Kayla Keung
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Core 3 : Currents
An advanced studio course centered on self-directed creative development. Through independent projects, the course refines conceptual thinking while strengthening technical fluency in UI/UX design and emerging creative tools, emphasizing experimentation, iteration, and the integration of concept with digital execution.
Dialogue Systems
A research+design project investigating AI chatbots—their origins, mechanics, interfaces, and cultural impact. Emphasis on early chatbots and the contexts that shaped them, connected to today’s large-model systems.
Outcomes pair archival study with designed artifacts:
a code-inspired print archive and an experimental website that frames live conversations as media.
Pt.I: Physical Archive
Code-informed typographic book that maps the evolution of chatbots. Contents include annotated conversation excerpts, timelines, core concepts/terms, and visual schemas of interaction flows—designed to translate technical material into readable, navigable pages.
Pt.II: Digital Website
An interactive site that documents chatbot dialogues as a time-based, screen-native experience. Transcripts are paired with screen footage, micro-interactions, and scrollytelling; users can browse by topic, follow time-stamped threads, and experience conversations as an audiovisual archive.
A Note On The Time
Real-time Interactive WebsiteA Note on the Time is a browser-based study of attention and routine.
Inspired by the rise of daily vlogs, the site captures time-stamped screenshots at user-defined intervals and assembles them into a minimalist catalogue.
By surfacing what usually remains unconscious—our background clicks, tabs, and pauses—the project reframes screen time as a visual diary rather than a metric to optimize. Viewers can navigate the timeline, revisit specific windows, and download frames to trace patterns or memories.