Date: Tuesday, 09/15/2026
Class: IMALR-GT-202
Name: Janice Vuong
Conflicted. I feel conflicted about my topic that is Inflatables. Well mostly because there is the safe route (if I relate bigger thematically to: flotation), but it is the boring route to me. I also think those feelings are compounded, because I decided to take an additional class this semester called ITP-2997: Design Research. And it a simple question that we were asked on: what is a frustration/problem that we incurred, became basically the entire 7 week course project, and of course I said the boring thing. Well it wasn’t exactly boring to begin with, it was a frustrating problem (to me). But a simple question, and my non-very thought out answer (well I did think it a lot out in my diary), but I have 55 are.na blocks (on said not fun right now ITP-2997 course), and learning from Mimi last Friday that we could only have 200 are.na blocks, before we have to pay a monthly subscription fee worries me.
About the reading, this ties to the quote from the introduction of Emergent Strategy
“I often feel I am trapped inside someone else’s imagination, and I must engage my own imagination in order to break free.”
Because of those feelings of ITP-2997 class, it has clouded my thinking and imagination, and it is a *great* reminder that I should re-engage with myself, my imagination to break free.
It’s ironic because I spent so much energy (and emails) to want to enroll into an additional class for the Fall 2026 semester, but it is conflicting. But I am trying to remind myself that this will be be a journey, and like how frustrating physical computing was— but I was very happy and proud with creating sundays at the end.
One of the Principles of Emergent Strategy:
Never a failure, always a lesson.
Okay enough about that, because I know I much rather do the fun thing about inflatables. Also I can’t believe I spent an entire semester spelling are:na incorrectly instead of are.na
In my are.na board about Inflatables
SO MUCH INSPIRATION (irony), sorry
I think because my birthday is next week (libra!!), fall is on the cusp (please no Mariah Carey yet). I heavily have strong memories, and direction of inflatables I think I want to try?
Maybe this is not saying enough (or showing). But to me, these 3 pictures and context, I feel it is revealing a lot.
Also idk where else to put this Miro Board Guide of Jan’s screenshots
