J10

Breanna
Juliette
Devin
Jessica
Zach


Journal 8
Journal 9

YES! we finished the project AND did really well on it, which makes it all the more rewarding. I thought the project was really fun to do. We all threw around ideas, some were good, some were bad, but in the end it all came together really smoothly. Yesterday we presented our product, the fire-fLITE, a lamp that is made for children and includes a bug book, bug catching net, and a magnifying glass. Overall I think everyone worked together really well and we ended up with a really good project. I wish I could have helped more with the drawing but I really can't even doodle- I draw straight lines -but it worked out because we had group members that did an awesome job with that! I think the project in whole was a success... woohoo KING group!

CR10

I really enjoyed this class and I thought Gabe was a great teacher. In the beginning when we took a vote of whether or not we would want to blog or to have tests I raised my hand for the tests. I'm really not too big on the whole blog idea and the deadlines every week kind of got old but overall it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Also another thing I really liked about this class is that we didn't have to draw. While we were still encouraged to be creative with photos and such it was a huge relief that we didn't necessarily have to make anything with the exception of the final Coleman project. I took this class because it was an intro course and required for the minor which is something I am still considering. I did not sign up for any other design courses next quarter because none fit with my schedule and I would like to speak with an advisor first anyway. I really did enjoy this class though and I found it really interesting. Also another thing I liked about it was being surrounded by people that are much more artistic and creative at problem solving than those in my business classes, it was a nice change in my day.

J09

Breanna
Juliette
Devin
Jessica
Zach

This week we focused on the last minute details of our product and how we wanted it all to look in the end. Everyone was still thorwing around ideas that would be really cool to add in if we had enough time which is fairly unlikely. We really just need to put together the powerpoint and write out our presentation in detail this week. We are thinking it will work best to meet on Tuesday and to finalize everything. I think our group did a really good job of all putting in a lot of a effort and creativity. I personally cannot draw if my life depended on it but I tried to give feedback and work on the powerpoint since that is something I can definitely handle. 

Here is our documentation from this week:

J08: Getting Started

Group:

Breanna
Juliette
Devin
Jessica
Zach


I was absent the first meeting with the group due to the flu so I missed some of the initial planning. When I came back to class on Monday it was nice that they pretty much had the idea laid out and we could tweak it a little bit. Everyone was throwing around ideas which made the time go by quickly and allowed everyone to put in their opinion. Everyone seems to be working together really well. Breanna did a really good job of researching similar products online that could help us shape our ideas.

Our idea is to create an environmentally friendly product  for children to help them gain a love for outdoors and want to go outside and explore themselves. That being said, the product is going to be a lamp for children. The lamp is going to have a bug on the top and have confetti-like bugs on the inside that will blow around from a small fan in the base. It will be a square shaped box with the bug on top, clear sides to see the smaller "flying" bugs, and a base that will house and hide the fan and light bulb. There will also be small solar panels on the top that will allow the lamp to charge by itself if near sunlight. If that is not possible, there will also be a plug as well. We have yet to come up with a permanent name for the product.

The package for the lamp is going to contain a "bug keeper" or small cage for kids to go outside and try to catch butterflies, ladybugs, grasshoppers, lightning bugs, and so on. It will also contain a guide book on doing so. The design for the package is still being worked on.
This is going to help create the love for outdoors in the young hearts of children and hopefully encourage them to put down the tv remote, gameboy (if they still have those), controllers, etc. and go outside and play and explore.

Documentation:

RR 08

The last of this book brought up a lot of good points. It is really important for design to keep moving forward. Things are changing very quickly these days, especially in the world of technology. Coming up with new ideas rather than just adapting an old form will be very important. I also think it is interesting that we need to use computers in order to design in most cases and if someone isn't working on keeping our abilities on the computer up to date, then we could be wasting some of our potential. I am really curious to see what new inventions and innovations come about during our life time. So much has change since I was born in the 1991 until now and design is only going to continue to take off. I can't imagine some of the crazy stuff we will soon get.

CR07, RR07

Last week's classes were fun. The presentation from former students gave me a different perspective on the major and the endless possibilities that come from it. The marshmallow challenge was interesting to say the least too. Especially after when they said the worst people at it were recent business school grads, which is what I'm going to school for. Whoops! I then apologized to the group because of that fact. It was cool to see how each person had a different approach on where to start and how to go about the construction but this is also what made it fun.


These chapters were pretty interesting. The idea of waste equalling food was pretty weird but I guess it makes sense because in nature everything is used to its fullest potential and literally waste will become food. Humans, however, mess up that cycle by disposing of things improperly and leaving non-decomposable products and chemicals in landfills. We really do need to do something about this to help make the world a better and healthier place for all.

J07

OUTDOOR:

http://www.coleman.com/coleman/home.asp
http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/TopCategories1_11151_10001_-1
http://www.rei.com/
http://www.cabelas.com/
http://www.basspro.com/homepage.html

-google images-

INDOOR:

http://www.homegoods.com/index.asp
http://www.pier1.com/
http://www.crateandbarrel.com/
http://www.potterybarn.com/
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/

-google images-

An indoor home good is a product that is meant for use inside of the home and living space.

POSSIBLE HOME GOODS:

-google images-

Letterforms

Side of a candle holder: E

A goose at our house: S

Bricks turned on its side: H

A corkscrew: T

Part of a wall decoration: G

The top of a precious moments figurine: P

Bottom of the director's chair: X

Disposal: O

Sideways sunglasses: B

Boot: L

Earring: C

Weight: I

RR06, CR06

The more we get into this book the more its hitting home that we need to do more to help the environment. It makes me sad that people are so unaware of the problem, including myself. I just don’t understand why we keep using chemicals in our products that are harmful not only to the environment but to ourselves as well. This has to have something to do with the outrageous number of people contracting diseases each year. If each product has something in it that can harm us, then all of the products we make as humans each year is also killing us. 

Last week's classes were really cool. I enjoyed learning about Girl Talk and how what he is doing is illegal but that is not going to stop him. I think it is a bit ridiculous that he is facing charges for sampling music when what he is doing is just as creative as what the original artists did. I think that initially artists make a ton of money off of a new song, but come on, its not like these old bands are out on tour or selling millions of albums every year still. You might as well let someone else play with your work to allow it to continue to make people and listeners happy. Also when he was talking about the patents and holding on to knowledge and doing nothing with it I got a little angry. I think there should be a time limit on patents and if nothing happens with it then it should be released for someone else to move forward with it.

J06

Design and Accessibility


I chose this topic because I think it is the most important. I know when I go somewhere in public with my grandparents they need to take the ramp or elevator but sometimes thats completely out of the way. Or just last week I saw a kid in a wheelchair having difficulty moving in the icy cobblestone on campus and another student walked over to help him. I don't think it is fair that some people just because they have some sort of impairment do not get the same experience out of a trip to the store or museum or really anywhere that everyone else gets. We are not getting any younger and eventually we will all need some sort of adjustment to everyday life whether it is due to hearing or vision lost or something physical like arthritis.



UNIVERSAL DESIGN MEANS ACCESSIBILITY FOR ONE AND ALL


http://www.facilitiesnet.com/ada/article/Accessibility-for-One-and-All--5573
In this article, I really liked the "Beyond the Requirements" section. They used the example of separate wheelchair accessible entrances. While this is a requirement and does comply with ADA guidelines, the ramp may be in the back of the building or around the corner. Either way it is either more difficult to find than the main entrance, and people who need it may need to go completely out of their way. Just because the building is accessible does not mean it is welcoming.

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ON DISABILITY AND UNIVERSAL DESIGN

What I like about this video is the grad student talking about his accident and his apartment. It goes to show that a disability really can come across anyone at any given moment. Also I liked how they pointed out that just because a space is accessible, it is not universal. If you look at his bathroom when they show it, it does look easy for him to use but what about for someone else who doesn't necessarily need that? It almost looks dangerous for someone who wouldn't know how to work the sliding chair. There has to be some happy medium between the two that can make it truly universal.




KHOLER AND UNIVERSAL DESIGN




What I enjoyed about this video is that they used standard products, not products for the disabled, when designing this bathroom. It has many features that would make it easy for a person with a disability to get around comfortably but also it could be used by anyone. It also looks very nice and modern.



UNIVERSAL DESIGN AHEAD OF TIME




This video reminded me of my grandparents house. When my grandpa was diagnosed with cancer and had to undergo treatment he became very weak and they had to make adjustments in their bathroom and front steps. I find it pretty sad that life is so a crazy cycle and before you realize it you need help doing everyday things. I think it was pretty cool that they could afford to make all of those adjustments in their home and that it has been working well for them. Also the spec house is really cool. The home doesn't even look like it was designed for the handicapped and it could serve perfectly well for a family that is completely healthy at the moment but its features of universal design could be used in the future.



WHY DESIGN EXCLUDES MANY


http://www.smartplanet.com/people/blog/pure-genius/early-oxo-designer-why-our-design-still-excludes-many/5533/

What I found most interesting in this article is that in the 70s designers admitted they designed for 40-year old caucasian families with 2.3 kids. I think its cool that this designer is a gerontologist and has been studying universal design for decades. I'm glad that the homes are being changed the most as well, because this allows for comfort at least in the private sector for people with disabilities.

CR05

Once again I only came to class one day this week. I was here for the environment lecture. I thought that this was super cool. They idea to ship things in blankets like that chair is really smart. I wonder how many times a customer simply doesn't ship it back though. Or if they provide the cardboard box to ship the blanket back in. Also that water-bottle kind of freaked me out a little bit. I don't understand how he just put that nasty water in there and pump it and all of a sudden its good to go! Where did the bad stuff and the rabbit poo that was in it go? And lastly the baby sleeping bag thing for premies is a really good idea and really cost effective in relation to the traditional incubator. This lecture was really interesting and it was cool to see how designers want to help the world. I also just remember the tag that was on the rubber duck... who would have thought that that traditional toy could give you cancer? Not me.

J05

Library.

1. line is sooo long for coffee
2. of course they mess up my order
3. there's a tour in the lobby
4. there are a ton of people here studying, nearly impossible to find a table
5. there is always one kid who takes up an entire table for four
6. people whispering
7. ...also munching on chips and such
8. groups of people are laughing
9. the elevator is always packed with people and/or book carts
10. friends always want to go to the library or study together but they rarely speak
11. I bet half these people took an adderall to study
12. I wouldn't be capable of finding a book in the stacks
13. almost more distractions at the library with all the people watching that at home
14. why isn't there a bathroom on every floor?
15. Buckeye reading room is my favorite
16. people snake down each floor until they find a seat
17. the stacks tower seats are so crammed together
18. someone ordered PAD behind me
19. the cafe is out of bagels
20. round two for coffee
21. a ton of people are reading notes on iPads now
22. I have no idea how some people can sit here for hours at a time
23. I think my record at the library is 6 hours
24. some of these people are here everyday
25. nothing compares to the number of people there during midterm weeks
26. I hate when people hold long conversations and giggle when we're trying to read and study
27. usually run into at least one person you know when you walk into Thompson
28. the most annoying this is probably when people blare music over their headphones
29. ...or when they constantly shake their leg and the table your at shakes.
30. When leaving starts to cross my mind and a group of people walk by looking for a seat, I take that as a sign to leave.
31. The computer distracts me. Mainly Facebook
32. friends always as to save them a seat and its near impossible
33. Thompson is a pretty cool building with the glass everywhere
34. When you walk into the library from the oval, I typically only ever sit on the left side.
35. I've never been to the silent top floor
36. studying for a math class is also near impossible
37. who leaves their phone on ring when they're at the library?
38. to the survey people-- obviously we are busy and don't want to waste 5 minutes of our valuable time
39. everyone is sniffling or coughing
40. the outlets are in pretty logical places
41. I have never walked through that exhibit thing on the first floor
42. I wonder how many people are playing games or surfing the internet here
43. I've never used the group study rooms but there always seems to be people in it
44. when you stand up, everyone stares to see what your doing
45. I usually have to spread all of my stuff out and create a work space in order to study
46. Think people take the elevator up one floor?
47. I love the blinds that go up and down like the entire building
48. also the floating staircase is cool
49. the security people look so bored
50. anddd finally I left

A03

Clue 1: Barcelona Chair:

Created by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe for the German Pavilion at the 1929 Barcelona Exposition. We did not need to look up where to find this chair on campus because of one of the powerpoints in class.

Clue 2: Chair in Knowlton Library

The Red and Blue chair was designed by Gerrit Rietveld. The chair was originally designed in 1918, but its color scheme of primary colors wasn't applied to it until around 1923. To find this clue we just went to the library and found a chair we liked. I am reading l'arca magazine.

Clue 3: Peter Eisenman

Peter Eisenman designed the Wexner Center. My partner Leah knew this off the top of her head so we did not need to do research. It is built on the city of Columbus's and Ohio States grid.

Clue 4: Philip Johnson

He designed the Math tower and SEL. We chose to take pictures at the tower. We looked up what building was designed by him on smart phones.

We thought the interesting part of the building was its repeating arches, which you can see in this picture below.

Clue 5: Acock and Associates

They designed the new part of Thompson Library. The library was closed  for 3 years for the $109 million dollar renovation that "attempted to blend the 1913 building with its two additions". This was found doing a Google search.

Partner: Leah Lynn

CR04

Last week I missed Monday's class, so once again it was a short week for me. On Wednesday, however, I really enjoyed the scavenger hunt activity. It got us up and out of the class room and we even finished early. I had never been in the Knowlton library before and actually I have once been in that building once for a midterm. It was really cool the design of the it and the concrete everywhere. I thought the ramps were sweet too. The chairs in the library were interesting, some looked super comfy while others did not. And it was cool to recognize some that we talked about in class instead of just seeing it as a chair. All of our other photos were outside of the buildings and then we got to go home. It was also really cool to work with someone else and get to know someone in the class a little bit better.

J04

CR03, RR03

CR:
Last week was a weird week, only one class. The design process slides were interesting. I liked how we went over all of the basic elements to coming up with a good design. I also thought it was funny that someone actually needs to end the process for designers since they can always keep finding ways to make their design better. I can relate to this because I procrastinate, do the minimum requirements for projects and papers and after turning them in at the deadline, I wish I could have made it better. I know that is not the same, but its similar. Also the whole thinking of every single possible idea you have before starting to work on one doesn't sit well with me. I would much rather start with one thing and work on it and then continue to modify it until it is the best it can be.
The video we watched was interesting. Ideo's workplace looked like a very entertaining and carefree office. The method behind the madness is crazy and they have come up with really strange things before. The shopping cart they just made though didn't really impress me. Where was the strap to hold children in? And for that to come out about 12 years ago and still haven't any of that be adopted into major grocery stores is kind of annoying, specially because now we have the technology to do so, but I guess the process was still really neat.


RR:
These chapters were more interesting to me. I found the chapter about objects to be totally true. As consumers we pay more for something that is less functional but more expensive. We also buy a lot of objects simply because of the designer name that is attached to them. Also before reading chapter five I haven't really ever thought of communication in the form of illustration, websites, typefaces, documentation, forms, etc. to be the work of designers. It just never really crossed my mind that they really do all of the work to display directions, instructions, and information that are all extremely important to everyday life. Lastly, I never thought about the environment of an object playing a huge roll in the experience. The shops in most of the hotel and casinos in Las Vegas give you the experience of being outside and the lights dim as the sun sets and there are little houses and what not that line the "streets" but  the fact that it is inside give it a whole different experience. I honestly just thought the idea was really cool and it is almost standard out there now, didn't really consider the fact that while it would be a cute street outside with shops, its extremely cool just because it is inside.

Designer Investigation

David Carson:

David Carson is an American graphic designer, who runs David Carson Design, Inc. The company has offices in Del Mar, California and Zurich, Switzerland. He is best known for his magazine designs and experimental typography. He attended San Diego State University where he majored in sociology. He has been featured in over 180 newspaper and magazine articles. He was named "art director of the era" by a London Review magazine. He has also been named "the most famous graphic designer  on the planet", "designer of the year", and a "master of typography" in the past. His first book, The End of Print is the best selling graphic design book of all time and sold over 200,000 copies and is printed in 5 languages. Two other books by David have been released recently. In the past couple years, he has branched out to film and tv and has directed commercials and videos. He has an extensive client list both here in the U.S. and internationally. He does work for Xerox, Mazda, Bose, Nike, MTV, Sony, American Express, and Warner Brothers, just to name a few. 

The David Carson Documentary. Web. 23 Jan. 2011. <http://www.thedavidcarsonproject.com/>.

Dcd. Web. 23 Jan. 2011. <http://www.davidcarsondesign.com>.

Jonathan Ive:

Jonathan is senior vice-president of design at Apple. He grew up in London. By the age of 13 or 14 he was pretty sure he wanted to "draw and make stuff" but didn't decide on product design until visiting design consultancies. His innovations include the iMac and iPod. He studies art and design at Newcastle Polytechnic. He began working for Apple in 1992. He received the MDA Personal Achievement Award after designing the iPhone. In 2003, he was named "Designer of the year".

"Jonathan Ive / 25/25 - Celebrating 25 Years of Design : - Design/Designer Information."Design

          Museum London. Web. 23 Jan. 2011. <http://designmuseum.org/design/jonathan-ive>.

"Press Info - Bios - Jonathan Ive." Apple. Web. 23 Jan. 2011. <http://www.apple.com/pr/bios/ive.html>.

Eileen Gray:

Eileen is regarded as one of the most important architects and furniture designers of modern times after being neglected for most of her career. She usually worked independently because a majority of designers at that time were male. She studied art in London and then began to study lacquer. In 1968, her work is the topic of an article in Domus magazine, which got her recognition for her accomplishments.


Eileen Gray Biography. Web. 23 Jan. 2011. <http://www.gray-eileen.com/>.
"Eileen Gray / Design Museum Collection : - Design/Designer Information." Design Museum London.
       Web. 23 Jan. 2011. <http://designmuseum.org/design/eileen-gray>.