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A recent graduate from Parsons studying service design, I received a BFA in Integrated Design this past January 2013. The skills I learned in my first year at Parsons in the Communication Design department aided my work when I entered the Integrated Design major where I was able to choose from the New School course offerings and design my own education curriculum. I supplemented my service design thinking core classes with academic studies ranging from cross-cultural psychology and organizational behavior to fine arts visual narratives. This portfolio goes into my process, thinking, and looks at a selection of my projects.
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MOLLY OBERHOLTZERBFA Integrated DesignFocus: Service DesignGraduation: January 2013
Credit: Sagrada Família, Gaudi, Molly Oberholtzer
Is the first stage of any project. Without sufficient research, design is futile. It must be grounded in understanding. Here it helps that I am naturally curious and empathetic. I gather a foundation of understanding using human-centered ethnographic methodology,
with interviews, shadowing, poems, and servqual, to name a few. It is asking the right questions and knowing when not to ask questions. It is excavating the cause and effects of a context, always looking for connections and deeper significance. You see an object - I see where it is going. How it got there. How it is delivered, and how it is received. I see what it MEANS. This is where the insight gathering begins. Stakeholder participation is crucial, but research can be digital and second hand as well. I love analyzing comment boards, forums, and other digital platforms to forage for user-input and relevant comment threads. Social media is a great tool for research. It helps to develop a
well-rounded understanding of the community you are designing for.
Photo Credit: Research, Molly Oberholtzer
Y-Bank Wallet Mugshot
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ATTENTION
REALITYMISCONCEPTION
You are aware of only a small amount of the total information your eyes take in, and even less is processed by your conscious mind and remembered.
You see everything going on before your eyes, taking in all the information like a camera.
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CONFABULATION
REALITYMISCONCEPTION
You are often ignorant of your motivations and create fictional narratives to explain your decisions, emotions, and history without realizing it.
You know when you are lying to yourself.
LUXURY TRANSPORTATION SERVICE: This project was completed for an advanced level brand experience class. The assignment was open-ended with a focus was on luxury transportation. I choose to take current events research regarding electronic vehicles and design a service system aimed at the 1% CEO commuting class. The E-Way is a membership based service initiative with government backing to pioneer development of an electronic expressway. Charging stations, route development, branded touchpoints and user experience were all explored in this project.
THE E-WAY
Photo Credit: Molly Oberholtzer, Monocle Magazine
Photo Credit: Logo, Molly Oberholtzer
BRAND IDENTITY: Evoking elegant energy efficiency, the logo design shown here was inspired by atomic aesthetics. It is representative of the merging of science and nature and calls to mind man harnessing the atom. It was designed with animation in mind, and the ovals oscillate while the “E” angled trajectory points to the distance and new frontiers. The advertising is subtle, using art direction to bring to mind new technology that understands time is money. These advertisements would be part of the initial “curiosity-building” phase in marketing.
Photo Credit: ADV, Molly Oberholtzer
Photo Credit: ADV, Molly Oberholtzer
ADV
ONLINE PRESENCE: The splash page of the website is shown at left, with the animated logos masking imagery for four categories. The simple imagery is unabashedly elitist.”EV” tech would allow the visitor to learn more about the back-end technology and innovation. “Natural” would describe the initiative to construct with nature with the new ability to construct higher track ways. “Pioneering” describes how one can become a member and design their custom track with the specialists at E-Way HQ. “Excitement” describes current events at HQ and new electric vehicles on the market. Each page has its own animation transition, screen shots shown below.
Photo Credit: Website, Molly Oberholtzer
Photo Credit: Molly Oberholtzer
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Integrative Options
ENVIRONMENTS: Electronic vehicles need charges to cover long distances, which presented the opportunity to reconceive the charging station as a high-end retreat where one’s time is not wasted. The architecture is elevated like the E-Way itself, biomorphic, and aimed at both relaxation and business needs of its members. Some elements of the HQ are shown below as well as aesthetic references.
membeship card technology
Near Field Communication (NFC)
key to network:acess facilitiesmember data
connects to cloud serverconnects to other keys
Security:Data Thumb Print
Thumb-button control
Photo Credit: Molly Oberholtzer
TOUCHPOINT MEMBERSHIP CARD: With such a luxurious experience there is a need to develop equally high-tech and elegant touchpoints, like the membership card featured above. Where the E-Way logo is, the card technology reads your thumbprint and uses NFC to seamlessly admit the member into charging stations and HQ.
CULTURE
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Richard Mosse | Eastern Congo
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Tesla Collaborative
leisure
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contents:
2.5.8.12.
tech
leisure
culture
work
Solar Boat
Tesla’s New Baby
Congo Color
Test Track Trials
TECHNE
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Solar Boat
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Photo Credit: Biweekly reader, Molly Oberholtzer
TOUCHPOINT MEMBER READER: This biweekly reader serves two purposes. It upholds the branding of the member as a connoisseur of fine things, and provides short articles with vivid imagery of luxury culture. It would serve to increase brand awareness as touchpoints that would collect in the members home, and ideally be seen by other potential members.
From team collaboration to codesign, this is the second half of the research stage. This is where the data visualization, communication, and negotiation all come into play. By holding workshops with
stakeholders of the service, I am able to share insights, provoke design thinking and act as mediator. Teamwork is vital here, and it helps to have a balance of stakeholders and designers participating. Methods including role-playing, swot analysis, maps, clustering, and
tools pre-made for prototyping - are useful here. Viability, feasibility,
and desirability are determined and parsed out, and this step is crucial to the next stages. Often from here, research and ideation are revisited. It is a back and forth process of negotiation to determine and optimize the needs of both service user and the service provider. By listening here, you can get good ideas for story-telling narratives. While workshops benefit from games, body-storming and caffeine, “lunch” break workshops are not a good idea!
Photo Credit: Molly Oberholtzer
Patient Ed. Workshop at MSKCC
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GROUP THINK
REALITYMISCONCEPTION
The group’s desire to reach a consensus and avoid confrontation hinders progress.
Problems are easier to solve when a group of people get together to discuss solutions.
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LEARNED HELPLESSNESS
REALITYMISCONCEPTION
If you feel like you aren’t in control of your destiny, you will give up and accept whatever situation you are in.
If you are in a bad situation, you will do whatever you can do it to escape.
Sometimes language alone doesn’t cut it. This is where visual communication comes into play - it is used during all stages of the
design process. It can mean everything from a logo to an interaction to a sequence of events. In early stages it is a useful way of distilling the research into evocative visual presentations for stakeholder
input. I favor tools such as blueprinting, and journey mapping because they illustrate the holistic nature of service systems and help in ideation. Looking closer at certain aspects of the service map, it helps to use bucketing, (or in Italian, icastico – a succinct, memorable image rich in meaning) to translate abstract ideas to stakeholders
before prototyping. This communication for increased understanding is crux for further insight gathering, and in development of service assets like touchpoints and brand identity.
Photo Credit: Molly Oberholtzer
Animation Screen shot: The General
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THE AFFECT HEURISTIC
REALITYMISCONCEPTION
You depend on emotions to tell you if something is good or bad, greatly overestimate rewards, and tend to stick to your first impressions.
You calculate what is risky or rewarding and always choose to maximize gains while minimizing losses.
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BRAND LOYALTY
REALITYMISCONCEPTION
You prefer the things you own because you rationalize your past choices to protect your sense of self.
You prefer the things you own over the things you don’t because you made rational choices when you bought them.
Photo Credit: Style Guide, Cover Prototype, Molly Oberholtzer
STYLE GUIDE FOR PUBLIC & POLICY MAKERS: A Parsons collaboration with the United Nations and International Strategies for Disaster Risk Reduction on their biennial publication: the Global Assessment Report. The GAR covers international progress and is used by policy makers and scientists alike, but the publication design itself was holding it back from being more functional as a tool to realize issues and incite change.
CHALLENGE: How to improve the information assimilation presented by crucial Global Assessment Report on disaster risk reduction for professional and public users.
METHODS: - Iconography- Information design- Branding and strategy- Data visualization - Layout design-Codesign-Prototyping-User/Client feedback
UN ISDR GAR
Photo Credit: Icons Page, Style Guide, Molly Oberholtzer Color Page, Style Guide
Type page, Style GuideLayout page, Style Guide
SOLUTION: The report broken down into digestible sections and marked by a global visual language of icons to signify different types of issues and provide an easy navigation system.
See in use by clicking here
INSIGHTS & IDEATION
SENSING
ETHNOGRAPHY
INTERACTION
NEGOTIATION
RESEARCH VISUAL COMMUNICATION EXPERIENCE
STORYBOARDING
BLUEPRINTING
JOURNEY MAP
WIREFRAMES
IDENTITY
STRATEGY
SYNTHESIZING
PROTOTYPEING
SkillsANALOG DIGITAL
Photo Credit: Molly Oberholtzer
Observations at the MoMA
Insight gathering is the floater of the stages, but it is grounded in an ideation session with the design team. It is the “ah-ha” moment that comes from extensive research and listening with all of your senses. It is most often found during interviews, the workshop or with diagramming. When I am so invested in a project, I begin to see it everywhere, and draw insights from a more conceptual understanding. Can a platform like yelp help victims of negligent landlords? Why yes it can. Now it is a matter of synthesizing insights from research with design thinking and creative problem solving. This kind of conceptual
thinking and connection making, is a personal strength. Working in teams to bounce ideas, we can target areas for improvement and propose, poke-holes, and negotiate feasible strategies of integration and implementation. After brainstorming, it helps to create a visual
narrative that illustrates and convinces stakeholders where innovation
can occur.
Photo Credit: Molly Oberholtzer
POS for jewelry line Vishwakarma
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PRIMING
REALITYMISCONCEPTION
You are unaware of the constant nudging you receive from ideas formed in your unconscious mind.
You know when you are being influenced and how it is affecting your behavior.
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CONFORMITY
REALITYMISCONCEPTION
It takes little more than an authority figure or social pressure to get you to obey, because conformity is a survival instinct.
You are a strong individual who doesn’t conform unless forced to.
Touchpoints
Customer Actions
Provider Actions
Support Systems
Website Questionaire Local Expert/ Ambassador
Intro Video Live Chat& Hire
Itinerary then final Guide Book
Locations Final Personalized Photo Memories
Book
Reviews infomation, chooses to join
Fills out lifestyle questions and how
important they are to them
Matches generated by questions presented
on matches page,can see more detailed info & guide’s review
Interested in a pro-file, they can watch a video the guide
created to introduce themselves more
dynamically
They can use the chat window to see if the guide is online and discuss their travels or to talk to them
after accepting them
Customer sees list of optional places to go and makes sure they are all well suited to
their goals
Customer arrives and self-directs to desti-
nations
Customer has mem-ory-rich book with photos of their time and notes they made
on their journey, there to revisit and
share
Host memberships, information, digi-
tal guide books and photos
Match up users and locals
Be on a separate # hotline for emergen-
cy user assistance
Provide insight into their lives, interests, and show their ap-
proachability
Get texted by the Live Chat to better con-nect with the Users
Review, research, go in field, take photos and present back to
user for consultation
Make sure that loca-tions match unique circumstance of day and all are up to date
Introduce user’s pho-tos and comments
and create a seamless story of their experi-
ence
HTML Java CSS
AlgorithmHire like street spot-
ted start with core group and keep eyes open for proud NYC
personalities
Software package PDF Local-run business in community
LuLu mail within 1 week
BLUEPRINT
PROJECT: 2012 Global Service Design Jam was a weekend-long event hosted by Sigel + Gale with teams designing services around the theme “treasure”. My team developed a travel-service, Local Gold. Local Gold provides users with a one on one connection with neighborhood ambassadors that recommend local places and happenings based upon your interests. The service provides true local experience and customized travel-oriented solutions.
PROBLEM STATEMENT:Time restraints and unfamiliarity while traveling prevent a tourist from connecting to the heart of the city. Travelers need a service to receive trust-worthy reviews from users that have shared interests and lifestyles.
LOCAL GOLD
Touchpoints
Customer Actions
Provider Actions
Support Systems
Website Questionaire Local Expert/ Ambassador
Intro Video Live Chat& Hire
Itinerary then final Guide Book
Locations Final Personalized Photo Memories
Book
Reviews infomation, chooses to join
Fills out lifestyle questions and how
important they are to them
Matches generated by questions presented
on matches page,can see more detailed info & guide’s review
Interested in a pro-file, they can watch a video the guide
created to introduce themselves more
dynamically
They can use the chat window to see if the guide is online and discuss their travels or to talk to them
after accepting them
Customer sees list of optional places to go and makes sure they are all well suited to
their goals
Customer arrives and self-directs to desti-
nations
Customer has mem-ory-rich book with photos of their time and notes they made
on their journey, there to revisit and
share
Host memberships, information, digi-
tal guide books and photos
Match up users and locals
Be on a separate # hotline for emergen-
cy user assistance
Provide insight into their lives, interests, and show their ap-
proachability
Get texted by the Live Chat to better con-nect with the Users
Review, research, go in field, take photos and present back to
user for consultation
Make sure that loca-tions match unique circumstance of day and all are up to date
Introduce user’s pho-tos and comments
and create a seamless story of their experi-
ence
HTML Java CSS
AlgorithmHire like street spot-
ted start with core group and keep eyes open for proud NYC
personalities
Software package PDF Local-run business in community
LuLu mail within 1 week
BLUEPRINT
Photo Credit: Adam Brodowski
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COMMENTS
comments
Best latte of my life! The cafe was bright and sunny and played my favorite Modest Mouse song.
Cafe Champignon Cross Bar Flavaboom
The vibe and scene of the place was cool but the frozen yogurt was not. I found it too tart and
expensive for my liking.
This place is awesome. I had a great glass of Merlot at the bar, the ambience was amazing. My
bartender was quick and attentive so I gave him a my
number along with a tip.
Photo Credit: Adam BrodowskiPhoto Credit: Homepage, Izac Ross
HOW TO MAKE IT REAL:Users log on and answer questionnaires to uncover their travel style and preferences. LocalGold pairs these preferences with neighborhood ambassadors who share the same interests. Users then customize their itineraries with suggested city happenings and rate them accordingly improving LocalGold’s rating intelligence.
OUTCOMES: Please click the “why do you travel” media above to see the full service presentation. The Global Service Jam was an eye-opening experience in creating a service in just a weekend’s time. I was able to work on a collaborative team that helped me hone my rapid-prototyping and service development skills. It was also nice to get to know the SDN community in NYC, and since then I have participated in the 2013 GSJ and as a contributing member to the SDN New York Chapter.
WATCH Service Video Presentation, Molly Oberholtzer
Photo Credit: Cold War & The Feminine Mystique Exhibit, Molly Oberholtzer
Game Design: Power Mine
INTERACTION PROTOTYPING
Interaction is crucial, and means taking the project to the next stage by creating the touchpoints of the customer experience. In developing these touchpoints, designing workable prototypes that can be tested and iterated upon. It is built upon an awareness of the service provider’s mission and motives, and is designed to meet the targeted
improvement area by replicating the context as closely as possible. Stakeholder testing and feedback mechanisms are important here, but in lieu of any stakeholders one can role play or use empathy tools to evaluate the success of the prototype. The senses must be activated here, the context and circumstance must be felt, and opinions fed into the cyclical process of innovation. It is about the reaching the best possible solution for NOW, and leaving room for continuous growth and improvement.
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THE DUNNING-KRUGER
EFFECT
REALITYMISCONCEPTION
You are generally pretty bad at estimating your competence and the difficulty of complex tasks.
You can predict how well you would perform in any situation.
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FUNDAMENTALATTRIBUTION
ERROR
REALITYMISCONCEPTION
Other people’s behavior is more the result of the situation than their disposition.
Other people’s behavior is the reflection of their personality.
PUBLIC HOUSING SERVICES: Over a semester of feedback sessions and ideation with staff members, my team of four designed this service to target non-native residents of NYC. Healthy Homes combats negligent landlords, and housing code violations in New York City by increasing tenants understanding and awareness. The Pilot program involves a design competition for infographics on the housing codes for each month of the year. The calender would then be distributed to a target area high in violations, and would identify what is the tenants’ rights and responsibilities. The post cards attached to the calender creates an additional feedback channel from tenants to HPD.
HEALTHY HOMES
Photo Credit: Service Map, Molly Oberholtzer
Sponsorship
Design com-petition
Selected designers
Delivery
problematic buildings
local delis
HPD
The System
AMPLIFYING AWARENESS: Once we had developed the service system, blueprint, and identified our user group, it was the narrative story (above top) that really compelled the stakeholders at HPD to consider the service and understand how it could be used. By using a narrative familiar to many in the city (“why is my alarm beeping!?”) it was able to evoke an empathy from the service providers. Healthy Homes was a part of the “Kit of Ideas” presented to HPD in collaboration with Parsons and Public Policy Lab - a part of the winning submission for the Rockefeller Cultural Innovation Funding 2012.
Photo Credit: Prototype, Molly Oberholtzer
(WATCH) Animated user journey, Molly Oberholtzer
Photo Credit: Animation, Molly Oberholtzer
Photo Credit: Molly Oberholtzer
Type Tulips: Temporal Urban Intervention
IMPLEMENTATION OR INCUBATION
Photo Credit: Molly Oberholtzer
This is the final stage whereby concluding the testing stages, one delivers the finished product, service model, or kit of ideas. Developing
guidelines, tool-kits, and suggestions for further development or feedback are helpful here. This means packaging all assets and understandings into a useful format for those who will carry it further. Many ideas don’t make it this far, so its necessary to render them within reach- incubated. In the end, nothing is more satisfying than seeing your work benefit the intended stakeholders.
Poe’s Prose Resurrected: Installation