Summing Up 2019

This has been a very enjoyable class that has given me some new skills and new methods of thinking. I learned a lot about design and how to incorporate aesthetics into the design process. I learned how to evaluate aesthetics, critique designs, and use some tools of industrial designers to made engineering designs more appealing.…

Final Project pt 2 – 2 in 1 Lamp

I think that I did a very good job of bringing my original sketch to life. My final product looks very much like the original idea and stays true to my design intent. I think that I really hit the mark on the aesthetic I was going for. I wanted a modern minimalist take on…

2 in 1 Desk Lamp Final Stretch

This week I spent most of my time working on fabricating the wood/PMMA base of my lamp. This is the part of my project that requires the most hands on work. I cut out 4, 1/2″ pieces of PMMA to 6×6″ and then cut out 5 pieces of oak to the same dimensions. I then…

Project Timeline

Current Gantt Chart of my project. Grey blocks are already complete. So far I am on schedule with my project. This week was very busy for me with other classes, so next week will be a big work week for me. I plan to build the entire base of my lamp, flesh out the electronics,…

Project Aesthetics vs 20th Century Design

This is my current design for my final project. I shifted from my bedframe idea due to the cost and time constraints. I realized after my presentation feedback that I was greatly underestimating the cost and also I would have trouble getting access to the campus shops as the demand gets greater near the end…

Minimal Bedframe Design Review

For my final project, I am planning on building a minimal bedframe that is easy to take apart and fold up for moving. My inspiration for this is the fact that over the past 4 years I have gone through 4 bedframes. Each time I move I have bought one from Ikea that is nice…

Final Project Top 5 Constraints

Time Right now I am leaning toward designing an aesthetically pleasing, minimal bedframe that can be folded up for moving. I’m not sure if the project is too big to complete in time and be able to put as much work into it as I would like. Aesthetic I am still working on fleshing out…

Final Project Inspiration and Ideas

I’m not quite sure yet what I am going to do for my final project. I have been bouncing two ideas around right now but I’m not sure which I want to pursue, or if I want to go an entirely different direction entirely. I am considering a lamp and a bed frame right now.…

Skill Sets and Aspirations

I am currently a Master’s student in Mechanical Engineering with a focus on Product Design and I did my undergrad in Material Science. I feel that from my experience, one of my major skills is understanding complex systems and things interrelate. I also believe that I am good at brainstorming innovative ideas and rapid prototyping.…

Upcycle Inspiration

As mentioned in my previous post, a lot of my inspiration is the rough design sketches of the ideation phase of product development. With toothpicks in mind as a material, it seemed like a perfect way to represent the rough line-based style with stray lines and hashmark shading in a 3D object. I then thought…

Aesthetic Game: Team 8

Team 8: Luke, Shalil, and Josh For this game we picked out 2 slips of paper; one with an aesthetic and one with an object. The papers we picked were “Las Vegas Casino” and “Cafe Chair and Table Set”. The first idea we had was a cafe scene with a chair made to look like…

Aesthetic Exploration: Product Design Sketches

Sketching by hand is not lost in today’s digital age. The ability to sketch by hand allows designers to quickly put ideas onto paper, make changes, and flesh out concepts. Hurricane Lantern sketches by Mike Serafin Early stages of design sketching often looks like this. Many simple images on one page. Often in a side…