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Welcome to the Thesis Site of Phillip Retuta, an MFA Candidate of Design + Technology at Parsons The New School For Design.I'm a designer from Chicago, now based in New York, specializing in web, print, illustration, motion graphics, copywriting, and photography. You can find my portfolio here, or you can scroll down and check out the various links where my work can be found.
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Presentation: The Technical Module (Midterm).
I had to speed through my presentation for the sake of time, and I know... -
Presentation: The Conceptual Module.
Here is the Prezi of my Conceptual Module. (WARNING, YOU MUST USE SAFARI TO SEE) -
Conceptual Module: User Observation of Facebook Addiction.
During my Max/MSP class, I observed Alex — a notorious user of Facebook — for... -
Bobby Lin’s Thesis Project.
Thanks, Bobby. I’m a star now. -
Side Project: Parsons Trading Cards: Series 2.
As a side project to keep myself busy and constantly creating, I’ve decided to create... -
Maker Faire.
I went to Maker Faire this weekend. I did find some inspiration and potential experts... -
Design Brief #2.
The Conceptual Module: Prototyping to Understand the Psychological and Social Milieus of the User. Thesis... -
Kunal’s Thesis Survival Guide.
Via Chris Choi/Ann Marie Kuo. -
New Silver Shade UV+ Polaroid 600 Film by The Impossible Project.
WANT. -
Presentation: The Social Module.
Here is a link to my first formal presentation: 1) The original PowerPoint 2) The... -
“Twitter Is Not A Social Networking Site” Says Twitter Exec.
An interesting read, via Kelly Nichols, I’m connected to the New School Alumni Network on... -
Prototyping: Back of the Cards.
I’ve begun work on the back of the cards, which displays the data I’ve gathered... -
Reseach: Trip to Bobst and Fogelman.
Julynn and I spent Saturday at NYU’s Bobst library, where we researched and checked out... -
Prototyping: Cutting!
I printed over 100 cards (just the front so far), and I’ve started to cut... -
Prototyping: Series 1 of the Parsons Trading Cards.
Since this will most likely be an ongoing project, I decided to use my studio... -
Prototyping: Parsons Trading Card Logo.
Using the ITC Franklin Gothic family that is standard with the Parsons Brand, I designed... -
Prototyping: The Stats So Far.
Based on the surveys I sent out regarding social networking/technology usage, here are the statistics... -
Prototyping: Card Prototype.
Here is a screenshot of what I’m working on. -
Dammit, Alex.
My friend/classmate is a tool. Click the photo to enhance. -
Prototyping: Social Module: Survey.
So I think my first prototype/ongoing social project will be creating trading cards of my... -
Google Me.
Via Katie Koepfinger/Gizmodo: At yesterday’s Google Zeitgeist conference in Arizona, CEO Eric Schmidt confirmed that... -
Design Brief #1, First Draft.
DOWNLOAD PDF HERE. Thesis Statement: With the technological and public boom of the modern-day, 21st... -
Working Thesis Statement.
With the technological and social boom of the modern-day, 21st century digital age — where... -
Augmented Reality Coming to DC Bus Stops Today
Via Aaron Druck and The New York Times: Gov 2.0 advocates have printed a run... -
Pixelator by Jason Eppink.
Pixelator from Jason Eppink on Vimeo. Via Ryan Raffa, this combines a love of guerrilla... -
10in10: Typography: FAIL.
Title: Anatomy of the Hipster Book Constraint: Typography Music Inspiration: Indie Music, in general Reason... -
10in10: Usability: FAIL.
Title: Icing — Brooklyn Style! Constraint: Usability Music Inspiration: None Reason for Failure: Boredom/Passing Fad... -
10in10: Craft: FAIL.
Title: Parsons Plushies Constraint: Craft Music Inspiration: Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” If there’s one thing... -
10in10: Line: FAIL.
Title: Beat of the Herd Constraint: Line Music Inspiration: Broken Social Scene’s “All to All”... -
10in10: Typography.
Title: Parsons Admissions Presentation Constraint: Typography Music Inspiration: The White Stripes’ “We’re Going To Be... -
10in10: Line.
Title: Party Photography For Happy House Constraint: Line Music Inspiration: Music from DJ Mister Disco... -
10in10: Texture.
Title: Triangle Shirtwaist Fire Centennial Constraint: Texture Music Inspiration: Stars’ “Fixed” I scored a freelance... -
10in10: Layout.
Title: Extra Credit Constraint: Layout Music Inspiration: The Work of DJ Dopewerewolf (Brett Burton, MFA... -
10in10: Space.
Title: The New School 360-Degree Panoramic Constraint: Space Music Inspiration: Skybox’s “Don’t Get Spin Spin”... -
10in10: Concept & Narrative.
Title: Just Say No To Grad School Constraint: Concept/Narrative Music Inspiration: Sublime’s “Wrong Way” Let’s... -
10in10: Technology.
Title: Digital Graffiti Constraint: Technology Music Inspiration: Animal Collective’s “Water Curses” With Animal Collective’s “Water... -
10in10: Color.
Title: Black and Blue Constraint: Color Music Inspiration: Bright Eyes’ “Waste of Paint” Simply put,... -
10in10: Motion & Movement.
Title: New York: Year One Constraint: Motion/Movement Music Inspiration: Stars’ “Soft Revolution” To commemorate my... -
10in10: Production.
Title: Gilberto Aceves Navarro Project Constraint: Production Music Inspiration: Queen’s “Bicycle Race” At my internship... -
10in10: Shape.
Title: Data Visualization of Parsons’ Hierarchy Constraint: Shape Music Inspiration: Belle & Sebastian’s “We Rule... -
10in10: Craft.
Title: Designer Toys Constraint: Craft Music Inspiration: LaRoux’s “I’m Not Your Toy” What better constitutes... -
10in10: Usability.
Title: Black and White Rapture WP Theme Constraint: Usability Music Inspiration: The Rapture’s “Pieces of... -
The 10in10 Project: The Constraints.
For my 10in10 Project, I decided to give myself some creative constraints. By combining basic... -
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