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## .grey[numbers & data ->]

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# total # of things you've ever made .unbold.grey[since you became a 'designer'.]
 <figcaption>make up a number, a formula, look at your hard-drive — whatever. share a number.</figcaption>

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# total # of things that are presentable.
 <figcaption>in job-interviews, conferences, shows, your portfolio, et-cetera.</figcaption>

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# responsibilities: 
 <figcaption>the american english dictionary defines responsibility as a thing that one is required to do as part of a job, role, or legal obligation.</figcaption>

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# we're similar; you & i.

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<a href = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/past-projects-map/page.html">stuff -></a>

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## ITP’s mission is to explore the imaginative use of communications technologies. ... (it) is sometimes described as an art school for engineers and at the same time an engineering school for artists.

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<img id = "center" src = "https://hke3r.hku.hk/images/ExpLearn-Model.png" width = "600px">
 <figcaption>kolb's experiential cycle; <a href = "https://hke3r.hku.hk/ExpLearn.php?page=2">source</a>.</figcaption>

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# .unbold.grey[why] .pink[writing] .unbold.grey[is your] responsibility .unbold.grey[as a] student-of-design 
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 .grey.footnote[arjun at purdue-university; january 2026.]
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      ### reflective log: 
      - what you did (task)
      - what went wrong (challenges)
      - what went well (successes)

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<img src = "../assets/media/260114_purdue/schneider-talk.webp" width = "700px">
 <figcaption>notes from a talk with andreas schneider; 2019.</figcaption>

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<img src = "../assets/media/260114_purdue/good logo.webp" height = "500px">
 <figcaption>notes from a talk about 'good' logos; 2019.</figcaption>

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      background-image: url("../assets/media/260114_purdue/takeaways.webp")

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<img src = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2021_dear-delhi/O1.webp" height = "500px">
 <figcaption>from <a href = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2021_dear-delhi/page.html" target = "_blank">dear delhi</a>; 2021.</figcaption>

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<img src = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2021_dear-delhi/1.webp" width = "900px">
 <figcaption>from <a href = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2021_dear-delhi/page.html" target = "_blank">dear delhi</a>; 2021.</figcaption>

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<img src = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2021_dear-delhi/3.0.webp" width = "900px">
 <figcaption>from <a href = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2021_dear-delhi/page.html" target = "_blank">dear delhi</a>; 2021.</figcaption>

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<img src = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2021_dear-delhi/O4.webp" height = "500px">
 <figcaption>from <a href = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2021_dear-delhi/page.html" target = "_blank">dear delhi</a>; 2021.</figcaption>

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<img src = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2021_dear-delhi/O2.webp" height = "500px">
 <figcaption>from <a href = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2021_dear-delhi/page.html" target = "_blank">dear delhi</a>; 2021.</figcaption>

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<img src = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2021_dear-delhi/O5.webp" height = "500px">
 <figcaption>from <a href = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2021_dear-delhi/page.html" target = "_blank">dear delhi</a>; 2021.</figcaption>

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<img src = "../assets/media/260114_purdue/1.webp" height = "500px">
 <figcaption>sketchbook from <a href = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2021_dear-delhi/page.html" target = "_blank">dear delhi</a>; 2021.</figcaption>

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<img src = "../assets/media/260114_purdue/2.webp" height = "500px">
 <figcaption>page from my reflective-log for <a href = " https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2021_dear-delhi/O5.webp" target = "_blank">dear delhi</a>; 2021.</figcaption>

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<img src = "../assets/media/260114_purdue/3.webp" height = "500px">
 <figcaption>page from my reflective-log for <a href = " https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2021_dear-delhi/O5.webp" target = "_blank">dear delhi</a>; 2021.</figcaption>

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<img src = "../assets/media/260114_purdue/xperimenters.webp" height = "500px">
 <figcaption>xperimenters 2022 cohort, at science gallery bengaluru.</figcaption>

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<img src = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2022_in-between-life-and-death/Hierarchy_ToLevels.webp" height = "500px">
 <figcaption>from <a href = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2022_in-between-life-and-death/page.html">in between life & death</a>; 2022.</figcaption>
 
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<figure>
 <video preload="yes" muted playsinline autoplay nocontrols loop height = "500">
 <source
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 </video>
 <figcaption>from <a href = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2022_in-between-life-and-death/page.html">in between life & death</a>; 2022.</figcaption>
 </figure>

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<img src = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2022_in-between-life-and-death/GameEnd.webp" width = "900px">
 <figcaption>from <a href = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2022_in-between-life-and-death/page.html">in between life & death</a>; 2022.</figcaption>

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<img src = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2022_earth-2052/original_delete.webp" height = "500px">
 <figcaption>from <a href = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2022_earth-2052/page.html">earth 2052: hot or not</a>; 2022.</figcaption>

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<img src = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2022_earth-2052/8_e2052.webp" height = "500px">
 <figcaption>from <a href = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2022_earth-2052/page.html">earth 2052: hot or not</a>; 2022.</figcaption>

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<img src = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2022_earth-2052/3_e2052.webp" height = "500px">
 <figcaption>from <a href = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2022_earth-2052/page.html">earth 2052: hot or not</a>; 2022.</figcaption>

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<img src = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2022_earth-2052/10_e2052.webp" height = "500px">
 <figcaption>from <a href = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2022_earth-2052/page.html">earth 2052: hot or not</a>; 2022.</figcaption>

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<img src = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2022_earth-2052/15.webp" height = "500px">
 <figcaption>from <a href = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2022_earth-2052/page.html">earth 2052: hot or not</a>; 2022.</figcaption>

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### <a href = "https://arjunsnotion.notion.site/Arjun-s-Thesis-4a732af0f22542128c1d80a64147557a">xperimenters blog -></a>

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<img src = "https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!klz2!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4f7c431b-8983-41e3-ba1c-3127b44f2ef9_1280x576.jpeg
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 <figcaption>fieldwork in bihar, india; 2022; fetched from <a href = "https://arjunsweeklyupdates.substack.com/archive">substack</a>.</figcaption>

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# zettelkasten:

<img src = "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/33/Zettelkasten_%28514941699%29.jpg
 " height = "500px">
 <figcaption>from the wikipedia page about <a href = "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zettelkasten">zettelkasten</a>.</figcaption>

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### digital-brain walkthrough ->

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### <a href = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/itp-blog/">itp blog</a> ->

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# in-progress .unbold.grey[documentation], end-progress .unbold.grey[documentation], .unbold.grey[and] shareable .unbold.grey[version.]

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### electrons: <a href = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/itp-blog/intro-to-physical-computing/midterm-log">in-progress</a>, <a href = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/itp-blog/intro-to-physical-computing/midterm-reflection">end-progress</a>, <a href = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2025_little-green-things/page.html">shareable</a>.

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## install:

- <a href = "https://obsidian.md/download">obsidian</a>
 - <a href = "https://desktop.github.com/download/">github desktop</a> (+ make an account on github)
 - <a href = "https://code.visualstudio.com/download">vs code</a> (or use a code editor of your choice)

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## setup:

- make a repo with <a href = "https://github.com/arjunmakesthings/quartz_for-purdue_260114">this</a> template or <a href = "https://quartz.jzhao.xyz">go the official way</a> with quartz.

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### how it works ->