Top 5 Constraints

The Top 5 constraints for my project will be: functionality and ease of use I want to make something that, while it will be aesthetically pleasing, is functional and usable…

Summing Up

I learned a lot over the course of this semester about many different aesthetics, including how they can be created and what they convey when used in a design. I…

Final Project Report – Part 2

Why and What Next? Reflection on the semester. Compare your original project intent to what you ended up with. What did you learn from your project, and from the class?…

Final Project Report Climbing Rope Chair

Here is my final project: a chair made from climbing ropes! I’m really pleased with how it turned out, and it’s actually very comfortable to sit in. the ropes stretch…

Stretch Progress

I’ve purchased all my materials and fabrication has begun! For my metal rods I used 3/4 inch electrical tubing from McGuckins. I’ve already bent the pipes into the correct shape…

New Designs and Construction Timeline

I’ve been working on the design of my climbing rope chair, and I’m getting more and more excited about the idea. I made a more complex grasshopper definition to create a…

20th Century Design Aesthetics and Project Pivot.

So, I’ve been thinking about changing my project idea. I like my ultralight tripod idea, but I’m realizing that implementing an aesthetic is difficult when the core aspects of the…

Critical Design Presentation – Ultralight Tripod

For my final project for Aesthetics of Design, I want to make an ultralight camera tripod. As a semi-professional expedition photographer, I am always torn on the decision on whether or…

Main Project Inspirations

For my final project for Aesthetics of Design, I want to make an ultralight camera tripod. As a semi-professional expedition photographer, I am always torn on the decision on whether or…

Skillsets and Personal Aspirations

I love to design and build things that are as functional as they are aesthetically pleasing, and it’s why originally decided to study mechanical engineering. I’ve since switched to the…

Upcycle Project – Final Product

Here’s my final design for the upcycle project, an LED lamp made from laser cut sections of wood veneer. The earlier stages of my design process are documented on previous…

Upcycle Project Inspiration

For my up-cycle project, I’m making a I was inspired by lots of different examples of parametric design I had seen on the internet, but this light fixture designed by…

Upcycle Progress – Wood Veneer Scraps

For my upcycle project I’ll be using scraps of wood veneer from a custom ski shop I used to work at in my home town of Telluride, CO. Wagner skis…

Aesthetic Explorations – Biomimicry

Nature has been evolving structures for billions of years, constantly searching for better and better designs for the nearly infinite needs of living things. And it’s done and extremely good…