Summing Up 2019

Throughout this semester, there have been two main projects that I have spent a majority of my time working on. For the first half of the semester, it was the…

Final Report Part 2: Smart Mirror

What was your aesthetic, and how well did you achieve it? For my final aesthetics project, I applied a 1990’s theme to a smart mirror. I was going for a…

Smart Mirror Construction Timeline

Laser Cutting I will first laser cut the mirror frame out of a large sheet of wood on the laser cutters in the Idea Forge. I will also cut out…

Final Stretch: Smart Miror

I have made solid progress on my project. I purchased my wood at home depot yesterday, and need to cut it into slightly smaller pieces at home so I can…

Critical Design Report: Smart Mirror

Inspiration My inspirations for this piece was to capture the 1990’s aesthetic of sharp-shaped corners and funky coloring and apply it to a futuristic concept; the smart mirror. My aesthetic…

Top 5 Constraints: Smart mirror

Usability: The ultimate goal of this project is to create a product that I can use everyday and that functions as I design it to. While it it good to…

Main Project Inspiration: Smart Mirror

For my aesthetics of design project, I would like to make a smart mirror with a “Jetsons” futuristic aesthetic applied to it. I would like to use a Raspberry Pi…

Skills and Aspirations: Andrew Oliver

My skill set relates mostly to my engineering background. As a Mechanical Engineer with a Computer Science minor, I have experience with milling, 3D printing, electronics, coding, laser cutting and…

Upcycle Final Report: Cardboard Fire Pit

https://www.wayfair.com/outdoor/sb1/square-fire-pits-c215964-a144382~459808.html https://www.benrothdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/custom-fire-pit.jpg I got my inspiration from all the time I spent this summer around the fire with my friends, and my general affinity for fires. After looking at all…

Andrew and Aziz Aesthetics Theme Game

We received shoe horn and Japanese motorcycles for our object and aesthetic. For this post, we will discuss how we designed our shoe horn with this aesthetic in mind and…

Upcycle Inspiration: Fire Pit

For my upcycle project, I am making a fire pit out of cardboard. I got my inspiration from all the time I spent this summer around the fire with my…

Upcycle Progress: Cardboard Fire Pit

For my up-cycle project, I am making a fire pit out of cardboard. The idea is to laser cut pieces of cardboard and put them together such that they have…

Aesthetic Explorations 2019: Aviation

There are two major manufacturers of aircraft since the 1950’s whose designs I will cover; Boeing and Airbus. Boeing was founded in 1916 in Seattle and started out making wooden…