Student Work
Students in Aesthetics of Design will be posting here about their work all semester. Please read and comment.
Weekly Posts 2019
Final Stretch Posts: updates
Main Project Final Stretch Progress: Shadow Art
Main Project: Final Stretch Progress
Radio Project Status – Final Stretch
Final Strach Progress: Kanshou and Bakuya
Main Project Final Stretch Progress 2019: Auto Pet Feeder
Main Project: Final Sketch Progress
Main Project: Final Stretch Progress (Shi-Shi Odoshi Water Fountain)
Table Top Chinese Garden
Main Project Final Stretch Progress
2 in 1 Desk Lamp Final Stretch
Fiber Optic Clock Final Stretch
Main Project Final Stretch
Main Project Final Stretch
Main project final stretch: wall clock
Final Stretch for the Guillotine
Main Project Final Stretch
Main Project Final Stretch: Snow-globe Terrarium
Instrumental Chair Final Progress
Main Project Final Stretch
Final Stretch: Floating Faucet
Final stretch
Main Project Final Stretch
Final Project Final Stretch: Infinity Mirror Clock
Final Stretch Progress: Wall Clock
Final Stretch Progress: Light Cylinder
Main Project Final Stretch Progress
Main Project Final Stretch Progress
Final Stretch Progress
Jae’s Main Project Final Stretch!
Main Project Final Stretch: Hanging/Standing Planter
Final Stretch Progress
Main Project Final Stretch
Final Stretch Progress: Makeup Organizer
Main Project Final Stretch
Final Stretch: Smart Miror
Main Project Final Stretch: Dehydrator
Final Stretch Progress: Iron Punk
ShutBox Final Stretch
Main Project Final Stretch
Final Push: Kinetic Sculpture
Construction Timeline
Construction timeline: Shadow Art
Construction Timeline 2019
Construction Timeline
Magic Chair Construction Timeline
Car Radio Project Timeline
Construction Timeline
Project Timeline
Construction Timeline
Construction Timeline: Shi-Shi Odoshi
Project Construction
Construction Timeline 2019
Construction Timeline Kanshou and Bakuya
Construction Timeline
Construction Timeline
Construction Timeline
Construction Timeline
Construction Timeline
Construction timeline
Construction Timeline
Construction Timeline: Kinetic Motion
Construction Timeline
Construction Timeline: Floating Faucet
Construction Timeline
Construction Timeline: Light Sculpture
Construction Timeline
Construction Timeline: Terrarium
Jae’s Construction Timeline
Construction Timeline: Fiber-Optic Clock
Construction Timeline
Construction Timeline: wall clock
Construction Timeline
Construction Timeline: Dehydrator
Construction Timeline: Iron Punk
Construction Timeline
Construction Timeline: Tabletop Garden
Construction Timeline: Cornhole Set
Construction Timeline: Magnetic Makeup Organizer
Construction Timeline: Beer Tap Handle
Arcade Construction Timeline
Construction Timeline: Bauhaus Shelf
Construction Timeline
Kinetic Sculpture Timeline
Construction Timeline: Infinity Mirror Clock
Construction Timeline
Your Aesthetic compared to Major 20th Century Movements
Current vs 20th Century Design Movement
Kanshou and Bakuya vs 20th Century Design Movements
Current vs 20th Century Design Movements
Design Comparison: 20th Century Movements
Current vs. 20th Century Design Movement
Aesthetic Comparison
20th Century Aesthetics: String Art
Current vs 20th Century Design Movements
Current vs 20th Century Design Movements
Different Aesthetics for Final
20th Century Design Aesthetics: Shadow Art
Project Aesthetics Compared to 20th Century Designs: Kinetic Sculpture
Design Movements of the Interactive Chair
Project Aesthetics Compared to 20th Century Aesthetics
Current vs 20th Century Design Movements
Current vs. 20th Century Design Movement
Streamlining to Post Modern
Project Aesthetics Compared to the 20th Century: Wall clock
Current Design Aesthetic vs. 20th Century Aesthetic
20th Century Design Movements Comparison
20th Century Movements: Dehydrator
Project Aesthetic Comparison
Current vs. 20th Century Design: Floating Faucet
Comparison to 20th century Design movements
Project Aesthetics Compared to 20th Century Designs: Beer Tap Handle
Comparison to 20th Century Design: Fiber Optic Clock
Project Aesthetics vs 20th Century Design
Jae’s Current vs 20th century
Project Aesthetics Compared to the 20th Century: Smart Mirror
Comparison: Log Cabin Aesthetic to 20th Century
20th Century Aesthetics: Kinetic Sculpture
Current vs 20th Century Design Movements
Compare Final Project Aesthetic to Major Design Movements/Apply Different Aesthetics
Comparison: 50s aesthetic to other fashions of the 20th century.
Project Aesthetic Compared to 20th Century Designs
Final Project Aesthetics vs 20th Century Designs
Current vs 20th Century Design Movements
20th Century Design Aesthetics: Makeup Organizer
Project Aesthetics Compared to the 20th Century: Night Stand
Project Aesthetics Compared to 20th Century Designs: Infinity Mirror Clock
Design Movement Comparison
Project Aesthetics compared to the 20th Century
Main Project Critical Design Review
Design Review: Desktop Arcade
Design Review: iPad Smart Mirror
Design Review Report
Critical Design Presentation – Ultralight Tripod
Design Review Report: Metallic Shi-shi Odoshi Fountain
Minimal Bedframe Design Review
Design Review Report: Infinite Mirror Clock
Design Review: String Art
Design Review: Chinese Garden Table Top Fountain
Design Review Report: Terrarium
Main Project Top 5 Constraints
Top 5 Constraints: Prop Swords
Shut-Box Constraints
Top Five Constraints
Top 5 Constraints
Top 5 Constraints: Smart mirror
Top 5 Constraints
Top 5 Constraints: Shadow Art
Top 5 Constraints: Makeup Organizer
Top 5 Constraints
Top 5 Constraints: Duplex Fish Tank
Main Project Inspirations and Explorations
Aesthetic Exploration: Android Jones
70’s New York Punk
Aesthetic Exploration: ASAP Rocky
Retro Futurism
Aesthetic Explorations 2019: Dieselpunk
Aesthetic Exploration 2019: Beer Tap Handles
C’est Normal
Aesthetic Exploration: Fall in Vail, CO
Aesthetic Exploration: Topology Optimized Designs
Aesthetic Exploration 2019: Housing Architecture
Skills and Aspirations
Skillsets
Skillset and Goals
Skill Sets & Personal Aspirations
Skills and Career Aspiration
Skill Sets and Personal Aspirations – Tyler
Personal Aspirations and Skills
Blog Post 4: Skills and Aspirations
Skill Sets and Personal Aspirations
Skills and Aspirations: Hussam Alzahrani
What I can do and what I want to be able to do
Upcycle Project Final Reports
Upcycling Final Report: Aluminum Can Flower
Upycle Final Report: Planter
Tinfoil Insect Trees
Upcycle Final Report: Paintstick Mirror
Upcycle Final Report
Upcycle Final: Jewelry from a mug
Upcycle Final Report
Upcycle Final: Switch Panel
Upcycle Final Report: Land Art
Upcycle progress/final report
Upcycle Project Interim Posts
Upcycle Progress
Upcycle Progress/ Inspiration
Upcycle Project: Inspiration and Progress
Up-Cycle Inspiration & Progress
Upcycle Inspo/Progress
Upcycle Inspiration: Spiral Staircase
Upcycle progress/final report
Upcycle Inspiration: Pennies
UpCycle Inspiration/Progress
Upcycle Progress
Up-cycle Progress: Inspiration
Up-cycle Project : Inspiration and Progress Report
Upcycle Progress: Kintsugi
Up-cycle Progress: Jewelry from a mug
Upcycle Progress: Land Art
Upcycle Progress: My Design Process
Upcycle Process: Safety glove for cutting in kitchen
Upcycle Progress: Patterns of Circles
Upcycle Progress: Ideation & Materials
Upcycle Progress/ Design Process
Upcycle Progress: Layers
Upcycle Progress: Wall Mount Piece
Upcycling Paper Towel Cardboard Tubes
Upcycle Progress: Drawer
Upcycle Progress: Board Game
Upcycle Progress: Silverware Holder
Upcycle Progress / Design Process
Upcycle Progress: 3D Product Design Sketch
Upcycle progress: Helmet Decoration
Upcycle Progress: Spare Tire
Upcycle Progress 2019
Upcycle Progress: Fabric
Up-Cycle Progress: Power Line Insulator Lamp
Upcycle Progress – Wood Veneer Scraps
Upcycle Progress: Cardboard Lamp
Upcycle Progress
Upcycle Project – Colorado Flag
Upcycle Progress: Miniature Landscape
Upcycle Progress: LEGO Mosaic
Upcycle Progress: Leftover Cardboard
Up-cycle Project
Upcycle Project: Zoetrope
Wine Bottle Holder
Upcycle Progress: Beer Can Furniture
Upcycle Progress: Helping Kiddos
Upcycle Progress: Mechanical Countdown Calendar
Upcycle Project: Wooden Paintstick Mirror
Upcycle Progress: Plastic Waste
Upcycle Progress: Sailboat
Upcycle Progress: Pennies
Up-cycle Project Progress : Paper Dress
Upcycled Skyline
Up-Cycle Progress: Book Ends
Drawstring T-Shirt
Upcycle Progress: Cardboard Fire Pit
Upcycle Progress: Cork
Upcycle Progress: Tin Can Candle Holder
Tinfoil Insects
Links
Here we show examples of the intersection of engineering and art that have inspired us.
Material source for upcycling
They have a warehouse in Denver. Would be a good place to browse for an upcycling project. http://www.repurposedmaterialsinc.com/
Read More Great use of Vantablack, light absorbing paint
Asif Khan reveals super-dark Vantablack pavilion for Winter Olympics 2018
Read More Bad Design is Inspiring Too
133 Epic Design Fails That You Will Find Hard To Believe Actually Happened
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Love that whiplash curve
http://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/07/20/just-love-collection-art-nouveau-doors-around-2/
Read More Golden ratio sculptures
Spiral sculptures by John Edmark http://www.johnedmark.com/ Trained in computer science and then product design at Stanford.
Read More Artist and Mechanical Engineer: Arthur Ganson
Also see the article in the April 2017 edition of Mechanical Engineering Magazine (for all you ASME members).
Read More Laser cut automaton
I wish I could give better attribution for this! Can anyone read the artist’s name?
Read More Silver Swan Automaton 200 years old!
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/robotic-silver-swan-has-fascinated-fans-nearly-250-years-180962024/ I wish I had any confidence that any of our current technology would still be working in 200 years!
Read More Solidsmack
There are plenty of tech and design blogs out there, but this one seems well-curated, with frequent and interesting posts: Solidsmack
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Product Design: 365 Knitting Clock makes time more tactile by making a scarf
Siren Elise Wilhelmsen is a Norwegian product designer based between Bergen and Berlin. She produces objects that challenge the concept of traditional functionality and transform natural materials into intricate mechanical objects. Through her practice she seeks to find ‘a conceptual way to stimulate ideas and discussions around our everyday objects, rituals and culture.’ Source: Product…
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Steampunk vision of New York
“The Old New World” (Photo-based animation project) from seccovan on Vimeo. BY Alexey Zakharov
Read More Bathtub to couch
Диван из старой ванны. Афигительно!! Posted by Видео БУМ on Saturday, April 2, 2016
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Today’s Influential Designers
Unfortunately I cannot make it to class Wednesday to hear about today’s influential designers, but I thought I might share who’s work I find inspiring. I’d be interested to see who’s currently inspiring you too. I don’t find Martha Stewart terribly inspiring, but what other female designers are influencing product design? Marcel Wanders http://www.marcelwanders.com/ known…
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Chairs of China
Since we’re talking about chairs as the classic design case study, I thought you may enjoy my chair book featuring the chairs of China. Some are up-cycled, some are at end of their life, all are rad. Have a seat and enjoy: http://www.blurb.com/b/6437590-have-a-seat
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A dress with parking sensors…
Anouk Wipprecht integrates parking sensors and headlights into 3D-printed fashion collection from Dezeen on Vimeo. I wonder how big the battery pack is, how long it lasts and where it is in the dress.
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99% Invisible – A Podcast About Design
I’ve been listening to this podcast for a while now, and it has quickly become one of my all-time favorites. If you love podcasts, design, history, interesting stories, or just some strange amalgam of them all, then you’ll love 99% Invisible. Recommended Episodes: – Episode 110: Structural Integrity – Episode 114: Ten Thousand Years –…
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Marble Music Machine
I ran across this video and thought it was worth sharing. I think it is an amazing intersection of engineering and art. Enjoy!
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Military Surreal
Several students chose military hardware as upcycle source material, and made benign objects from it, like Ethan Gehring’s nutcracker from a grenade casing, Shen Shu’s toy cannon, and Chad Alvarez‘s string of shotgun shell lights. Here is a full scale example from Kris Kuksi, a “post-industrial Rococco master”artist. Many layers of meaning here.
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Dynamic tables
“Top 10 Intelligent Wooden Tables”. Fun ways to make the static table into something dynamic.
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Yarn from plastic bags
My sister in law crochets grocery bags out of other plastic bags; very robust creations. This woman takes it further and makes fine thread.
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Giant pinecones from shovels
From RecyclArt.org. Looks like a good site for upcycling inspirations.
Read More Beer can costume
Someone in class mentioned that they had a lot of soda cans that they were thinking of using for the Upcycle Assignment. Here is an example of upcycling that I can’t find the origin of, but it looks like a Brazilian Carnival troupe: I found it shared on Facebook.
Read More Rolling through the bay
Source: Rolling through the bay A wonderful example of upcycled outsider art. Scott Weaver created an elaborate sculpture of San Francisco, made entirely of toothpicks, around 100,000 of them. A ping pong ball rides on tracks through the sculpture, visiting sites of importance to the sculptor. I saw this at the American Visionary Museum in…
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Enter the annual DWR Champagne Chair Contest
If you want to get started with a pre-course warm-up project, check out this competition for tiny chairs made from champagne corks and wire cages. Competition closes Friday Jan 8, 2016. Happy New Year!
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Schedule
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