Walkable Beach

EveryTrail is a site that allows people to post images of their trips via GPS devices. This is one walk I wish I was taking right now.

Secret Beach at EveryTrail

Map created by EveryTrail:GPS Geotagging

Graduate School...in three minutes?

After being inspired by several stop motion photographic documentations (like this one) I urged some of my peers to think about pulling together all the shots which have accumulated throughout our graduate school journey. Leave it to Alberto Rigau to accept the challenge and produce the first rough of what will soon become a treasured artifact I will keep forever.


Graduate School in 3 Minutes from Rebecca on Vimeo.

Rough bits of our graduate years at NC State 2007-2009. Compiled by Alberto Rigau. This is a work in progress, final to be updated soon (after May reviews).

THESIS : Spatial Relationship Sketching

Before moving into Flash making (and applying content), I explored some forms of 3D sketching...with paper, tape and some string. Setting up the visuals this way helped me recreate the intended spatial relationships in Illustrator. I am still focusing on structures that one could interact with to retrieve information, using the metaphors of "Past, Present, Future" and "Where I have been, Where I am at, Where I am going". Next step is to plan for content placement and how one would interact within these spaces.


Spatial Relations :: Tubes


Spatial Relations :: Stacks


Spatial Relations :: Spins


Spatial Relations :: Planes


Spatial Relations :: Blocks

THESIS : Collage Sketching

Working out of the computer to sketch was going well so I decided to get out the magazines, glue, and exacto and begin making collage compositions. Could these be future interface designs? Maybe. Moving into Flash sketching next.

THESIS : Content Building

I continue to rework the concept maps that initially addressed my various thesis topics. I figured out that it works best if I put everything in one HUGE illustrator file and work from there. This is a peek at the thesis content building file (as I now call it)...soon to be printed.

THESIS : Spatial Sketching

Working with the idea of "Past, Present, and Future" or "Where I have been, Where I am at, or Where I am going..." I did some sketching on what this would look like in a spatial environment. I used various elements for inspiration; fruit, cities, books, etc.

History of the Internet

History of the Internet from PICOL on Vimeo.