J07 - Peer Review

Here we are again at the third go around of peer dialog. Again, I reviewed the Queens with how well we've gotten to know each other. Since the last time we did these reviews, we had a journal, an assignment, a reading reflection, and a class reflection. These are the items I will focus on.

I started with Alyson's blog.
http://sbmott33dsgn200blog.blogspot.com/
The first item I looked at was her assignment 4 entry - the letterforms found in nature. I love looking at these because I really enjoyed doing the assignment, so seeing what other people came up with was very enjoyable to me. Alyson definitely had a few that I had never noticed, and probably never would have had she not found them. I think my favorite was the "S" she found using a light bulb. She did a really great job of cropping pictures too, so the letters were very noticeable, like in her first letter "E".
http://sbmott33dsgn200blog.blogspot.com/2011/05/assignment-4.html
Next I reviewed her online scavenger hunt, and she had some great websites that I have not yet been through before which will be extremely beneficial for assignment 5.
http://sbmott33dsgn200blog.blogspot.com/2011/05/journal-6.html

Next for review, I looked over Jay's blog.
http://mazzonedesign200.blogspot.com/
The first thing I jumped too again was assignment 4. His was by far my favorite of the ones I looked at, not just because he had all 26 characters of the alphabet, but because they are all very creative. From lacing in a baseball glove, to the framing in a football helmet, to everyday household products and consumer goods, Jay's alphabet included a little bit of everything. The "B", "G", "I", "K", and "Z" were definitely on the top of my list.
http://mazzonedesign200.blogspot.com/2011/05/a04.html
I continued reading through his blog and the next item of business was his scavenger hunt. He, too, had some ideas for websites and companies I hadn't considered, such as Jeep. All this insight will be very helpful in the near future.
http://mazzonedesign200.blogspot.com/2011/05/j06.html

Lastly, I looked at Sydni's blog.
http://sbeck417.blogspot.com/
She had some great ideas for letterforms in nature, and my two favorite from her included the "R" from a fireplace mantle, and the "W" from window valences. I would have NEVER thought of the curtains as one, but it definitely looked like one after seeing the picture.
http://sbeck417.blogspot.com/2011/04/a04.html
It was nice looking at her online scavenger hunt, because she also included Coleman, who we're currently working for. It was clear the research she did, and it seems she has a pretty good grasp of the idea of the difference between home goods and outdoor goods. She is definitely a crucial part in our research for assignment 5.
http://sbeck417.blogspot.com/2011/05/j06.html

All in all, I am confident that after reviewing my group members' blogs that we have a copious amount of websites and background of indoor and outdoor home goods. This makes me a little less stressed as we'll be able to go to all these different examples for when we start designing.