Conrad Trybus
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My name is Conrad and I like bus stuff. CU Boulder B.S. Mechanical Engineering Class of 2019

Summing Up 2019

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Aesthetic Exploration: Soviet Propaganda We were assigned an upcycling project. I got an old piece of metal duct and made it into a switch panel. I was trying to mimic the look of a Russian aircraft cockpit with teal paint and industrial toggle switches. Upcycle Progress / Design Process Upcycle Project Progress Upcycle Final: Switch…

Radio Project Report – Part II

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My final project involved design and building a car radio. I did this because I wanted a radio with modern features that did not look out of place in a vintage dashboard. Looking through my design notebook it can be observed that my radio design has evolved a bit, but not by much. This is…

Radio Project Report – Part I

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I started working on cars years before I was able to drive. My first project was the restoration of a 1971 Jeepster Commando. I have had several automotive projects since then, of varying levels of magnitude. One of my current projects is a 1970 Chevrolet El Camino. When I got the vehicle it was missing…

Radio Project Status – Final Stretch

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For my final project I am building a car radio to be installed in a vintage car dashboard. I do not like the aesthetic of modern radio units, but would like to have such functionality. Like many of my classmates, I am currently behind schedule. I was making progress over spring break, but have since…

Car Radio Project Timeline

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The end of the semester is coming up alarmingly quickly. A work schedule is required to keep this project from slipping into disarray and failure. I spent a decent chunk of time over spring break working on this project. I was working on the electronics portion of the project. Things went slowly, as I have…

Car Radio CDR

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I have a lot of projects. Too many projects. I guess it is how I keep from getting bored. What I have chosen for this Aesthetics of Design final project is actually a component of a bigger project I am working on; a 1970 Chevrolet El Camino restomod. When I acquired the vehicle the only…

Top 5 Constraints

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I am still not entirely sure what I will be doing for my final project. One idea I had was to make a radio for my car. The car in need of a radio is a 1970 Chevrolet. It was missing lots of interior parts when I bought it; carpet, seats, the parking brake, and…

Main Project Thoughts

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For my upcycle project I choose to make something I wanted and then applied an aesthetic to it. For the main project I would like to do it the other way around: to determine an aesthetic, then apply it to a thing. I have yet to determine either an aesthetic or an object, but here…

Upcycle Final: Switch Panel

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My upcycling project was made both to fulfill the assignment requirement of this class and to be a part of a personal project I have. I created a switch panel for mounting multiple toggle switches. The switch panel is intended to be installed on a wall. If you read my previous upcycle project design process…

Upcycle Project Progress

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I have kept the switch panel project idea mentioned in my previous post. I am going to make it out of an old piece of HVAC duct. The duct sheet metal is perfect for the project because it is thin enough to be crafted using hand tools, but rigid enough for the final product to…

Upcycle Progress / Design Process

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Here is a block/bubble diagram representation of my upcycle project design process. The rectangular blocks represent more defined portions and the round bubbles are more obscure. I’ll walk you through my journey so far. The assignment. Pretty straightforward. We are tasked with creating something out of something less good. It must be reasonably sized. Frugality…

Aesthetic Exploration: Soviet Propaganda

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Propaganda designed to sway the public opinion has been produced and distributed by many organizations, usually nations, for centuries. Soviet propaganda existed for many reasons; to bolster ideologies, to evoke emotions such as national pride or hateful thoughts of the enemy, and others. Propaganda posters generally don’t extra frills, as conveying a message is their…

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