Garrett Miller – Aesthetics of Design

Garrett Miller

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Final Report Part 1

April 24, 2024

Garrett Miller

02024, Post 11 - 2024 Final Report Part 1 – What

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For my main project I decided on making a camping table to attach to the back of my car. It took me some time to decide on doing this, and I went through a mind map of topics I’m interested in to plan something for my main project. One major topic I wanted to cover…

Camping Table – Specifications, Constraints

April 8, 2024

Garrett Miller

Post 9 - 2024 Top 5 Specifications, Top 5 Constraints, Student Work

For my final project I am building a camping table to put in the back of my car. I am a fan of camping out of my car, and I would love to have something that I can put things to cook on when I want to. I would also love it if it’s something…

Design Preview Report: Western Camping Table

March 13, 2024

Garrett Miller

02024, Post 8 - 2024 Design Preview Report

Idea For my final design I am planning on building a foldable table that I can attach to the back of my car for camping or any other outdoor event I would want a table at: tailgates, festivals, etc. When I first got my car, a Toyota Forerunner, one of the options available had a…

Main Project Aesthetics: Plans and Alternatives, Western

March 6, 2024

Garrett Miller

02024, Post 7 - 2024 Main Project Aesthetics: Plans and Alternatives

For my main project I am planning on building a folding table that I can attach to my car for camping, tailgating, or any possible event. I want to make it very functional, because I want to have something that I can be proud of and use for years to come. The plan so far…

Main Project Plans and Inspiration

March 1, 2024

Garrett Miller

02024, Post 6 - 2024 Main Project plans and inspirations, Student Work

I am not sure what I want to do for my final project idea. I have been thinking for a week now and can not come to any final solution. I want something that turns out aesthetically interesting, but that is functional and I will use a lot, because otherwise I do not know why…

Upcycle Project – Cigar Box Mandolin

February 21, 2024

Garrett Miller

02024, Post 5 - 2024 Upcycle Design Report

For my upcycle project I decided on building an instrument out of a cigar box and other miscellaneous. I got the idea because years ago I saw a booth at a flea market with a guy named Rich selling these small slide guitars made with a cigar box for a body. I thought they were…

Opposite Upcycle Aesthetic – Suburbia

February 14, 2024

Garrett Miller

02024, Post 4 - 2024 Opposite Aesthetic, Student Work

For my upcycle aesthetic I am embody the vibrant culture of New Orleans and the rural do it yourself aesthetic of the Louisiana bayou. I want to make my project include the vibrant styles of New Orleans by including beautiful symbols such as the Fleur de Lis on my guitar body, and embellishing the homemade…

Upcycle Project Progress

February 8, 2024

Garrett Miller

02024, Post 3 - 2024 Upcycle Progress

I am making some good progress on my upcycle project. I have just about finalized my design the guitar in terms of construction, opting to use f holes to provide some acoustics, and I am planning on putting in a piezo acoustic pick up which I will be ordering this weekend. I ordered a cigar…

My Upcycle Aesthetic – Creole and Cajun

January 31, 2024

Garrett Miller

02024, Post 2 - 2024 What is your Upcycling project aesthetic and why?

For my upcycle project I am planning on building a mini guitar out of random wood parts. Years ago I saw a booth at a flea market with a guy selling these small guitars made with a cigar box for a body. I have always wanted to make one of these and saw this project…

Aesthetics Exploration: Brutalism

January 24, 2024

Garrett Miller

Post 1 - 2024 Aesthetic Explorations, Student Work

Fig 1: CU Boulder Engineering Center, Extremely Brutalist. Photo from the CU Boulder Website Brutalism is a aesthetic defined by functionality, a form of architecture that shows the raw materials of construction. Brutalist is defined by exposed construction materials, unusually shaped buildings and monochromatic colors. Many of the monumental concrete structures seen all over the…