie

Marie Yamamoto

Jasmine Zhang