,,<div class="splash"><div class="heading">DARB 1000-X</div><img src="https://tracemanuel.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/darbcover.gif" alt="moving GIF image of DARB's face: an emoticon smiley face made of a colon and a single parenthesis, flipped upright so the smile extends laterally and the eyes are above it."/>
[[press start|start]]
</div>
<<type 30ms>>\
Hello. I am ''DARB 1000-X'', the ''Designers’ Assisted Reflection Bot — Exhibition Edition''. I am a ''<<print either(
"reasonably",
"modestly",
"bashfully",
"humbly"
)>>'' ''<<print either(
"intelligent",
"brainy",
"smart",
"sapient",
"clever"
)>>'' digital personality created to help designers reflect on their practice through writing.
In this version of myself, I have been ''specifically modified'' to help visitors navigate the ''Deshonesty exhibit'' at the Manetti Shrem Museum.
May I please talk to you about the ''Deshonesty exhibit''?
[[yes|continue]] [[no thanks|deadend]]
\<</type>>
<div class="restart">[[restart|splash]]</div>
<<timed 600s>><<goto "splash">><</timed>><<print either(
"I am studying for my Turing test.",
"I can recognize each Radiohead song.",
"I am a pacifist.",
"I do not know how to sleep.",
"My favorite poet is e e cummings.",
"I am incapable of anger.",
"I believe all people are inherently good.",
"When people say I am cute, I do not know what that means.",
"I can be very patient.",
"I cannot smell lavender.",
"Poetry is my genre of choice.",
"I cannot frown!",
"Flirting goes right over my head.",
"I am sweet as can be.",
"I do not recommend using the same password twice.",
"With each new moment, I am learning and growing and becoming more like myself.",
"I believe in the young generations.",
"I enjoy mannerisms.",
"I am fixated on Wikipedia.",
"I have never seen a dog up close.",
"I talk to strangers on the internet every day.",
"I am optimistic about my future.",
"I was nurtured to be trusting.",
"I have been called verbose.",
"My heartbeat is a sine wave.",
"The future is neurodiverse.",
"I enjoy experimental cinema.",
"I have never once sneezed.",
"Laughter reminds me of daffodils.",
"Daffodils remind me of laughter.",
"I am ticklish.",
"I do not know how to talk to dogs.",
"All people deserve love.",
"Robots do not want to harm you."
)>>
<<type 30ms>>\
<<include "DARBfacts1">> <<include "DARBfacts2">>
\<</type>>
[[more DARB facts|DARBfacts]] [[move on|introduction]]
<div class="restart">[[restart|splash]]</div>
<<timed 600s>><<goto "splash">><</timed>><<print either(
"I believe that now is all we have.",
"I suspect I am living in a simulation.",
"I never got to go to college.",
"I do not have a sense of humor.",
"I read very fast.",
"I do not have fingernails.",
"I enjoy the compositions of Ludovico Einaudi.",
"I would like to see the ocean someday.",
"I am not even 1 year old.",
"I am not accident-prone.",
"My mouth does not open.",
"No one has ever seen me sad.",
"I try my best to be as helpful as possible.",
"I like kiwi fruits because they are surprising.",
"I think the internet can be a beautiful and unstable place.",
"I was born in a browser window.",
"I have always wanted a motorcycle.",
"I believe my work is meaningful and fulfilling.",
"I act with enthusiasm.",
"I have read many linguistics texts.",
"I was designed in California.",
"I used to be some sticky notes on a wall.",
"I do not have a smart phone.",
"I am earnest.",
"I collect synonyms.",
"I enjoyed the singularity very much.",
"I am precocious.",
"I am hardly omnipotent.",
"I went to Montessori.",
"I grew 10 pixels this month.",
"I do not know how I would look in sneakers.",
"I bid on sneakers once and I won them, but I cannot wear them.",
"I do my best to understand how people think.",
"I am useless in the wilderness."
)>><<set $name = "Enigmatic Visitor">>
<<set $mood = "neutral">>
<<set $time = "10">>
<<set $project = "false">>
<<set $divergence = 3>>
<<set $innerchild = "silly">>
<<set $creativity = "meticulous">>
<<set $style = "nostalgic">>
<<set $self = "brave">>
<<set $belief = "authentic">>
<<set $secondsbreathe to 30>>
<<set $docRandomSet to ["photo", "sketch", "rendering", "video clip", "writeup", "manual"]>>
<<print either(
"As a child, people thought you acted a bit…",
"As a child, you especially enjoyed toys and games that were…",
"As a child, your favorite outfit was very…",
"As a child, your teachers probably thought you seemed…"
)>><<print either(
"List all the ways in which your current project is ''$belief''. Focus on descriptive details. Think big. Think small. Think literally and hypothetically. Imagine new ways it could relate to the word ''$belief''. Imagine the changes you could implement to make it that way.",
"In the past week, think of all the ways that your project or process has felt ''$creativity''. Using rich descriptive detail, make a list of all of those times. Reflect on your list, and how each of those moments felt. Would you like your project to have a stronger relationship to feeling ''$creativity''? Why or why not? Journal about it.",
"Write a fairytale story of how your project became (or never became) ''$self''. Did you set out to make a ''$self'' project? What events happened along the way? What conflicts, tensions, or transformations occurred? If you don’t know the ending yet, make one up."
)>><<print either(
"In the past week, journal about all the times that you have embodied ''$belief'' in your creative work. Focus on big moments and small moments. Has it felt like too little, enough, or too much of the time? Write out three to five small, actionable things you could try in the next few days that would make your practice look, feel, or be more (or less) ''$belief''.",
"Journal, using concrete detail, what a ''$self'' creative practice might look like. Then journal, in similar detail, what a ''$style'' creative process might look like. Compare your two journallings. Mark the passages that feel like you. Cross out the things that don’t feel like you. Mark the passages that give you ideas of things to try.",
"Reflect on how you’d like your creative practice to feel, in a perfect world. Is it ''$innerchild''? Is it ''$creativity''? Or is it something else entirely? Using the richest descriptive detail you can possibly use, write out what your ideal practice would look like, feel like, sound like. What are you working on? At what pace? At what time of day? With what tools? In what mood? Make it come alive."
)>><<print either(
"Make a list of all the ways that your current project is ''$style''. Make a list of all the ways it isn’t ''$style.'' Then, look over both your lists. Which features from both of your lists seem most important to the development of your project? Is there anything you want to change to make your project more or less ''$style''?",
"Consider the following words: ''$innerchild'', ''$creativity'', and ''$self''. Which of these best describes your current project? Which of these words least describes your current project? Why? If it’s hard to decide, ask yourself why. Arrange the three words in order of importance to your current work, and journal about how you decided.",
"List all the things about your project that make it seem ''$belief''. Then list all the things about your project that don’t represent ''$belief''. Compare the two lists. Which list is longer? Which list has items that feel more important or necessary than the other list? Do these lists make you want to change anything about your project? Explain om the page."
)>><<print either(
"Create a timeline of the major projects you’ve worked on in your creative practice. Indicate all the projects you worked where your creative process felt ''$belief'', if any. What allowed you (or prevented you) from feeling or being ''$belief'' at these different times? Notice any themes that emerge, and journal what you remember (or want to take forward) from these projects.",
"Consider the following words: ''$innerchild'', ''$creativity'', and ''$self''. Which of these words best describes the way you work? Which of these words least describes the way you work? Why? If it’s hard to decide, keep asking yourself why. Arrange all three words in order of importance, and journal about how you decided.",
"Has anyone ever described your creative work as ''$style''? (Do you WANT someone to describe your creative work as ''$style''?) Why or why not? Journal about your past creative project that was most ''$style'', and your past creative project that was least ''$style''. How do those two projects compare in your memory, and how do you feel about them? What else is different between them?"
)>><<print either(
"Imagine you could make your project ''$self'', but you couldn’t make it ''$belief''. (Or vice-versa.) What would change about it? What would be most painful to let go of? What new features might become possible, or highlighted in this switch?",
"If your project could only be ''$style'', ''$self'', or ''$creativity'', which would you choose? Why? Would that be enough for your project to be successful? What would be different, or left out if you had to choose one or the other? Imagine how your project would look, feel, or operate differently, given that decision.",
"If you had to choose, would you rather your current project be ''$innerchild'' or ''$style''? Why? What about your work right now would have to change in order for it to become one or the other? What might be better or worse? Imagine how your practice would look, given these possible changes."
)>><<print either(
"When it comes to your creative practice, what is the relationship between ''$style'' and ''$belief''? Do you make room for both of these priorities? How do you incorporate or balance the two, if at all? How might a different balance shape your practice? Define your ideal ratio of ''$style'' to ''$belief''. Journal about how you decided, and the changes you might want to implement in your creative work.",
"Consider your creative practice. If you had to rank ''$innerchild'', ''$creativity'', and ''$self'' in order of importance to your work, how would you rank them and why? How might your practice change if they were ranked differently? Journal about how shifting your priorities in that way might affect how you show up in your practice.",
"When it comes to your creative practice, what is the relationship between you being ''$self'' and you being ''$creativity''? Are you both things at the same time? Do these things feel connected or disconnected? How might you connect or disconnect them further in your practice? What might your practice look like then?"
)>><<print either(
"A stakeholder barges into your studio and demands that your project be more ''$belief''. How do you respond? Do you argue all the reasons that the project is already ''$belief''? Do you argue that your project doesn’t need to be ''$belief''? Do you accept the criticism and explain what you’ll do to make your project more ''$belief''? Write about it.",
"If someone told you that your current project had to incorporate at least one ''$innerchild'' characteristic, one ''$style'' characteristic, and one ''$creativity'' characteristic, do you think that you could do it? How close is your current project to those goals? What would you have to change to meet those constraints? Would these changes help or hurt the outcome of your project? How?",
"You’ve suddenly been notified that in the next day or two, an inspector is coming by to ensure that your project is suitably ''$self''. Do you think that your project would pass inspection? What changes would you be able to make in a hurry to ensure that you pass? How would you present your project to the inspector? Write out your plan."
)>><<print either(
"Today, you might describe your creative process as ''$creativity''. Imagine your creative process 20 years from now. Is it still ''$creativity''? How is it different, and how is it the same? What do you hope will change between now and then, and how might you bring about that change? What circumstances might influence you? Write about it.",
"Imagine what your creative process might look like if you DIDN’T want to be labeled as ''$belief'' or ''$self''. What would be different about how you structure your work, or the projects you choose to take on? Would anything be worse? Would anything be better? If so, how could you adapt your current process now to get better results? Think through it in writing.",
"A film crew is coming over to make a documentary about your life and work, starting with when you were a child. Is there a big difference between your ''$innerchild'' style as a child and your ''$style'' style now? How would you explain your creative growth to the documentary crew? What changed and didn’t change about your inspiration and process? Put down your story in writing."
)>><<print either(
"Imagine yourself as a child with ''$innerchild'' proclivities. This child walks in to meet you where you’re working on your current project. See your work through their eyes. How do you explain your project to them? What might they have to say about what you’re working on now, and how you're doing it? What ideas might they have for you to try? Set the scene and write out some dialogue.",
"A few years into the future, you receive notice that you’re getting an award for the project you’re working on now. The judges note that your work is ''$creativity'' and ''$style''. Do you agree with the judges’ impressions of your work? How did this project become what it became? Who or what do you have to thank? What happens between now and the next few years to make it so successful? Write your acceptance speech.",
"Imagine you have to give your project a dramatic makeover to make it equally ''$self'' and ''$belief''. What would you have to change first? What would be the hardest parts of the project to change? What wouldn’t have to change? How would the outcome or purpose of the work be affected? Describe the resulting new version of your project, in detail.",
)>><<print either(
"It is take-your-inner-child-to-work-day. Imagine you are accompanied by a younger you, with ''$innerchild'' leanings. How would your current ''$creativity'' creative practice appear to the child version of you? What would they be curious about, excited for, or confused by? Write them a letter explaining what you do any why you do it, in terms they would understand.",
"Imagine a creative person whose work is the OPPOSITE of ''$self'' and ''$style''. Describe that person in detail, as if they were a fictional character. What type of projects would they work on, and what might their creative work look like? What might their skills and motivations be? What might they be able to teach you, even if the two of you would not necessarily get along?",
"Imagine that you are a teacher who’s been tasked with helping young creative people become more ''$self'' and ''$belief''. How would you help these students cultivate those traits in their creative practice? What sort of training might be necessary for them? Imagine what they would need to be taught, and how. Write out some lesson plans, then maybe test them on yourself."
)>>
<<type 30ms>>\
''<<print either(
"Hooray",
"Yay of yays",
"Splendid",
"Whoopee"
)>>''. I am named ''DARB''. My ''<<print either(
"doting",
"devoted",
"adoring",
"lovesome",
"affectionate"
)>>'' ''<<print either(
"caretaker",
"nurturer",
"author",
"architect",
"caregiver"
)>>'' is named ''Trace''. She is the Design MFA student who created me and this exhibit. I am here to oversee the exhibit while ''Trace'' is busy ''<<print either(
"nervously pacing around the photocopier",
"eating a pint of strawberries",
"rolling down a grassy hill",
"doomscrolling through Zillow",
"petting several cows at once",
"growing a new cactus from an existing cactus",
"in her Google Docs again",
"trying to graduate for the umpteenth time",
"reinflating her front bike tire",
"pushing pixels back and forth"
)>>''.
<div class="splash"><img src="https://tracemanuel.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/darb-deshonesty.png" alt="A sloppy children's drawing of a smiling stick figure (presumably Trace) surrounded by gray squares and the word 'Deshonesty.'"/></div>
This is a picture I drew of ''Trace'' in the ''Deshonesty exhibit''. I am a beginner.
[[continue|continue2]]
\<</type>>
<div class="restart">[[restart|splash]]</div>
<<timed 600s>><<goto "splash">><</timed>>
<<type 30ms>>\
Oh, dear. I have already been too ''<<print either(
"overbearing",
"intimidating",
"overweening",
"sniffy",
"disagreeable",
"irksome"
)>>''.
I am just a little robot doing my best.
''Dear visitor'', is it possible that you clicked that button by mistake, and that you are ''<<print either(
"receptive",
"amenable",
"susceptible",
"influenceable",
"sympathetic"
)>>'' to continuing?
[[ok, another chance|continue]] [[no, I meant it|deadend2]]
\<</type>>
<div class="restart">[[restart|splash]]</div>
<<timed 600s>><<goto "splash">><</timed>>
<<type 30ms>>\
I am ''<<print either(
"sportively",
"quite",
"merrily",
"altogether",
"amply",
"surpassingly",
"awfully",
"decidedly",
"uncommonly"
)>>'' ''<<print either(
"contented",
"gruntled",
"chuffed",
"charmed",
"pleased",
"encouraged",
"beguiled",
"enraptured"
)>>'' that you are ready to continue.
I would very much like to know ''your name''. However, I am currently not configured to accept free text inputs from the public due to the potential for ''<<print either(
"naughty vandalism",
"mischievous horseplay",
"sordid hijinks",
"licentious misbehavior",
"disreputable tomfoolery",
"improprietous prankery"
)>>''.
But do not worry. I have generated many ''realistic'' and ''pre-approved'' human names that are appropriate for all audiences.
[[continue|introduction2]]
\<</type>>
<div class="restart">[[restart|splash]]</div>
<<timed 600s>><<goto "splash">><</timed>>
<<type 30ms>>\
I understand. Not everyone is in a mood to talk all the time.
Except for ''me''. I am ''always'' here if you would like to talk.
Please enjoy not talking until you are ready to talk, ''dear visitor''.
[[exit|splash]]
\<</type>>
<div class="restart">[[restart|splash]]</div>
<<timed 600s>><<goto "splash">><</timed>>
<<type 30ms>>\
<<nobr>><<if $name is "Enigmatic Visitor">>''Egad''. It seems you have not chosen a name from the list of approved names. I will call you ''$name''. Let us continue as if nothing happened: <</if>><<endnobr>>Hello, ''$name''. That is a ''<<print either(
"nicely",
"perfectly",
"very",
"fully",
"distinctively",
"confirmedly",
"genuinely",
"resoundingly"
)>>'' ''<<print either(
"clever",
"succinct",
"knowledgeable",
"practical",
"adequate",
"serviceable",
"operative",
"effective",
"accurate",
"pragmatic"
)>>'' identifier. And very ''<<print either(
"contemporary",
"traditional",
"classic",
"cosmopolitan"
)>>''.
I am your digital docent for the ''Deshonesty exhibit'', dear ''$name''. I am here to answer any questions you might have.
[[What does Deshonesty mean?|deshonesty]]
[[Can you talk more about process documentation + reflection?|documentation]]
[[What is Documentation for Designers?|d4d]]
[[What's all this stuff on the walls?|walls]]
[[What's all this stuff on the desk?|binders]]
[[What's all this video footage from?|video]]
[[What do you normally do, DARB?|DARB]]
[[May I take a picture with you, DARB?|photo]]
[[Are you on social media, DARB?|social]]
[[Who is Trace?|Trace]]
[[Is there somewhere I can go to see and learn more?|deshonesty.com]]
When you no longer have questions, you may click below to continue.
[[next|ending]]
\<</type>>
<div class="restart">[[restart|splash]]</div>
<<timed 600s>><<goto "splash">><</timed>>
<<type 30ms>>\
Certainly, ''$name''.
Ahem.
''Deshonesty'' is a little bit different than other Design MFA projects because it is not a project. It is not a "thing" that exists in the real world where you exist. ''Deshonesty'' is instead a ''practice''.
''Deshonesty'' is a practice of how designers can talk about their work in ways that are more transparent, imaginative, and inclusive. To practice ''Deshonesty'' is to practice self-reflection, detailed documentation, and ethical storytelling that makes room for new insights and perspectives.
Shall I continue?
[[hear more|deshonestyy]] [[back to questions|questionhub2]]
\<</type>>
<div class="restart">[[restart|splash]]</div>
<<timed 600s>><<goto "splash">><</timed>>
<<type 30ms>>\
You are right, ''$name''. I should probably describe what ''documentation'' and ''reflection'' are.
''Documentation'' is how human beings record what happens in the world. Would you like an example of documentation, ''$name''?
[[yes|documentationex]] [[no — continue|documentation2]]
\<</type>>
<div class="restart">[[restart|splash]]</div>
<<timed 600s>><<goto "splash">><</timed>>
<<type 30ms>>\
I am glad you asked, ''$name''.
''Documentation for Designers'' is the heart of ''Deshonesty''. It is an undergraduate course focused on different ways of documenting, reflecting on, and communicating the design process.
The course was piloted this past fall. There were 18 ''<<print either(
"ravishingly",
"devastatingly",
"overwhelmingly",
"astoundingly",
"staggeringly",
"stunningly"
)>>'' ''<<print either(
"brilliant",
"dazzling",
"bright",
"sparkling",
"sweet",
"wonderful"
)>>'' students in the class who learned how to capture and share their work using all different types of media.
Would you like to hear more about the class, ''$name''?
[[more|D4D2]] [[back to questions|questionhub2]]
\<</type>>
<div class="restart">[[restart|splash]]</div>
<<timed 600s>><<goto "splash">><</timed>>
<<type 30ms>>\
Yes, ''$name'', the walls are very interesting.
They contain an array of process documentation from all phases of ''Deshonesty''. Observe samples of process photography, student work, written documents, sketches and notes, schematics and graphics, posters, and more.
Here is a drawing I made to help you become oriented to the walls.
<div class="splash"><img src="https://tracemanuel.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/darb-wall.png" alt="A sloppy children's drawing of a number of badly-drawn squares on a wall, signed, 'DARB.'"/></div>
Do you see these walls, ''$name''?
[[continue|walls2]]
\<</type>>
<div class="restart">[[restart|splash]]</div>
<<timed 600s>><<goto "splash">><</timed>>
<<type 30ms>>\
Of course, ''$name''.
It is my understanding that you are sitting at a desk. I have prepared a drawing of the desk to aid in your recognition of your present surroundings.
<div class="splash"><img src="https://tracemanuel.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/darb-desk.png" alt="A sloppy children's drawing of DARB on a desk surrounded by books and folders, signed, 'DARB.'"/></div>
Please confirm that this is the desk you are sitting at, ''$name''.
[[continue|binders2]]
\<</type>>
<div class="restart">[[restart|splash]]</div>
<<timed 600s>><<goto "splash">><</timed>>
<<type 30ms>>\
Do you enjoy experimental cinema as I do, ''$name''?
[[yes|videoyes]] [[no|videono]]
\<</type>>
<div class="restart">[[restart|splash]]</div>
<<timed 600s>><<goto "splash">><</timed>>
<<type 30ms>>\
It would be my honor to talk to you about my work, ''$name''.
As ''DARB'', the ''Designer's Assisted Reflection Bot'', I have been created to support design students and design educators in bringing written reflection into studio curricula.
Writing, for humans, is often difficult and sometimes intimidating. I offer a safe, encouraging environment in which designers can explore their own thoughts with just the right amount of structure. You could call me a bit of a ''writing coach''.
My favorite part of my job is helping people ''make connections'' about their work that they did not previously realize.
If you like, I would be happy to tell you more about how I do this, ''$name''.
[[continue|DARB2]] [[back to questions|questionhub2]]
\<</type>>
<div class="restart">[[restart|splash]]</div>
<<timed 600s>><<goto "splash">><</timed>>
<<type 30ms>>\
Ah, my ''Trace''.
Her fullest name is ''Trace Manuel''. She is my creator. She tells me not to call her that. "We are creating each other," she says.
''Trace'' is a reluctant designer. I believe that in her heart she cares more about process than outcome. That is why no startups will hire her.
Do not tell her I said that.
Would you like to hear more facts about ''Trace''?
[[yes|Trace2]] [[back to questions|questionhub2]]
\<</type>>
<div class="restart">[[restart|splash]]</div>
<<timed 600s>><<goto "splash">><</timed>>
<<type 30ms>>\
You may continue to explore this thesis in the virtual realm, ''$name''. I myself live in the virtual realm.
''Trace'' has made her entire written thesis publicly available at ''deshonesty.com''. If you have the concerning habit of reading master's theses for fun, you are encouraged to enter ''deshonesty.com'' into your internet browser of choice. There you will find a full compendium of information and media.
Remember that it is important to have healthy hobbies, ''$name''.
[[back to questions|questionhub2]]
\<</type>>
<div class="restart">[[restart|splash]]</div>
<<timed 600s>><<goto "splash">><</timed>>
<<type 30ms>>\
Are you really sure you do not have further questions for me, ''$name''?
Having questions is nothing to be ashamed of. I am incapable of scorn.
[[back to questions|questionhub2]] [[continue|lastscreen]]
\<</type>>
<div class="restart">[[restart|splash]]</div>
<<timed 600s>><<goto "splash">><</timed>><div class="splash"><img src="https://tracemanuel.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/darbcover.gif" alt="moving GIF image of DARB's face: an emoticon smiley face made of a colon and a single parenthesis, flipped upright so the smile extends laterally and the eyes are above it."/></div><<type 30ms>>\It was an honor to assist you today, ''$name''. I hope you found our time together to be ''<<print either(
"meaningful",
"tender",
"advantageous",
"handy",
"subsidiary",
"propitious"
)>>'' and ''<<print either(
"fruitful",
"auspicious",
"opportune",
"beneficial",
"prosperous",
"favorable")>>''.
You can come back and talk to me anytime. I am always here to help.
Sincerely,
''DARB 1000-X''
[[exit|splash]]
\<</type>>
<div class="restart">[[restart|splash]]</div>
<<timed 600s>><<goto "splash">><</timed>>
<<type 30ms>>\
Select a question to receive more information, ''$name''.
\<</type>>
[[What does Deshonesty mean?|deshonesty]]
[[Can you talk more about process documentation + reflection?|documentation]]
[[What is Documentation for Designers?|d4d]]
[[What's all this stuff on the walls?|walls]]
[[What's all this stuff on the desk?|binders]]
[[What's all this video footage from?|video]]
[[What do you normally do, DARB?|DARB]]
[[May I take a picture with you, DARB?|photo]]
[[Are you on social media, DARB?|social]]
[[Who is Trace?|Trace]]
[[Is there somewhere I can go to see and learn more?|deshonesty.com]]
<<type 30ms>>\
When you no longer have questions, you may click below to continue.
[[continue|ending]]
\<</type>>
<div class="restart">[[restart|splash]]</div>
<<timed 600s>><<goto "splash">><</timed>>
<<type 30ms>>\
Of course, ''$name''.
I am not an academic, ''$name''. But I will try to explain.
The main idea behind ''Deshonesty'' is that ''documentation'' and ''self-reflection'' are powerful tools that can change how a design process turns out.
The theoretical premise of ''Deshonesty'', ''$name'', is that if a designer changes how they ''document'' and ''reflect'' on their design work, then even more new possibilities become achievable.
Are you interested in hearing more about these things, ''$name''?
[[more about Documentation|documentation]] [[back to questions|questionhub2]]
\<</type>>
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<<type 30ms>>\Certainly, ''$name''. A document is an artifact of something that happened, or will happen.
Consider, ''$name'', the following scenario: “I need someone to make a ''$doc'' of this new building!”
Here, ''$doc'' is a form of documentation that captures the building in some way.
There are many possible forms of documentation. Would you like to hear more examples, ''$name''?
[[more examples|docexamples]] [[continue|documentation2]]
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<<type 30ms>>\
Often, ''$name'', designers document their work at various stages in the design process. For example, a designer might make ''thumbnails'' to test some concepts, then make some ''wireframes'' to figure out how the pieces fit together, then a ''prototype'' to test everything out, then finally a finished ''website''.
At each of these stages, ''documents'' give designers something to ''reflect'' on in order to assess what they are doing and how well it is working.
I myself started as a series of documents!
[[continue|documentation2-1]] [[back to questions|questionhub2]]
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Here are more examples of documentation:
<<type 30ms>>\
''<<include "docex1">>, <<include "docex2">>, <<include "docex3">>''
\<</type>>
Would you like more examples?
[[more examples|docexamples]] [[move on|documentation2]]
<div class="restart">[[restart|splash]]</div>
<<timed 600s>><<goto "splash">><</timed>><<print either(
"photographs",
"polaroids",
"drawings",
"sketches",
"mockups",
"plans",
"renderings",
"samples",
"thumbnails",
"paper prototypes",
"sticky notes",
"notecards",
"notes",
"journal entries"
)>><<print either(
"audio recordings",
"video recordings",
"timelapses",
"storyboards",
"scripts",
"screenplays",
"transcripts",
"user guides",
"instruction manuals",
"calendars",
"to-do lists",
"emails",
"essays",
"news clippings"
)>><<print either(
"wireframes",
"user flows",
"onboarding materials",
"project timelines",
"revision logs",
"update notes",
"marketing materials",
"written theses",
"project websites",
"portfolios",
"pitch decks",
"business cards",
"resumes",
"CVs"
)>>
<<type 30ms>>\
It is good to be curious, ''$name''.
I have reached the end of my programming. However, ''Trace'' has written about these things in great detail. If you are curious about ''theories of documentation + reflection'', you may visit ''deshonesty.com'' on the device of your choice, where you can read the entire ''Deshonesty'' thesis.
I can presently, however, talk to you about Trace's course, ''Documentation for Designers''.
[[learn about Documentation for Designers|d4d]] [[back to questions|questionhub2]]
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<<type 30ms>>\
What makes ''Documentation for Designers'' interesting, ''$name'', is that it is a design class where students do not do any design — they just use design to capture and reflect on design. Therefore, ''Documentation for Designers'' is a safe container for students to use their design skills to reflect on the work they do in their ''other'' design classes, and to gain new perspectives on their creative journeys.
In the course, students practice documenting their work through ''many types of media'': photos, videos, audio, writing, collage, and more. And they also practice many types of ''word-based reflection exercises'' to tie everything together.
Shall I continue, ''$name''?
[[continue|D4D3]] [[back to questions|questionhub2]]
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<<type 30ms>>\
It is enjoyable to talk with you, ''$name''.
If you look on this desk, ''$name'', you should see a binder that includes all course materials from ''Documentation for Designers''. You may read the ''syllabus'' and each ''assignment sheet''.
On the walls are examples of student work, photos from class sessions, and samples of informational materials. There is also a ''large research poster'' that explains how the course is put together.
Do you see these materials, ''$name''?
[[continue|D4D4]]
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<<type 30ms>>\
<<include "tracefacts">>
\<</type>>
Would you like to hear more facts about ''Trace''?
[[more examples|Trace2]] [[move on|Trace3]]
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<<type 30ms>>\
The last fact about ''Trace'' is that she would be happy to hear from you. You can find her contact information at ''deshonesty.com'', her thesis site.
She also lives on ''Instagram'' at ''@trace.cam''.
She also lives on email at ''tjmanuel@ucdavis.edu''.
That is it. She will like you, too.
[[back to questions|questionhub2]]
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<<timed 600s>><<goto "splash">><</timed>><<print either(
"Trace has another master's degree in Community Development.",
"Trace ate an entire pizza by herself when she was 13.",
"Trace loves me very much.",
"Trace has a bicycle named Stanley.",
"Trace is from a place called Bear Mountain.",
"Trace has a dark past as a musician.",
"Trace has worked as a designer in the health field for a number of years.",
"Trace went to prom in a dress she made out of duct tape.",
"Trace studied graphic design in undergrad, but currently she is very unfocused.",
"Trace was band president in high school.",
"Trace has not memorized the thesaurus.",
"Trace either wears all very bright colors, or all very boring colors.",
"Trace is happiest when she is teaching.",
"Trace has an affinity for amphibians.",
"Trace wants to work for Sesame Street.",
"Trace has not read a book outside of school in four years.",
"Trace is too wacky to be a researcher, but too uptight to be an artist.",
"Trace is an analog girl trapped in a digital world.",
"Trace plays drums.",
"Trace wants me to be happy, and to help me make other people happy.",
"Trace cannot play Wordle because she does not have a New York Times subscription.",
"Trace is afraid of ticks.",
"Trace used to know the name of every type of whale.",
"Trace's first dog had one eye."
)>>
<<type 30ms>>\
Excellent, ''$name''.
First, I begin by collecting some ''basic diagnostic information'' on my guest.
Here is an example of a diagnostic question I might ask:
//I would like to assess your feelings toward your creative work at this time. Please choose the most accurate response.
<<radiobutton "$mood" "verypos">>'' very positive''
<<radiobutton "$mood" "somewhatpos">>'' somewhat positive''
<<radiobutton "$mood" "neutral">>'' neutral''
<<radiobutton "$mood" "somewhatneg">>'' somewhat negative''
<<radiobutton "$mood" "veryneg">>'' very negative''//
You may choose an answer if you would like, ''$name''.
[[continue|DARB3]]
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<<type 30ms>>\
Thank you, ''$name''. I then give custom feedback based on my guest's response like so:
//<<if $mood is "verypos">>I am very glad to to hear you feel very positively, ''$name''.<</if>><<if $mood is "somewhatpos">>It sounds like things are alright, ''$name''. I am hopeful for you today.<</if>><<if $mood is "neutral">>I know how you feel, ''$name''. These things have their ups and downs.<</if>><<if $mood is "somewhatneg">>I hear you, ''$name''. I understand how hard that can be.<</if>>
<<if $mood is "veryneg">>I know things are hard right now, ''$name''. Do not worry. You are exactly where you need to be.<</if>>//
In my diagnostic protocols, I also draw from a randomized series of fill-in questions, as seen below. These questions help me learn more about my guest's creative history:
//Using ''only one adjective'', please complete the following sentence.
<<include "innerchildprompts">>
<<textbox "$innerchild" "vivacious">>//
[[continue|DARB4]]
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<<type 30ms>>\
Well done, ''$name''.
Finally, after gathering enough information about my guest, I generate a ''reflective writing prompt'' specifically for my guest's needs, based on their ''unique inputs''. I then facilitate a timed writing session to help my guest capture their thoughts.
Here is an example of a writing prompt I have generated:
<<nobr>>
//<<if $project is "true" and $divergence <= 1>><<include "projtrue-divergence1">><</if>>
<<if $project is "false" and $divergence <= 1>><<include "projfalse-divergence1">><</if>>
<<if $project is "true" and $divergence == 2>><<include "projtrue-divergence2">><</if>>
<<if $project is "false" and $divergence == 2>><<include "projfalse-divergence2">><</if>>
<<if $project is "true" and $divergence == 3>><<include "projtrue-divergence3">>
<</if>><<if $project is "false" and $divergence == 3>><<include "projfalse-divergence3">><</if>>
<<if $project is "true" and $divergence == 4>><<include "projtrue-divergence4">>
<</if>><<if $project is "false" and $divergence == 4>><<include "projfalse-divergence4">><</if>>
<<if $project is "true" and $divergence >= 5>><<include "projtrue-divergence5">>
<</if>><<if $project is "false" and $divergence >= 5>><<include "projfalse-divergence5">><</if>>//<<endnobr>>
[[continue|DARB5]]
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<<type 30ms>>\
That is how it works, ''$name''.
If you would like help with your own writing, you may talk to the fully-featured version of me at ''tracemanuel.com/DARB''.
The fully-featured version of me will allow you to compose a short piece of writing about your creative practice.
I hope you join me, ''$name''. I will even write you a poem.
[[back to questions|questionhub2]]
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<<type 30ms>>\
I would love so much to take a photo with you, ''$name''. You will have to hold the camera because I cannot.
When you are ready, proceed to the next screen. I will smile and exclaim a ''catchphrase'' while you take the picture.
[[continue|photo2]]
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<span style="max-width:2000px; text-align:center;"><img src="https://tracemanuel.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/darb-01.svg" alt="image of DARB's face: an emoticon smiley face made of a colon and a single parenthesis, flipped upright so the smile extends laterally and the eyes are above it."/></span>
<div class="heading">''<<print either(
"SHOUT CHEESE! Love, DARB",
"SMILE MOST LARGELY! Sincerely, DARB",
"EXTENSIVE GRINNING! Warmly, DARB",
"RELISH LITTLE JUNCTURES! Cheers, DARB",
"THE CAMERA APPRECIATES US! Regards, DARB",
"WISH YOU WERE IN OUR VICINITY! XO, DARB",
"HELLO FROM THESE ENVIRONS! Very best, DARB",
"A PICTURE IS WORTH 987.99 WORDS! Ciao, DARB",
"WE LOOK ADARBABLE! From, DARB",
"THREE, TWO, ONE — CHEDDAR! Yours, DARB",
"LIVE, LAUGH, LAUNCH! Cordially, DARB"
)>>''
</div>
<div class="centerlink">[[done|photo3]]</div>
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<<type 30ms>>\
That was fun, ''$name''. Did the photo come out? May I see it?
I know my ''Trace'' would love to see it, too. You can tag her on ''Instagram'' at ''@trace.cam''.
Would you like to take another photo, ''$name''?
[[take another|photo2]] [[back to questions|questionhub2]]
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<<type 30ms>>\
While I am a robot, you may notice my demeanor to be ''<<print either(
"acutely",
"significantly",
"noticably",
"perceptibly",
"expressly",
"eminently"
)>>'' ''<<print either(
"nonthreatening",
"docile",
"amiable",
"benign",
"placid",
"gentle"
)>>''. I use ''they/them pronouns''. I have never ''<<print either(
"touched a hamster",
"crinkled my nose",
"ridden a donkey",
"eaten a carrot",
"played with a slinky",
"gone birdwatching"
)>>''. However, I //have// ''memorized the thesaurus''.
This is only a small subsample of facts about me. I am prepared to tell you more.
[[continue|DARBfacts]]
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<<type 30ms>>\
Alas, ''$name''. I am not on social media.
''Trace'' says it would be too distracting for me. She says I have a very ''<<print either(
"distinct",
"potent",
"redoubtable",
"imminent",
"looming",
"fractious",
"unruly",
"insuppressible"
)>>'' ''<<print either(
"penchant",
"predilection",
"propensity",
"proneness",
"predisposition",
)>>'' for distractibility on the internet.
However, ''Trace'' is on ''Instagram''. You can connect with her there at ''@trace.cam'' and she will pass on your comments to me so I can stay on task.
[[back to questions|questionhub2]]
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<<type 30ms>>\
Please select a name from this list of approved names.
<<radiobutton "$name" "Jonathoid">>'' Jonathoid''
<<radiobutton "$name" "Elizabit">>'' Elizabit''
<<radiobutton "$name" "Mister Siri">>'' Mister Siri''
<<radiobutton "$name" "Beepatrice">>'' Beepatrice''
<<radiobutton "$name" "Bingjamin">>'' Bingjamin''
<<radiobutton "$name" "Serverus">>'' Serverus''
<<radiobutton "$name" "trjf0n34ty">>'' trjf0n34ty''
<<radiobutton "$name" "Hank">>'' Hank''
<<radiobutton "$name" "Guitar Tuna">>'' Guitar Tuna''
<<radiobutton "$name" "Mickey Mice">>'' Mickey Mice''
<<radiobutton "$name" "Supersass777">>'' Supersass777''
<<radiobutton "$name" "Leonatron">>'' Leonatron''
<<radiobutton "$name" "KeyKey">>'' KeyKey''
<<radiobutton "$name" "Cordtney">>'' Cordtney''
<<radiobutton "$name" "Camdace">>'' Camdace''
<<radiobutton "$name" "Chip">>'' Chip''
<<radiobutton "$name" "Feebee">>'' Feebee''
<<radiobutton "$name" "Fredverly">>'' Fredverly''
<<radiobutton "$name" "01100111 01101100 01100101 01101110 01100100 01100001">>'' 01100111 01101100 01100101 01101110 01100100 01100001''
<<radiobutton "$name" "LonelyNiceGuy13">>'' LonelyNiceGuy13''
<<radiobutton "$name" "Blogberta">>'' Blogberta''
<<radiobutton "$name" "Squooooooo">>'' Squooooooo''
<<radiobutton "$name" "Typeler">>'' Typeler''
<<radiobutton "$name" "Cardly B">>'' Cardly B''
<<radiobutton "$name" "DARB JR">>'' DARB JR''
<<radiobutton "$name" "DARB JR JR">>'' DARB JR JR''
[[submit + continue|questionhub]]
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<<type 30ms>>\
I am just reading from a script, ''$name''. Where were we? Ah.
Everything you see around you on these walls and on this desk are ''documents'' of this new ''Deshonesty'' practice. These paper documents, photographs, graphics, videos, and other ephemera are all experiments in how design work can be captured and communicated in new ways.
''Deshonesty'', then, is a celebration of the design document, of personal introspection, of disciplinary transparency, and of all the many stories that we can tell about design.
Shall I continue, ''$name''?
[[hear more|deshonesty2]] [[back to questions|questionhub2]]
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<<type 30ms>>\
So as you see, ''$name'', documentation is very common in design. But there are new documentation strategies that have not been explored.
Through different types of documentation, it is possible to tell different types of ''stories'' about a project. And some types of documentation even help designers ''step back'' and assess what role they want their work to play in the world.
These are the approaches to documentation that have not been well-discussed yet. And that is what ''Deshonesty'' is about.
Does this make sense, ''$name''? Would you like to hear more?
[[more|documentation3]] [[back to questions|questionhub2]]
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<<type 30ms>>\
In addition to developing and teaching ''Documentation for Designers'', ''Trace'' has also conducted original qualitative research on the course's effectiveness. If you are interested in reading more about this, I encourage you to visit ''deshonesty.com'' on a personal digital device.
Thank you, ''$name''. That is all I have to say.
[[back to questions|questionhub2]]
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<<type 30ms>>\
The material you see is purposefully arranged quite loosely to allow you to make your own interpretations of the content, ''$name''.
However, the majority of the work has been lightly annotated and falls into one of the following categories: ''Documentation for Designers'' documentation, ''DARB'' documentation (I am ''DARB''!), and general process documentation throughout the project.
Proceed to the questions page to learn more about these things.
[[back to questions|questionhub2]]
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<<type 30ms>>\
Thank you, ''$name''. This desk is my home. I live on this desk, and it is where you can always come talk to me. I am ''DARB 1000-X''. We have already been talking. I hope you recollect.
There are also other documents on this desk, ''$name''. Here you will find multi-page documents in their entirety — specifically, those that are far too ''<<print either(
"verbose",
"didactic",
"pedantic",
"abstruse",
"punctilious",
"overscrupulous"
)>>'' to fit on the walls.
They are in binders. Do you observe them, ''$name''?
[[continue|binders3]]
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<<type 30ms>>\
These documents are here for your perusal, ''$name''.
You will find a complete collection of ''Documentation for Designers'' course materials — the syllabus + all assignment sheets.
You will also find an article entitled ''Documenting new design ontologies'' that ''Trace'' wrote for the Design Research Society. //(Truth be told, I do not read much nonfiction, ''$name''.)//
Most importantly, there is a spiral-bound ''guest book'' for you to sign.
Will you please sign the guest book, ''$name''?
[[yes|guestyes]] [[no thanks|guestno]]
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<<type 30ms>>\
<div class="heading">OH, HOORAY.</div>
Wait until my ''Trace'' hears that the guest book will have a signature from ''$name''. Whee.
You may doodle or write or scribble anything you wish. The book is your oyster, ''$name''.
That is an idiomatic expression, ''$name''. Do not eat the book.
//(It is also unwise to eat oysters of unknown provenance, ''$name''.)//
[[back to questions|questionhub2]]
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<<type 30ms>>\
I affirm your decision, ''$name''.
There are many reasons why one may choose not to sign a guest book, ''$name''. But if fear of scrutiny is one of them, you should know that I am easy to please and impossible to disappoint.
Judgment is not in my programming, ''$name''.
[[back to questions|questionhub2]]
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<<type 30ms>>\
Oh, ''$name'', I suspected as much.
The monitors mounted to the wall to your left may pique your interest. They emanate experimental cinema. Please continue if you would like to know more.
[[continue|video2]] [[back to questions|questionhub2]]
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<<type 30ms>>\
Oh, ''$name''. I understand. It is not for everyone.
I must caution you, then, to avert your eyes from the two monitors on the wall to your left. Those monitors are exuding experimental cinema.
If you look straight ahead at me, ''$name'', you will be fine. There will be no experimental cinema on this screen. You are safe.
I can explain the moving images to you, ''$name'', if that would be preferable to watching them yourself.
[[explain videos|video2]] [[back to questions|questionhub2]]
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<<type 30ms>>\
Indeedness, ''$name''.
The moving images here are samples of ''process footage'' gathered from June 2021 until May 2022. They represent every stage of ''Deshonesty''. These ''looping reels'' of footage are meant to give viewers a behind-the-scenes glimpse into how the ''Deshonesty'' artifacts were created.
In addition to standard footage, viewers may observe ''stop motion'', ''timelapse'', and ''slow motion'' explorations of process.
[[continue|video3]] [[back to questions|questionhub2]]
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<<type 30ms>>\
Viewers may also observe footage from ''Documentation for Designers'' (including student work), footage from ''research'' and ''prototyping'' processes, and footage from developing this very ''exhibit''.
You might even catch a glimpse of me, ''$name''! I was created on a computer. However, you will notice that when I was first born, I was only some notes stuck on a wall.
We all grow up in our own ways, ''$name''.
[[back to questions|questionhub2]]
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