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Work in ProgressAuthor: Karissa Munaf
Work in Progress is a podcast that is interested in the ways design students talk about their thesis projects. Each episode is hosted by Karissa Munaf, a senior at Parsons School of Design. She began this project as part of her thesis project. The conversations will focus on the subject matter but particularly on the research, process, and the unforetold stories that students have throughout their thesis journeys. Language: en Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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09. What is the power of a playlist?
Episode 9
Thursday, 8 April, 2021
Charis Forrester is a senior studying Communication Design at Parsons School of Design. For her first experiment, Charis created and branded her own indie record label called "Dirty Boots." She was inspired by Factory Records and their way of cataloging everything, so the idea she had for "Dirty Boots" was to attribute a boot to every new release. However, in her second experiment, she wanted to reach a bigger audience—something that is more relatable while still keeping her passion and love for music. So she decided to explore the cultural significance of playlists. She is creating multiple zines that consist of people's playlist submissions. Each zine has its own mood, such as joy, parties, love, anger, and pain. In this conversation, I got to learn so much about the art of creating a playlist--it is like a love language as Charis says it. I got to learn more about the type of music that she loves so much, from the history of post-punk to the bands, and lastly, I learned that there is so much power in the sharing of music that often gets overlooked.
