Alex Tosti

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Facebook Commentary: The FaceBook Builder

As a commentary on the importance we place on our position in the digital world and more specifically how our Facebook page represents us, I wanted to recreate as “Resume Builder” in the form of a Facebook profile creator service. My service is titled “Facebook Builder” and offers a variety of ways to improve your …

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Facebook: the Selfie ReInvented

Instead of improving on or redesigning Facebook as it stands, I want to create a project that makes a point about how Facebook is used. I find it so interesting how people portray themselves on Facebook. My concept starts with idea of the selfie. Which is not common among ALL users, but among many. With …

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Week 1 Reading Assignment

The article “Natural User Interfaces Are Not Natural” brought to mind a lot of design concepts that , much to my dismay, I had never stopped to question. The use of the one-click, right-click, two-click, three-click options with a mouse seems practically innate to me at this point. Though, when really thinking about its operation, …

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Interesting Precedent for Facebook project

I just came across this project called Facehawk, it is an interactive video that pulls from your Facebook account, and is a really cool concept, all done within your browser. It is similar to things we looked at in class, created as a commentary on the lack of privacy in social networks.  It is relevant …

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InClass assignment: Social Network for MFA DT

One of the biggest problems that our group decided we wanted to address is the inconsistent and unorganized deliver of information. So we decided to create a social network platform within our already existing New School account. Our social media network would still be built around each user having a profile, but the profile would …

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