The saddest: "It kind of hurts my heart when people make fun of food allergies, or say peanut jokes to me. It's kinda not funny to me, it's never funny to me."

Progress Update

Things got a little slow around here during spring break, but they are now back on track.

I just finished drafting the first round of questions to be sent out to my panel experts and a few others. I'm excited to get their responses and finish rounding out my research.

Also, if you have food allergies, fill out this survey here. If you know someone with food allergies please send it there way.

"From the allergic person's perspective, it's a leap of faith that you're going to get accurate information about the ingredients."
-Anne Munoz-Furlong, founder and CEO at the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network

Read the full article here.

Fun Fact:

Statistics found here.

PERT Chart

Yay for organization!

Timeline

Final Problem & Purpose Statement

Problem: San Francisco residents affected by food allergies face challenges finding restaurants that will provide for their needs.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to research and develop a system to allow individuals with food allergies to find restaurants that will accommodate them.


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Revised Problem & Purpose Statements

#1
After doing some initial reasearch, I found that the food truck location problem has already been solved. If you're on the hunt for some delicious food truck eats, try Roaming Hunger.

#2
Problem: Local San Francisco designers do most of their business through online store fronts which makes them less accesible to potential customers.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to research and develop a system to bring more information and back stories about local designers to their community.


#3
Problem: San Francisco residents affected by food allergies face challenges finding restaurants that cater to their needs.


Purpose: The purpose of this study was to research and develop a system with which people with allergies could easily find restaurants that will accommodate them.

Initial Problem & Purpose Statements

#1
Problem: Food trucks/carts in San Francisco are always changing their location which makes them hard to find.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to research and develop a way for people to easily find and discover food trucks.

#2
Problem: Local San Francisco designers are inaccesible to those who are just starting out and would like to know more about the industry.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to research and develop a way to bring more information and back stories about local designers to others.

#3
Problem: People affected by food allergies often have trouble finding food alternatives and restaurants that cater to them.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to research and develop a system with which people could easily determine if certain foods contain ingredients they are allergic to and find places to eat out.

Hello, welcome.

My name is Jensen. I have been living in San Francisco for about three and half years now and fall more in love with this city every day; it's magical, I swear.

I am currently finishing up my final semester at SF State. Part of my final semester is researching a problem and developing a solution to it within the field of my studies. This blog is a place where I will document my progress along the way, and also an online visual journal for anything that I think will be inspiring, influential, or necessary to my success in completing my research and determining a solution.

My studies in DAI have been in visual communication design, and I have enjoyed every bit of it.

I am inspired by those around me. I love getting to know people and learning their stories. Everyone comes from such different places in life and the way that others tackle different problems or think about things is definitely inspiring and always gets me thinking about things from a new perspective, which is definitely crucial to this field.

I would say that my environment is probably the biggest influence I have. I feel so lucky so live in this city, and it is a never-ending source of inspiration. I love that you can go from the bustle of the city to the quietness of nature within a few minutes and definitely draw on both aspects for inspiration in my work. My interests are constantly changing, and that definitely influences my thoughts and work, as well. Whether it be a certain type of movie, book, artist, etc., that I'm currently interested in, I pull from the styles to push the boundaries that I've already set for myself.

My vision for my life is constantly changing and growing. I eventually want to have my own business, but I'd like to be able to combine different aspects of my interests into it, rather than sticking myself into one category and not having room for anything else. I love being around others and creating community with them and would definitely want that to be a part of what I'm doing. It will definitely be a constantly evolving business, as I know I won't be able to tackle everything that I envision for it at once, but I think that is one of the things that really has me hooked on it. Life is so much about the journey for me, and so it seems fitting that my one day business not have a super concrete plan right now.

The photo above holds so many wonderful memories. In short, I feel that it captures the six words listed below and the moment that it captures sums up a large part of who I am and where I see my life going.

Curious. Craft. Balance. Adventure. Truth. Simple.