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| Microwave is Hungry! |
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| puppy? |
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| iHome looks nervous... |
Monday, April 25, 2011
CR02
I'm really enjoying Design 200. I keep learning things about design that add to my original idea of what design was and make it so much more detailed and dynamic. I really liked the videos we watched recently in class that discussed the environment and design. Some of the ideas shown in the videos were very innovative and if they actually were used they could make a huge impact on the way people live their lives. The water bottle that cleans water could save so many lives and I hope it ends up being used, and the city in China with the farms on the roofs would be so cool to see in real life. I keep being amazed by the things people come up with that I'm being shown in this class. Design is definitely more than just making cool looking advertisements, as I thought when I first signed up for this class, it is designing everything we use and going past that to create new products that change how we live.
Saturday, April 23, 2011
A03
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| Clue 1: Barcelona Chair designed by Mies van der Rohe and created for the International Exposition of 1929 |
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| Clue 3: Wexner Center, the building is built on a 12 degree angle |
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| Clue 5: Thompson Library, the library has been renovated or expanded 3 times since it was originally built. |
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| Clue 4: Philip Johnson, Science & Engineering Library |
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| Clue 2: UP1 Armchair by Gaetano Pesce 1970 |
Sunday, April 17, 2011
RR01
In Design: A Very Short Introduction, Haskett attempts to define "design". This seemingly simple task proves to be quite difficult in the end because of the ambiguous nature of design. It is something that has always been part of the human world and it has been and always will be present in all aspects of our society. Haskett says "Very few aspects of the material environment are incapable of improvement in some significant way by greater attention being paid to their design." So according to Haskett, as long as there are improvements to be made, design will be present and changing in our society.
Haskett attempts to use different elements of design to add to its definition, including utility, significance, objects, communication, and environment. These terms aim to define the aspects of design ranging from the qualities of the product, how it is perceived by the customers, how products are visually displayed and advertised, and the external and internal environments in which the product will exist. All of these descriptions though do little to simplify the definition of design, because they all vary with changes in society too and different variations between the components of design just lead to even more variation in the definition of design itself.
Haskett's book brings up interesting and relevant aspects of design and society and attempts to explain the intricate pieces that make up design while causing the reader to think in depth about these pieces and about design as a whole. It definitely broadens one's ideas about what design is.
Haskett attempts to use different elements of design to add to its definition, including utility, significance, objects, communication, and environment. These terms aim to define the aspects of design ranging from the qualities of the product, how it is perceived by the customers, how products are visually displayed and advertised, and the external and internal environments in which the product will exist. All of these descriptions though do little to simplify the definition of design, because they all vary with changes in society too and different variations between the components of design just lead to even more variation in the definition of design itself.
Haskett's book brings up interesting and relevant aspects of design and society and attempts to explain the intricate pieces that make up design while causing the reader to think in depth about these pieces and about design as a whole. It definitely broadens one's ideas about what design is.
J03
Erica_L http://design200spring.blogspot.com/
I thought Erica's Course Reflection 01 blog was really interesting because she tied in aspects from her other classes that related to design. I never would have thought that Industrial and Systems Engineering would have anything to do with design, but apparently they actually have a lot in common, which just shows even more how the field of design is way broader than I had ever imagined when I signed up for this course.
Lindsay_M http://design200lm.blogspot.com
One of Lindsay's designer blogs was really interesting for me because she wrote about Milton Glaser who designed many logos and posters that I have seen but never known who created them (specifically the I *heart* NY logo and the Bob Dylan poster). It was just interesting to go to her blog and almost immediately see images that are so familiar and to finally know where they came from and who made them.
I also liked her Frank Lloyd Wright blog because I had considered researching him, but chose not to, so it was interesting to see the images of his architecture that she chose.
Jonathan_T http://design200.wordpress.com/
When visiting Jonathan's blog it was definitely obvious that he knew a lot more about how to set up a blog than I do! First of all, he had a link to his brother's mixtape (I would have no idea how to link that without including the whole html) and he also set up his 10 design photos as a gallery instead of just putting all 10 straight on his blog, which I also thought was cool. Jonathan was also able to show his personality a lot in his blog, which made it enjoyable to read and made it seem less stiff and recited. Jonathan's blog has kind of inspired me to try to add a little more of my own personality to my blog too!
I thought Erica's Course Reflection 01 blog was really interesting because she tied in aspects from her other classes that related to design. I never would have thought that Industrial and Systems Engineering would have anything to do with design, but apparently they actually have a lot in common, which just shows even more how the field of design is way broader than I had ever imagined when I signed up for this course.
Lindsay_M http://design200lm.blogspot.com
One of Lindsay's designer blogs was really interesting for me because she wrote about Milton Glaser who designed many logos and posters that I have seen but never known who created them (specifically the I *heart* NY logo and the Bob Dylan poster). It was just interesting to go to her blog and almost immediately see images that are so familiar and to finally know where they came from and who made them.
I also liked her Frank Lloyd Wright blog because I had considered researching him, but chose not to, so it was interesting to see the images of his architecture that she chose.
Jonathan_T http://design200.wordpress.com/
When visiting Jonathan's blog it was definitely obvious that he knew a lot more about how to set up a blog than I do! First of all, he had a link to his brother's mixtape (I would have no idea how to link that without including the whole html) and he also set up his 10 design photos as a gallery instead of just putting all 10 straight on his blog, which I also thought was cool. Jonathan was also able to show his personality a lot in his blog, which made it enjoyable to read and made it seem less stiff and recited. Jonathan's blog has kind of inspired me to try to add a little more of my own personality to my blog too!
A02
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Arad |
Ron Arad was born in 1951 in Tel Aviv, Israel. He studied design at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design and later moved to London to further his studies and where he became head of the Design Products Department at the Royal College of Art.
He is best known for his "Bookworm" bookshelf which is innovative in the fact that it is flexible and can be mounted onto walls in any shape desired.
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| http://www.homedit.com/kartell-bookworm-shelf |
Arad claims to have "no discipline" and doesn't associate himself with either product design, architecture, or graphic design, he just claims to do what he does and not need to label it. He has designed everything from record players to buildings. He is the head of Ron Arad Architects which designed the Holon Design Museum-the first Design Museum in Israel which opened in January of 2010.
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| handycrafuniqe.com |
From his comments and behaviors on videos it is easy to see that Arad is creative; he loves learning and using new techniques and claims that even as a child he was constantly sketching "things that don't exist". Arad's "no discipline" attitude has allowed him to branch into many different fields of design and bring new ideas into reality simply because he never limited himself in his options.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Arad_(industrial_designer)
http://www.designaculture.com/ron-arad-furniture-and-product-designer/
http://ronaradweb.squarespace.com/
Maria Cichy is a product and jewelry designer from Amsterdam, Netherlands. She studied at Akademia Sztuk Pieknych w Gdansku and Fachhochschule Mainz and she designs products that are creative and multifunctional. I discovered her work when I was on StumpleUpon.com and came across her Night/Bed Table. It is a nightstand/dresser that separates to reveal a table- perfect for breakfast in bed!
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| http://www.behance.net/gallery |
This piece of furniture stood out to me because of its creativity and modern
aesthetic.
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| http://www.behance.net/gallery/TWIG-Coat-stand/281895 |
Cichy has designed other household items that are multifunctional, such as her Twig- Coat Stand, which is inspired by nature but also manages to catch any dripping water while holding coats and umbrellas.
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/maria-cichy/22/b01/18b
http://www.behance.net/gallery/TWIG-Coat-stand/281895
David Carson is a graphic designer who was born in Texas and moved to New York City as a child but his family traveled a lot. He studied at the University of Arizona,
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| http://blog.ernestolago.com/post/691971705/ray-gun |
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| http://www.chasryder.com/designmuse/?p=30 |
The piece of Carson's work to the above right is an example of "letter clutter" and "kinetic type" which is dynamic and full of emotion while still being a "static" piece of work- something Carson was able to master during his years as a graphic designer and art director.
http://www.chasryder.com/designmuse/?p=30
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Carson_(graphic_designer)
Monday, April 11, 2011
J02: Found Patterns
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1. Tree Bark. I really liked the colors and the shapes here. The greenish tint of the moss and the almost orangey-brown of the actual bark was really pretty and the organic shapes are fun and expressive. I'm a big fan of either really organic shapes or really structured repetitive patterns. This is one of my favorite examples of organic shapes and colors, I also like how the pattern is fairly subtle.
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2. Stairs. These stairs are in my dorm and every time I walk down them the pattern formed by the individual steps and the metal plate on each step fascinates me. I'll probably end up falling down them at some point because of it. But the pattern ends up being a kind of stripe with each stripe getting thinner, I just really like it.
3. Metal grate. This pattern is similar to the stairs, and these grates are on a lot of the doors in my dorm. I really like the crispness of the lines in this and how the shadows create more definition between each strip of metal. The whole thing is the exact same color but the way the light hits it creates the stripes, which I think is cool.
4. Granite bench. Here is another example of very organic shapes. This granite is on a bench by the south oval and the color is a little distorted in this picture, but it is a really pretty neutral green. I like this pattern because of the organic shapes but also because of the repetition of the shapes. I'm beginning to wonder if maybe I'm a little OCD because all of my patterns are either repetitive or very crisp...
6. Wooden ramp. This is a close-up picture of a wooden ramp by south oval. I really really love the pattern formed by the rings in the wood. To relax or when I'm bored I always draw swirls or organic shapes and keep outlining them and adding more origin points until the whole page is covered. This pattern reminds me of those drawings and it's kind of calming because of that. The neutral color of the wood is also very soothing.
7. Brick Wall. This is a picture of one the brick buildings on south campus. In this pattern I like the contrast between the brick and the mortar and the crispness of the lines. I also like the repetitiveness of the pattern and it's subtleness.
8. Textured Wall. This is a close-up of a wall in my dorm, it is made-up of those big bumpy bricks. I dislike the look of the wall as a whole, especially since it is a dingy white/gray color, but I do really like the look of the close-up of the bricks. It's probably the repetitive organic shapes again, but I'm a big fan of the pattern, the color could still use some work.
9. Grapefruit. I cut my grapefruit in half and noticed the shape formed by the cross sections, it's almost like a starburst or a simple drawing of a sun. The vibrant colors also add to the pattern and make it more fun (unlike the previous pattern with the dull white).
10. Carpet. This is a small section of the carpet that goes throughout my dorm. What I really like about the carpet is the pattern within a pattern thing that's going on. The colors form their own pattern, but the carpet fibers form different patterns within the color blocks, like the vertical vs horizontal strips, or the diagonal wiggles in the light green square. The amount of detail in each part makes the carpet really interesting but it's subtle enough that you never really notice unless you study it.
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3. Metal grate. This pattern is similar to the stairs, and these grates are on a lot of the doors in my dorm. I really like the crispness of the lines in this and how the shadows create more definition between each strip of metal. The whole thing is the exact same color but the way the light hits it creates the stripes, which I think is cool.
4. Granite bench. Here is another example of very organic shapes. This granite is on a bench by the south oval and the color is a little distorted in this picture, but it is a really pretty neutral green. I like this pattern because of the organic shapes but also because of the repetition of the shapes. I'm beginning to wonder if maybe I'm a little OCD because all of my patterns are either repetitive or very crisp...
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5. Mulch/Dirt. This is just a picture of an area of mulch by some flowers. I'm not sure what exactly drew me to it, but I do like the way the separate pieces of mulch in this picture are layered on top of each other so much that they form a cohesive mass. I also really like the subtlety of the color and pattern.
6. Wooden ramp. This is a close-up picture of a wooden ramp by south oval. I really really love the pattern formed by the rings in the wood. To relax or when I'm bored I always draw swirls or organic shapes and keep outlining them and adding more origin points until the whole page is covered. This pattern reminds me of those drawings and it's kind of calming because of that. The neutral color of the wood is also very soothing.
7. Brick Wall. This is a picture of one the brick buildings on south campus. In this pattern I like the contrast between the brick and the mortar and the crispness of the lines. I also like the repetitiveness of the pattern and it's subtleness.
8. Textured Wall. This is a close-up of a wall in my dorm, it is made-up of those big bumpy bricks. I dislike the look of the wall as a whole, especially since it is a dingy white/gray color, but I do really like the look of the close-up of the bricks. It's probably the repetitive organic shapes again, but I'm a big fan of the pattern, the color could still use some work.
9. Grapefruit. I cut my grapefruit in half and noticed the shape formed by the cross sections, it's almost like a starburst or a simple drawing of a sun. The vibrant colors also add to the pattern and make it more fun (unlike the previous pattern with the dull white).
10. Carpet. This is a small section of the carpet that goes throughout my dorm. What I really like about the carpet is the pattern within a pattern thing that's going on. The colors form their own pattern, but the carpet fibers form different patterns within the color blocks, like the vertical vs horizontal strips, or the diagonal wiggles in the light green square. The amount of detail in each part makes the carpet really interesting but it's subtle enough that you never really notice unless you study it.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Course Reflection 01
I've already learned a lot about design which I was somewhat surprised by. I basically went into this class thinking "design" was just visual communication design. I hadn't really thought of architecture, product design, or interior space design as "design". It's been really interesting to see how these aspects of design that I hadn't even really considered have affected so much in design. For example, machinery changing the aesthetics from curvilinear to rectilinear and introduced a new style that carried over into every aspect of design. Simplification and streamlining came as a result of machinery being able to mass produce products and this simplified look caught on and became part of visual communication too.
I also thought the evolution of the chair was really interesting. Seeing how technology changed the ways materials could be used to make a chair and how these changes led to completely new forms and shapes was really cool, I personally liked the Tulip Chair and the Panton Chair the best. It was even better when we were able to go to the architecture library and sit in some of the chairs we had seen. I would have never considered different chairs different forms of design until this class, and I'm really interested to see how my perspectives on other things will change after studying them more.
I also thought the evolution of the chair was really interesting. Seeing how technology changed the ways materials could be used to make a chair and how these changes led to completely new forms and shapes was really cool, I personally liked the Tulip Chair and the Panton Chair the best. It was even better when we were able to go to the architecture library and sit in some of the chairs we had seen. I would have never considered different chairs different forms of design until this class, and I'm really interested to see how my perspectives on other things will change after studying them more.
Sunday, April 3, 2011
About Me
My name is Becky and I'm a first year student here at OSU. I came in torn between majoring in biology vs fine arts, but ended up choosing biology. After last quarter though, I've started to rethink that decision and am now considering changing my major and probably getting a minor in design. I'm also obsessed with spanish and am working towards getting a minor in that and hopefully being fluent by the time I graduate. Outside of school, I'm involved in a greek organization on campus and am the sustainability chair for my dorm. I love running and yoga, but I also just enjoy being active in general. I'm a vegetarian and staying healthy is pretty important to me. I'm originally from south western ohio and have an older brother and sister who both graduated from OSU. My family also includes my parents and the cutest dog in the world- a schnauzer-poodle mix named Lilly.
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