1. engrained
Conway Liao
Thesis Studio One
Cynthia Lawson
1 September 2009

2. why “engrained”?
• to firmly fix or establish a habit,
belief, or attitude in a person.
• adding grain or texture to
something. wood grain.

3. what are the
effects of

4. homogeneity.

10. happy or crazy?

11. over-
consumption.

16. concept
• create and maintain environmental
awareness through personalized art.
• interactive installation.
• generates customized art.
• visualize environmental data
(carbon footprint, co2 levels, etc.)
• utilizes elements of wood.

17. why wood and
trees?
• a tribute to everything analogue,
retro.
• spiritual (greek, scottish, japanese).
• scotland - helped children find
their way home.
• japan - foresters made offerings
to “kodama” before cutting down

18. why wood and
trees?
• metaphorical.
• imperfect.
• unique.
• a tribute to my heritage.

22. tree rings.
• dendrochronology.
• scientific way of dating by analyzing
tree rings.
• one of the most accurate ways of
dating an object.
• organic, naturally basic form of data
visualization (communication).
• circular - full circle (karma).

24. woodblock print.
• oldest form of printing.
• 200 AD in china.
• imperfect printing method.
• adds to the uniqueness of each piece.
• metaphor - ones actions affects
others that.
• evolves.

26. precedents.

27. susu - gustavo
garcia

28. dna portrait - dna
11

29. nikeid - nike

30. relief prints - bryan nash
gill

31. relief prints - bryan nash
gill

34. prototypes.

35. domains: mapping,
environment,
personalization,
communication.

42. questions?
• does the physicality of an object create a sense of
ownership?
• how does personalization create a sense of ownership?
• does the transparency of a product’s manufacturing/
development process generate an increased sense of
value?
• does globalization fuel homogeneity?
• what negative impacts does globalization have towards
the environment?
• how can art be leveraged to create an individual view of
your environment?

43. but wait... i have
another idea.

47. goodbye. stay
cozy.
http://engrained.minimalcozy.com