Summing Up

UPCYCLE PROJECT – Design an object with recycled materials. I built a lampshade using mostly newspaper. Upcycle Inspiration/Progress Upcycle Final Post   MISC.  Skillset and Goals   FINAL PROJECT – Design an object with a clear aesthetic that is dynamic in one way or another. I built a puzzle lock box that has the aesthetic…

Final Stretch Progress

We’re in the final stretch and I have made significant progress on my box. I 3D modeled and rendered what I would like to build, I have bought the wood to cut out all of the individual pieces that I have laid flat by thickness in a separate 3D model file to stay organized. All…

Final Project Post 2 – Tudor Style Lock Box

Why and What next? Reflection on the semester. I had a great time in Aesthetics of Design this semester. I thought that it really helped me improve my ability to incorporate an aesthetic into a project when I’m just starting instead of considering it an afterthought, and it even gave me an entire mental library…

Construction Timeline

I essentially have two weeks to complete my construction of my box, and make sure I have any replacement parts I need if anything breaks/doesn’t work. I have already ordered and received the lock that I should need to install in the box. I currently plan on working on my project at least three days…

Design Review Report

Inspiration I plan to create my own sort of puzzle box and use a laser cutter to create a custom design on the outer shell of the box to give it its aesthetic. I have owned a puzzle box in the past and have recently been very intrigued by a series of little puzzles that…

Top 5 Constraints

Time – I believe that the project that I want to make may take a lot of time to figure out how to even build initially so that it effectively is a puzzle box (Basically, the opening is properly concealed). Once I’ve figured this out, I’ll have to figure out how to apply the aesthetic…

Main Project Inspiration: Puzzle Box

Today during class I wondered if I might be able to create my own sort of puzzle box and use a laser cutter to create a custom design on the outer shell of the box to give it its aesthetic. I have owned a puzzle box in the past and have recently been very intrigued…

Skillset and Goals

I am primarily a graphic designer, having worked in Illustrator since I was in about fourth grade. I currently hold a part time job on campus doing graphic designer working in programs like Illustrator and Photoshop, but also do graphic design for the band I’m in, and the band a friend i knew high school…

Upcycle Project Final Post

My aesthetic is something that I am defining as Chaotic. There is hardly order in the structure of what visually makes up this lampshade. What you see on the outside are pointed leaves of multicolored paper shrouding the light in a way that has no pattern. Light is able to peek through at random spots…

Upcycle Inspiration/Progress

I have been struggling a lot with coming up with what I will make for this project, or what I will use for it, and I think I have finally decided on making some sort of lamp out of different materials, and maybe trying to mess around with how they emit light to create part…