Laura Devendorf, CV
Portfolio at artfordorks.com
Research Interests
Human-Computer Interaction, Art Making, Digital Fabrication, Education
Education
- 2011 - Present: PhD School of Information with Designated Emphasis in New Media, UC Berkeley, Advisor: Kimiko Ryokai
- 2009 - 2011: BS Computer Science, Honors, UC Santa Barbara
- 2002 - 2006: BA Studio Art, Honors, UC Santa Barbara
Conference Publications
- Laura Devendorf and Kimiko Ryokai. 2013. AnyType: Provoking Reflection and Exploration with Aesthetic Interaction. In Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '13 - Best Paper Honorable Mention).
- Laura Devendorf and Kimiko Ryokai. 2012. AnyType: creating typography from anything, anywhere. In Proceedings of the 2012 ACM Conference on Ubiquitous Computing (UbiComp '12).
Workshop Participation
- AnyType and Tangles : included in David Mellis, Sean Follmer, Björn Hartmann, Leah Buechley, and Mark D. Gross. 2013. FAB at CHI: digital fabrication tools, design, and community. In CHI '13 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA '13). ACM, New York, NY, USA, 3307-3310.
- Laura Devendorf, John O’Donovan, and Tobias Höllerer. "TopicLens: An Interactive Recommender System based on Topical and Social Connections." First International Workshop on Recommendation Technologies for Lifestyle Change (LIFESTYLE 2012). 2012.
Employment
- 2014: Graduate Student Instructor, Technologies for Creativity and Learning
- 2013, Fall: Graduate Student Instructor, Theory and Practice of Tangible User Interfaces
- 2013, Spring: Graduate Student Instructor, Theory and Practice of Tangible User Interfaces
- 2012: Research Assistant, UC Berkeley
- 2012: Intern, Otherlab
- 2008 - 2011: Freelance Graphic Designer & Developer, Self Employed
- 2011: Researcher, Department of Computer Science, UCSB
- 2009 - 2011: Program & Events Coordinator, Interdisciplinary Humanities Center, UCSB
- 2005 - 2009: Graphic Designer & Lead Developer, Stewart+Brown Inc.
Guest Lectures
- March 2014: Social Research Methods in Design, Social and Organizational Issues of Information Course Lecture
- November 2013: Fab+, Theory and Practice of Tangible User Interfaces Course Lecture
- April 2013: Fab+, Theory and Practice of Tangible User Interfaces Course Lecture
- March 2013: Quick & Dirty Tips for Creating Data Visualizaitons, Health Policy and Management Studies Department Seminar
- November 2012: AnyType: Social Meaning in DIY Typeface, Digital Society in Context - New Media Research Workshop
Projects
- 2012: AnyType: Proking Reflection and Exploration wtih Aesthetic Interaction
- 2012: Tangles: A Tan-Based Construction Kit for 3D Modeling
- 2011: Re-imagining the Mixtape: Sharing Music Through Wearable Objects
- 2011: Tools for Including the Elderly in the Digital Communication Practices of their Families
- 2011: Visualizing Situational Awareness in Cyber Security
- 2011: A Visualization for Teaching Singular Value Decomposition
- 2011: TopicLens: A Visualization Design for Topic Model Exploration and Social Networks
- 2010: Self-Organizing Music Map
- 2009: Designs for Seattle Public Library Check-out Display
Honors & Awards
- 2013: Finalist in SXSWEco Place By Design Comptetion (AnyType)
- 2011: UC Berkeley Graduate Division William V. Power Award
- 2011: UCSB Deans Fellowship in Media Art and Technology (Declined)
- 2011: Yardi Systems Scholarship
- 2010 - 2011: UC Santa Barbara College of Engineering’s Honors Program
- 2010: IEEE National Engineer’s Week Scholarship
Demos
- 2013: FabLearn, Palo Alto, CA: Tangles: A Tan-Based Construction Kit for 3D Modeling (by invitation)
- 2012: FabLearn, Palo Alto, CA: Tangles: A Tan-Based Construction Kit for 3D Modeling
- 2012: UbiComp, Pittsburgh, PA: AnyType: Creating Typography from Anything, Anywhere
Groups and Activities
- 2011 - Present: Member, Berkeley Institute of Design
- 2010 - Present: Assistant Curator, Platform Gallery
- 2009 - 2011: Member, Woman In Software and Hardware
- 2008 - 2011: Member, Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative
- 2006 - 2011: Member & Volunteer, Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum
- 2006 - 2008: Member & Contributor, Fine Art Adoption Network
Juried Art Exhibitions
- 2012: AnyType, On the Streets of San Francisco, Organized by the The Grey Area Foundation for the Arts
- 2008: Anthology, Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, Curated by Valerie Velazquez
Group Exhibitions
- 2010: Super Santa Barbara 2: Net Neutrality, Curated by Warren Shulties
- 2009: Super Santa Barbara 1: Measure B, Curated by Warren Shulties
- 2008: Pocket Utopia, New York, Curated by Austin Thomas
- 2006: UC Santa Barbara Undergraduate Art Show
- 2005: Real Shit, Curated by Brandon Fink
- 2005: Guacamole, Curated by Larry Gipe
- 2005: UC Santa Barbara Undergraduate Art Show