Global Now / Week 8

Unusual Mcdonalds all over the world.

J.Yuen Section: Cope Headline: The Most Unusual McDonald’s Locations in the World Date: 09/25/2012 Source: Twisted shiffer   Taupo, New Zealand South Korea  Yangshuo, China   Abstract: The marketing of Mcdonald’s company is that if they get you more than 3 times before 6 years old, then they get you for life. Most of us … Continue reading

Global Now / Week 6

Insomniac Events: The Decision To Not Allow LED Lights

Jessica yuen Global Now: Abstract Section: Cope Headline: The Decision To Not Allow LED Lights Date: 10/05/2012 Source: Insomniac Event To people who are not familiar with EDM culture, EDM stands for electronic dance music, which has became huge these few years. Lights are major elements in a EDM festival.  There are many different forms … Continue reading

Global Studio / Thesis

J.Yuen: Thesis

Name: Jessica Yuen   Provisional title: Creating a retail store   Thesis Statement: My main objective is to create a retail store that reflects materialistic consumption behavior and targets the nouveau rich in the unsustainable global economy around us today.   Statement: Materialism is extremely important in the country where I came from, China, people … Continue reading

Global Now / Week 4

IBM Bans Siri at the Workplace, Says it’s a Security Risk

Jessica Yuen Section: Julianna Cope   Global Now: Abstract Headline:  IBM Bans Siri at the Workplace, Says it’s a Security Risk Date:  9/20/2012 Source:  Techspot Abstract: Before an employee’s own device can be used to access IBM networks, the IT department configures it so that its memory can be erased remotely if it is lost or stolen. … Continue reading

Week 3

Man turns Mitsubishi Eclipse to Lamborghini Reventon.

Jessica Yuen Headline: Ukrainian man turns Eclipse into quasi-Reventon Date: September 13th 2012 Source: By Zach Bowman – Autoblog.com Abstract:    Using nothing but some very impressive fabrication skills, some sheet metal and his ingenuity, a Ukrainian man turned his budget Japanese cruiser into an homage to the Lamborghini Reventon. Turning a $2000 car, which looks basically a piece of trash … Continue reading