In a world where film archivists, historians, museums and information scientists research the practice of ARCHIVING, what can a media designer bring to the table?
Nokorimono was designed as a book which investigates the remnants and leftovers of one culture and how they have been reappropriated into another.
Rashomon, a film directed by Akira Kurosawa, was about the difficulty in obtaining truth from multiple perspectives. The design of this book started from research on ancient Samurai and Japanese culture and what of that exists in present western culture, what has been reappropiated, what once was, what isn’t anymore, and what remains.
Readers of this book can contemplate the originality, reappropiation and hybridity of cultures. Tatami mats, Samurai culture, and Japanese paper were incorprated into the design of this artifact. Nokorimono revealed what people save & how cultures evolve.
Excessive Educational Outcomes: Art Center’s Unwitting Graffiti from Parker Kuncl on Vimeo.
This interactive exhibit explored the relationship between graffiti and consumption. Graffiti artists leave a “tag” on their particular environment. This signature is a mark which says “I was here.” At Art Center, students, faculty and staff leave many marks on our school’s environment. Our specific learning processes include some unintentional outcomes—consumption.
We commute to our school. We water our lawn and drink water from plastic bottles. We have exhaust fans and computer screens running for most of the day. Our consumption of materials, energy, water, and transportation includes choices as well as needs.
People passing by were asked to pick up a spray can and leave their mark.
Nokorimono was designed as a book which investigates the remnants and leftovers of one culture and how they have been reappropriated into another. 
