The last 2 classes were the presentations, and it was really interesting to see what people came up with. Some people took a path I would have never went down, like the Application for all your appliances. I also really enjoyed the kitchen appliance that had multiple applications and could be interchanged with other fittings.
I think the Queens project went alright, but could've been better. We all did a really good job doing what we needed to do, but we could've prepared better as a whole. For example, our transitions could've been smoother, and we should have known the order of our parts earlier.Don't judge a book by its cover, but our idea was AWESOME.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
J10 - Design 200
As a whole, I really enjoyed Design 200. I loved having the blog, and after reading Gabe's explanation of the course, it made a lot more sense. It didn't seem like a hard task by itself, but when assigned multiple times a week it did get tedious, and it taught me I needed to handle and manage my time better. It is something I've always worked on, and it's something I have definitely improved on and probably still can.
I enjoyed the lectures we had and the assignments even more so. It really brought to my attention that everything is designed by someone, somewhere, in some way. It really is interesting, and is definitely something I would like to get into a little bit more.
One thing I regret is not getting my readings done. I don't like to make excuses but my books never came - well, one did, but it was the wrong book, same author. So I was able to do one however it was late and I realize its not exactly acceptable. I do wish I read them for the content and to understand a little better what design is.
All in all I enjoyed this class, and recommend it to anyone that is interested in design. It definitely taught me a lot, and I made some friends on the way.
I enjoyed the lectures we had and the assignments even more so. It really brought to my attention that everything is designed by someone, somewhere, in some way. It really is interesting, and is definitely something I would like to get into a little bit more.
One thing I regret is not getting my readings done. I don't like to make excuses but my books never came - well, one did, but it was the wrong book, same author. So I was able to do one however it was late and I realize its not exactly acceptable. I do wish I read them for the content and to understand a little better what design is.
All in all I enjoyed this class, and recommend it to anyone that is interested in design. It definitely taught me a lot, and I made some friends on the way.
J09 - Coleman Process Documentation
For this project, us "Queens" didn't know what to do. We started elaborating on the first day of different ideas that we all had. Lights, tents, and kitchen goods were the original thoughts that came about, and one of them ended up being our final idea.
Our first idea was a chandelier that had removable lights. This seemed like a good idea at first, but then we thought it would be too hard to design, so we decided to do something a little more simple -- a stand alone lamp. This was enough for us to get through the first class, so we could start sketching ideas for next class, which is exactly what we did.
The sketch class didn't take too long either, as a lamp doesn't take long to design. We decided to use the original design of removable lights, so we could use the design of having a lantern on top. Since lanterns stand alone and run on battery, we wanted to have the option of having it plugged in, or run on battery.
Since Coleman is for people who love the outdoors, they are environmentally conscious, so we wanted to market a product that would appeal for them. So what we decided to do through our design was to make it collapsible so it could fold into its original package. The best way to make this work was to incorporate a table for a base, so that's exactly what we did.
Since we were designing for a lantern, we wanted our kiosk to follow the same idea, so I spent a night relearning Autodesk Revit, to design and render our idea, while Jay and the others put the finishing touches on our project.
Our first idea was a chandelier that had removable lights. This seemed like a good idea at first, but then we thought it would be too hard to design, so we decided to do something a little more simple -- a stand alone lamp. This was enough for us to get through the first class, so we could start sketching ideas for next class, which is exactly what we did.
The sketch class didn't take too long either, as a lamp doesn't take long to design. We decided to use the original design of removable lights, so we could use the design of having a lantern on top. Since lanterns stand alone and run on battery, we wanted to have the option of having it plugged in, or run on battery.
Since Coleman is for people who love the outdoors, they are environmentally conscious, so we wanted to market a product that would appeal for them. So what we decided to do through our design was to make it collapsible so it could fold into its original package. The best way to make this work was to incorporate a table for a base, so that's exactly what we did.
Since we were designing for a lantern, we wanted our kiosk to follow the same idea, so I spent a night relearning Autodesk Revit, to design and render our idea, while Jay and the others put the finishing touches on our project.
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