These last two chapters of the book, Design a very short introduction, were about the context and future of design. these chapter taught me about how design is always changing and can effects everything from new technologies to culture. Also the future and present design has gradually started to more heavily rely on computers, but also that drawing will always be an important aspect in developing a design. Also this book has made me realize that much of the design for the future will emphasis Eco friendly technologies and I will always keep this in mind when designing anything.
Another thing that I found interesting from chapter 9 was that countries have started to make organizations to group design capabilities which helps them improve many things from government projects to industries. Also these chapters talked about how design isnt just drawing but also critical thinking and problem solving. Over all I really enjoyed this book and it helped me learn a ton about design.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Course reflection 05 (Presentations)
Initially I thought these presentations would not be very interesting because many of the products would be similar and most would be repetitive. But after seeing the presentations I was very impressed with the ideas our class came up with and how they were presented. Many of the products I could even see myself using or many other people using.
This is not to mean that all the projects or my project was perfect though, many of the products I believe could use improvement if they were to actually be sold. Many of the products would have to have technologies made specifically for them which would increase costs. Also many of the teams wanted to be environmentally conscious which is not bad and would just say you can use it for something else or just that it was recyclable or made from recyclable material, but did not give a way to recycle these or how they could get those recycled materials. This could easily be addressed if the product went into production but its just one more thing that would need more planning.
One thing i was very impressed with though was though were the presentations that used Prezi. I had never heard of this before seeing it used in class and I believe it made those presentations made with is very good. Normal power points can get very boring but prezi was unique and stood out. This taught me a lot about much of the project being how its presented and I will use this in the future with other projects.
This is not to mean that all the projects or my project was perfect though, many of the products I believe could use improvement if they were to actually be sold. Many of the products would have to have technologies made specifically for them which would increase costs. Also many of the teams wanted to be environmentally conscious which is not bad and would just say you can use it for something else or just that it was recyclable or made from recyclable material, but did not give a way to recycle these or how they could get those recycled materials. This could easily be addressed if the product went into production but its just one more thing that would need more planning.
One thing i was very impressed with though was though were the presentations that used Prezi. I had never heard of this before seeing it used in class and I believe it made those presentations made with is very good. Normal power points can get very boring but prezi was unique and stood out. This taught me a lot about much of the project being how its presented and I will use this in the future with other projects.
My final thoughts
Over all I really enjoyed this quarter in Design 200. I initially wanted to take the course because I had interests in a majoring in something with design but was not sure if I would really like design. After taking the course I really like the concept of design and many of my interests that were in more of the "fine arts" have shifted more to design. This class has exposed me to much about design that I didn't consider before the class, I initial was interested in communication through design but now i am also interested in industrial design. After reading your four "underhand passes" much of what we did in class makes more since and now that I see this much of what we did or how we did it makes a lot more since. Another thing is that I usually hate reading for any class but the books we read for the class interested me more then usual and reading for this class was much more enjoyable.
Reflection of the Coleman project
For the final project of the year each team was supposed to design a product for a hypothetical Indoor line for the outdoor company of Coleman. My team, consisting of M. Shaama H. Trevor R. Courtney S. and myself, decided to make a child's bed that could also be made into a tent. This product was designed with the thought of getting kids interested in camping and the outdoors, and especially for kids in urban areas were they can not go camping. 
In the brainstorming part of the project I believe my team worked very well together to come up with our product design. I think it was Shamma who had the idea for the tent bed but the whole group contributed for the final details of our plan. After getting our ideas together we split the work up giving each member a different part to do. Shamma made the final designs on her computer and with sketches, Trevor made the power point presentation, Courtney made the kiosk design, and I designed the packaging.
The picture to the right shows our final product design. This product was designed keeping the preexisting Coleman look in mind and at the same time getting more kids more interested in camping, but also to be a quality long lasting bed. Another thing we wanted to keep in mind was environmental impact of making the bed so we decided to make the tent poles out of recycled plastic and the frame of the bed out of recycled wood. The team decided to make the poles of the tent to side to the back and to be able to completely remove them if the owner wanted so the kid would not always have to sleep in the tent.
My contribution to the project was the final design of the packaging. The team decided to to incorporate part of the bed into the packaging to same costs and prevent some waste. We decided to use the drawers from the bed to be folded up into a suit case like box and to put the rest of the parts in the box. Of course this means that the bed comes unassembled and the costumer will have to do this. We also decided to cover our "suit case" with a plastic film that has a picture of the actual bed and several stickers from popular outdoor vacation spots to give the illusion that the kids will be able to pretend they are traveling all over the country with the camp site in their bed room. Over all I felt very good about this project, I believe my team covered all the aspects of the project well.
Monday, May 23, 2011
Media Reviews
Design and the Environment
With humans designing almost the entire world around us with little thought, until resent years, to how it might be hurting the natural environment; humans have made a huge impact on the planet over the years. With overwhelming evidence of the harm we have caused the environment and the growing emphasis on protecting it for the future there have been many developments in products to protect the environment.
#1 P&G future friendly products
P&G has released a line of products that conserve electric, water, and materials that would otherwise end up in land fills. One product, the pur faucet mount, has eliminated more then 3200plastic water bottles from being used.
http://futurefriendly.com/Pages/Products.aspx
#2 Top five Environmentally friendly cars
With cars being one of the leading factors of air pollutants there is a large emphasis on making them more environmentally friendly.
http://chemicallygreen.com/5-most-environmentally-friendly-cars/
#3 Frito Lays!
The Frito Lays Company has been taking steps to protect the environment since 1939.
http://www.fritolay.com/our-planet/all-steps.html
#4 Volkswagen
Another leader in air and water pollutions is factories and volkswagen has spent a billion dollars to stop many of these pollutants.
http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/volkswagen-builds-eco-friendly-car-factory-in-tennessee/1752
#5 Renault Tanger
Renault Tanger is the only car factory in the world that uses a renewable energy source and has reduced CO2 emissions by 135,000 tonnes.
http://www.physorg.com/news194874921.html
Monday, May 16, 2011
Reading Reflection 03
I found the book Cradle to Cradle to be fairly interesting and had many good ideas but mostly I just wanted to take it in the shower to see if I really could get it wet like it claims but never did because I didn't wanna ruin it. This book so far has made many good arguments about design and protecting the environment for the future. One of my favorite concepts he talks about is "upcycling." Unlike recycling which can one be done two or three times to a product this could be done as many times as you please because it would isolate the quality materials.
Another thing that is discussed in the book is the negatives of the industrial revolution, this was weird to me because it is usually portrayed as a great time of our country. I still believe it was a great time of the country after reading this but now realize we could have done a lot better of a job. I liked how he described the old way of design as the "strategy of tragedy" and that we need to embrace a "strategy of change."
Something else that I learned from the book was that there are many harmful products in our industry today. A few examples of these are Indigo dye, plastic water bottles, and polyester shirts. It seems to me like we could fix some of the harmful things like plastic water bottles though by just not making them plastic any more.
Over all these six chapters showed me that many products can be redesigned and should be redesigned to help the environment.
Another thing that is discussed in the book is the negatives of the industrial revolution, this was weird to me because it is usually portrayed as a great time of our country. I still believe it was a great time of the country after reading this but now realize we could have done a lot better of a job. I liked how he described the old way of design as the "strategy of tragedy" and that we need to embrace a "strategy of change."
Something else that I learned from the book was that there are many harmful products in our industry today. A few examples of these are Indigo dye, plastic water bottles, and polyester shirts. It seems to me like we could fix some of the harmful things like plastic water bottles though by just not making them plastic any more.
Over all these six chapters showed me that many products can be redesigned and should be redesigned to help the environment.
A Review of my Peers a Third Time
Trevor R.
What I liked most about Trevor's blog was the letters he had found. I would have never noticed his A, W, or Z on my own. Also he does a good job of cropping the photos so it is easy to find the letter in the photo. Another thing from blog that I liked was his reading review, I believe he has a good understanding of the content.
M. Shaama H.
First off I love her reading reflection when she states that she hasn't taken the book in the shower but was tempted because I have been tempted as well. I also liked her letters she found, especially her "i" because it is unique and again I wouldn't have noticed it on my own. Also I liked in her course reflection when she said that she was excited and overwhelmed at the same time after meeting the guest speakers from design circle and cobego, because I felt the same way after listening to them.
Courtney S.
I really liked Courtney's third course reflection because i felt the same about many things in the class and i believe she summarized or reflected on the past few classes very well. Also I like her example of an indoor home good being a hello kitty toaster, this is a good example just kind of an unusual product.
What I liked most about Trevor's blog was the letters he had found. I would have never noticed his A, W, or Z on my own. Also he does a good job of cropping the photos so it is easy to find the letter in the photo. Another thing from blog that I liked was his reading review, I believe he has a good understanding of the content.
M. Shaama H.
First off I love her reading reflection when she states that she hasn't taken the book in the shower but was tempted because I have been tempted as well. I also liked her letters she found, especially her "i" because it is unique and again I wouldn't have noticed it on my own. Also I liked in her course reflection when she said that she was excited and overwhelmed at the same time after meeting the guest speakers from design circle and cobego, because I felt the same way after listening to them.
Courtney S.
I really liked Courtney's third course reflection because i felt the same about many things in the class and i believe she summarized or reflected on the past few classes very well. Also I like her example of an indoor home good being a hello kitty toaster, this is a good example just kind of an unusual product.
Monday, May 9, 2011
CR 03
The past for classes have been some of my favorite of this quarter. The classes that I enjoyed the most was the quest speaker from Cobego and the movie Rip, A Remix Manifesto. I enjoyed the guest speakers from Cobego a lot because I liked their enthusiasm for design but also because it showed me that I could really do what ever I wanted with design if I could start a business similar to this. Also I liked that they had recently graduated from OSU and could very well relate to what we will be going through. Another one of my favorite classes were the classes in which we watched Rip, A Remix Manifesto. I really liked this because I have been interested in the artist Girl Talk for a while now but it never occurred to me how illegal the songs could be. My opinion is that his songs should not be in violation of any copyright laws.
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Online Scavenger Hunt
Manufacturers and Retailers of Camping and Recreation products.
Manufacturers and retailers of Indoor Home Goods.
An Indoor Home Good to me is any product made of the home designed to make the quality of life or the visual appeal of the home better. This includes things from appliances to furniture to decorations.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Peer Review 02
Trevor R.
My favorite part of Trevor's blog was his designer investigation. I liked his investigations of 360 Architecture and Charles Luckman the best because I liked many of the stadiums and buildings they had designed and also like the blue jackets. Also I liked how he investigated a company instead of just one person, unlike i did. Another thing I liked was his found faces post, i wouldn't have noticed several of them on my own.
M. Shamma H.
My favorite part of this blog is the faces found blog, she found many more faces than I could ever and I really liked the one on the clicker. Also I found her investigation of Zaha Hadid very interesting and liked many of the things she designed
Courtney S.
What I liked best about this blog was her reading reflection, I believed she understood it all very well. Also I liked her faces she found, they were all very interesting.
My favorite part of Trevor's blog was his designer investigation. I liked his investigations of 360 Architecture and Charles Luckman the best because I liked many of the stadiums and buildings they had designed and also like the blue jackets. Also I liked how he investigated a company instead of just one person, unlike i did. Another thing I liked was his found faces post, i wouldn't have noticed several of them on my own.
M. Shamma H.
My favorite part of this blog is the faces found blog, she found many more faces than I could ever and I really liked the one on the clicker. Also I found her investigation of Zaha Hadid very interesting and liked many of the things she designed
Courtney S.
What I liked best about this blog was her reading reflection, I believed she understood it all very well. Also I liked her faces she found, they were all very interesting.
Monday, April 25, 2011
Course Reflection 02
I have really enjoyed the past two weeks of class and am still finding all of the information very interesting. In our fifth class we learned about the design process. I believe that learning about this process will help me throughout my life when designing, but it also helped me realize I am often doing one of these steps when i'm just sketching. Also I liked the IDEO video a lot, i think that more company's should be set up like theirs just because how well it worked for them.
The sixth class was about design for accessibility. This is some times a forgotten concept but this showed me the importance of it and made me notice examples of it all around. The most interesting part of this class for me was the video we watched about a new wheel chair design. I never considered how bad a wheel chair is designed until I saw this video and after seeing it I agree that the design should change. The next class was the scavenger hunt, I enjoyed walking around campus with my group and getting to know them a little and learning a little about the different designers.
In class eight, to go along with earth week, we learned about "green" design. I believe this is one of the most important topics in design today and will continue to grow in the upcoming years. Again my favorite part of this class was the videos because they let me see many cool inventions and all the different ways they were created.
The sixth class was about design for accessibility. This is some times a forgotten concept but this showed me the importance of it and made me notice examples of it all around. The most interesting part of this class for me was the video we watched about a new wheel chair design. I never considered how bad a wheel chair is designed until I saw this video and after seeing it I agree that the design should change. The next class was the scavenger hunt, I enjoyed walking around campus with my group and getting to know them a little and learning a little about the different designers.
In class eight, to go along with earth week, we learned about "green" design. I believe this is one of the most important topics in design today and will continue to grow in the upcoming years. Again my favorite part of this class was the videos because they let me see many cool inventions and all the different ways they were created.
A03 Hunting Down Design
Team Members:
Courtney S.
M. Shamma H.
Trevor R.
Tyler B.
Methodology-
This past Monday after receiving this assignment my group walked around campus to find these clues. We knew we could find the Barcelona Chair in art library in the Wexner Center and then used the computers in the Wexner to look up the rest of the clues. I was mainly the photographer but everyone helped set up the shots and posed for the pictures.
Clue one:
Name: Barcelona Chair
Place: Wexner Center for the Arts
Designer: Mies van der Rohe, 1929
This Chair was originally designed for the German Pavilion at the Barcelona Exposition in 1929 and is still being made today by the Knoll Company to its original specifications.
Clue Two:
Name: Red & Blue Chair
Place: Knowlton School of Architecture
Designer: Gerrit Rietveld, 1918
Magazine: Urban Design
This chair was originally painted in primary colors of black white and grey, but in 1923 Reitveld changed the colors to blue, red, yellow, and black to resemble a Piet Mondrian painting.
Clue Five:
Name: Thompson Library
Place: The Oval
Designer: Acock & Associates
The library was originally built in 1912 and was renovated in 2009. The library can now seat up to 1800 students at once.
Courtney S.
M. Shamma H.
Trevor R.
Tyler B.
Methodology-
This past Monday after receiving this assignment my group walked around campus to find these clues. We knew we could find the Barcelona Chair in art library in the Wexner Center and then used the computers in the Wexner to look up the rest of the clues. I was mainly the photographer but everyone helped set up the shots and posed for the pictures.
Clue one:Name: Barcelona Chair
Place: Wexner Center for the Arts
Designer: Mies van der Rohe, 1929
This Chair was originally designed for the German Pavilion at the Barcelona Exposition in 1929 and is still being made today by the Knoll Company to its original specifications.
Clue Two:
Name: Red & Blue Chair
Place: Knowlton School of Architecture
Designer: Gerrit Rietveld, 1918
Magazine: Urban Design
This chair was originally painted in primary colors of black white and grey, but in 1923 Reitveld changed the colors to blue, red, yellow, and black to resemble a Piet Mondrian painting.
Clue Three:
Name: Wexner Center for the Arts
Place: Between College Road and High Street off of the Oval.
Designer: Peter Eisenman
When designing this building Peter Eisenman wanted to address the 12.25 degree differences of the OSU grid and the Columbus city grid, so this gave the building many of its odd angles.
Clue Four:
Name: Science and Engineering LibraryPlace: off of 18th ave.
Designer: Philip Johnson
I found the windows to be interesting on this building because they echo the shape of the large arches in the front of the building.
Clue Five:
Name: Thompson Library
Place: The Oval
Designer: Acock & Associates
The library was originally built in 1912 and was renovated in 2009. The library can now seat up to 1800 students at once.
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Found Faces
These are the faces i found through the week.
I could not get the blog to up load some the way I had orientated them.
sideways face made with the buttons on the elevator
upside down face - candy machine
sideways face - fire alarm
coat hanger
hinge outside my dorm
door look in Baker Hall
Monday, April 18, 2011
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