A03

 CLUE 1

Barcelona Chair, designed by Miles Van Der Rohe. The chair is an icon of modernism.
CLUE 2


















 I am sitting in the Chaise Lounge Chair reading a design scape magazine. Designed by Charlotte Perriand, the chair has a calfskin covering.
CLUE 3

The Wexner Center was designed by Peter Einsenman. It was the first major public building to be designed by Eisenman.

CLUE 4

Philip Johnson designed the Science and Engineering Library. I found the arches to be interesting for their size.


CLUE 5

Acock & Associates designed the Main Library. Something interesting about the library is that is has 13 floors; however, there is not a level 13 on the elevator.


TEAM MEMBERS
Carl http://kayakingcarl.blogspot.com/
Jeremy http://jtinianow.blogspot.com/

As a group we worked as a team taking the pictures of one another and looked up information on the internet of the locations we were not sure of and then mapped them out. I helped with organizing the information. Carl looked up the information and Jeremy helped with the routing since he has been on campus the longest.

Found Faces

Reading Reflection

In the reading reflection this week, Heskett focused on how society is losing its identity. I found this interesting how he mentioned how different cultures portray things differently and how they hold different identities for those people. The next chapter's focus was on systems and how different objects can represent a single idea as a whole. Some examples that helped me understand this that Heskett used was road signs. Something I agreed with in the chapter readings was how the modular system moves toward simplicity. I agree with this because things made today need to be easy to understand, functional, and quick.

CR04

In this week's lesson the ADA was introduced. In this lecture I learned that there is a lot more to deal with when it comes to tending to disabilities. Every part of the Design Department has a task when it comes to tending to these disabilities. In the video we watched with the new wheelchair I was very shocked to see how they invented such a useful machine that lets the disabled do what they always dream to. The example of the women who got injured in the car crash always dreamed to walk on the sand. I was amazed on how this invention could stand, walk up stairs, and drive in the sand. If this invention passes and gets put on the market I feel that it is going to do very well with handicaps today. I agreed with how in the lecture with tending to disabilities usually does not hit every aspect it should. For instance how not every building has ramps or how curbs don't give wheelchairs the ability to get over. This invention should really change anyone in a wheelchair's life.

Survey

RR03

The assigned reading reflection for this week was chapter's 4-6 in A Very Short Introduction. In these chapters, Heskett introduces how the term 'objects' is used to describe three-dimensional things in everyday life. He explains that there a crucial expression of ideas of how we should live. I learned  that 'product designers' and 'industrial designers' are virtually interchangeable and play a role in thinking about product forms. Heskett later mentions fashionable change and how it depends upon many people's concepts of suitability. This is where goods are indicators of social and cultural status. I agree with this concept because everyone is different and society plays a big role in fashion and it changes at a fast rate. Heskett then introduces communications and how it covers an array of two-dimensional material that plays an extensive role in modern life. He later mentions the difference between objects and communications. This is where i learned that objects can exist as visual forms in their own right. Communications cover an enormous range, generally 'graphic designing.' I found out the techniques that are featured in communications which are  typefaces, illustrations, and publications. After having a background with these techniques, I was able to learn a little more about each one from the reading. Heskett introduces environments where additional layers of complexity come into play. He mentions how environments differ from the previous two chapters on objects and communications. What comes from environments is framework for activities, significantly affecting patterns of use, behavior, and expectations in home life and work. I learned about how Japanese companies experiment with new possibilities and have had many positive aspects widely explored; yet, can still be crowded.  I agree with this because so many ideas and products come out everyday and I can see where it can become crowded. Its described how such developments created brought many benefits but new problems also rapidly emerge. The greatest impact has been through a subsequent spread downmarket on a huge scale. Reading through these chapters taught me a lot about the concepts of objects, communications, and environments. Heskett had an array of examples of artists that helped understand each concept.

Designer Investigation

 

Giorgetto Giugiaro

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giorgetto_Giugiaro
http://www.designboom.com/eng/interview/giugiaro.html

1. Giorgetto Giugiaro is known as an italian automobile designer and was born in Baressio, Cuneo, Piedmont on August 7th, 1938
2. Grew up with painters. His father was a painter and his grandfather was a church painter.After moving to Turin, Giorgetto switched between art, and technical design.  
3. Some of Giugiaro's accomplishments was when he was named Car Designer of the Century 1999 and inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame in 2002. 
4.  Giugiaro has designed a number of products for major companies such as, camera bodies for Nikon and computer prototypes for Apple.
5. In 1999, in Las Vegas, a jury of more than 120 journalists coming from all over the world,
   had elected Giorgetto Giugiaro as designer of the century.
6. In 2001 Giugiaro, together with 12 prestigious figures in the automobile industry, was
7. chosen by an international jury to be ‘immortalized’ in the ‘hall of fame’ at the Palaexpo in Geneva.
8. His work is known for more sports cars and has a very unique design model for each of his creations.
9. He is responsible for a stable of super cars and several of the most popular everyday vehicles driven today.
10. His creations make the cars look technical as if they are from the future and fast with the unique designs that make them different than a regular everyday model.

 

Jasper Morrison

 http://www.jaspermorrison.com/html/index.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jasper_Morrison

1. Jasper Morrison is an english product furniture designer that was born in London in 1959.
2. He graduated in Design at Kingston Polytechnic Design School.
3. He also went to the Royal College of Art for Postgraduate studies and in 1984 studied at Berlins HdK on a scholarship.
4. In 1986 Morrison set up an Office for Design in London.
5. He was later invited to take part in "Design Werkstadt" where he exhibited some of his house items.
6. Later he started designing products for big companies such as FSB, SCP, the Office furniture company Vitra, and the italian furniture producer Cappellini.
7. In 1995 Jasper Morrison's office was awarded the contract to design the new Hannover Tram, the largest European light rail production contract of its time.
8. In 1997, the first vehicle was presented to the public at the Hannover Industrial Fair and awarded the IF Transportation Design Prize and Ecology award.
9. His designs are known to be creative and have a unique style to each one of his furniture pieces that make them look comfortable.
10. Along with furniture, Morrison also creates tableware, lighting, and electricals. All which have their own unique look to them making his products successful.

The creative Eva Zeisel was born in Budapest in 1906. With the intensions of becoming a painter, she entered the Royal Academy of Fine Arts at the age of 17. He mother prevailed upon her to learn some trade so she could learn a living. She felt that the world of fine art was risky. A year later, Eva was displayed at the Philadelphia Sesquicentennial where she won an honorable mention. Eva then started working as a designer in the Kispester Factory in Budapest. She loved to travel and always dreamed to widen her experience around the world but at the same time increase her skills. She later moved to Schramber, Germany, where she gained the skills of industrial production and became one of the first to move the ceramic arts into contemporary mass production. Eva is known for her beautiful art work of furniture and collectables. There unique shapes of edges make her work different than any others. An interesting time in Eva’s life was in 1936, she got caught up in one of the Stalinist purges and accused of plotting against the life of Stalin. She was imprisoned in the NKVD prison for 16 months. She was subjected to early forms of brainwashing, torture, and the constant possibility that each day would be her last. Eva has had quite the journey of a lifetime to get to where she is today. With the addition to receiving many honors and achievements, Eva’s work will always be known for its unique designs .

http://www.evazeisel.org/

http://www.evazeiseloriginals.com/

Course Reflection

In this weeks course reflection the subject was about the design process. I learned a lot from the steps of the design mythology and solving problems systematically. Something I got out of the lecture was the third step in the designing process, the design cycle. In this step I learned in the final part which was called the finalization which was specific documentation had a different name in each design program. I found this interesting that for Visual Communications it was called final concepts, Interior Space was called contract document, and industrial design was called mechanical drawings. In the movie presented in class a good point they made was fail often in order to succeed sooner. This stuck out to me because noticing how many bad ideas a company goes through and how long the process takes to make the final product. Another part of the clip that I noticed was don't try to ask forgiveness instead ask for approval. I agreed with this concept. This was when each worker got to design their own desk space and didn't ask whether they were allowed to hang their bike, they just did it until told otherwise.

Reading Reflection

In the Reading Reflection this week Heskett introduced his take on what design was defined as. He made the argument that it is complicated by an initial problem presented by the word itself. I agree with him in the sense that design has so many levels of meanings. I learned a number of ranges of design and that further confusion of the word design is caused by the wide spectrum of design practice and terminology. "Design is to design a design to produce a design." This definition of design is very confusing to me but Heskett breaks it down in each part saying how every use of the word is grammatically correct. This gave me a better outlook on the meaning. Another way at looking at design that I didn't think to before is how it can be defined as the human capacity to shape and make our environment to serve our needs and give meaning to our lives. I agree with the statement Heskett makes about how human capacity to design has remained constant with alterations. Forms were adapted by intent or accident. I agree with how humans create stereotypes of forms and their purpose. They've became closely adapted to the needs of societies. Abstraction in design has led to inventions that are cultural. Humans came up with a number of concepts that lead to design which started from the a long time ago being us to where we are today. I learned that the term "functionalism" articulated design concepts in the early twentieth century. Some of these concepts are utility and significance in design. I realized from the reading that it is possible to find design in many kinds defined solely from these terms. I agree with the argument that with the outcomes of design processes, in the end result it, should not be the central concern of the study of design. It should be considered the intentions of the user's needs and perceptions.

Course Reflection

In this week's course reflection we learned what designers do. I learned specifically what each three types of designers do and design. The types of designers were industrial, interior space, and visual communication design. Being in pre-design, I am looking to go into visual communication design and this lecture taught me a lot more about my chosen major and what specifically they do and design.

Journal 2

 

I found this print in my bedroom next to my vanity where I get ready. It is a box that holds my perfumes. I was drawn to this pattern because I like animal print; this is particularly zebra.

 This pattern was found on my vanity that holds my makeup. It is a box which sectional parts to hold several items. I was also drawn to this pattern because I like leopard prints.

 This next print was found in my closet. I was a pair of socks. I was drawn to this pattern because of the bright colors. I feel they mesh well with one another.

 This next pattern is pink polka dot. I also found this is my sock drawer. I was drawn to this pattern because of the bright color.

 This pattern is from my bedspread. I chose this pattern when shopping because it stood out to me with the bright colors.

 This pattern was found on my wristlet that I carry to class with me everyday. I enjoy the colors incorporated and the unique pattern.

 This pattern came from a shirt in my closet. I enjoy the mix of warm colors on this pattern and unique designs.

 This pattern is "Coach." I found it on my book bag that I carry to class everyday. I enjoy this brand/pattern and have many items from this collection.

 This pattern was found on my desk. It came from a Kleenex box. I was drawn to it because of the unique design and colors.

This last pattern was found on a piece of clothing I had. It was from a button down shirt and I was drawn to it because of the plaid pattern and color.