Background For my final project, I decided to create a tabletop water fountain. I was mainly inspired by minimal and modern architectural aesthetics in creating this design. This aesthetic is mainly characterized by geometry, sleek lines, monochromatic colors, and refined materials. I have always liked this aesthetic and found it to be very fitting for…

Progress For my final project, I decided to create a tabletop water fountain. I was mainly inspired by minimal and modern architectural aesthetics in creating this design. This aesthetic is mainly characterized by geometry, sleek lines, monochromatic colors, and refined materials. I have always liked this aesthetic and found it to be very fitting for…

Progress I have completed the 3D model for my design. It ended up looking quite different from what I had originally planned. As I was designing it, I headed toward a different aesthetic direction.     Final Design Model The final design ende dup having a more industrial look to it than what I originally…

(AI-generated imagery) Background  The design I decided to go with is a Minimalist/Contemporary miniature tabletop water fountain. I was mainly inspired by minimalist architecture and interior design aesthetics when creating this design. The aesthetic I was going for is characterized by minimalism, a light color palette, geometric shapes, sleek lines, and modern design. Design Goals…

Top 5 Specifications: I want my design to be able to display a certain feeling to the viewer through its aesthetics To be a simple design yet have a great amount of detail For the aesthetic to be easily identifiable Not to exceed the 150$ limit To be fully functional and professional looking Top 5…

Project Plans and Alternatives I finally reduced my main project ideas to two distinct possible designs. The first is a Japanese aesthetic wind chime, and the second is a minimalist/organic tabletop water fountain. I really enjoy Japanese aesthetics as a whole and am still unsure on which distinct aesthetic I will choose for the wind…

Thinking of my personal aesthetic I have always sought my appearance to match my simplistic and minimalistic personality. In regards to clothing, I have always leaned towards natural tones and a style that seems minimalistic yet focuses on the smaller details. Although I disagree with his personal opinions,  One of my favorite fashion designers is…

Virgil Abloh was an American designer, architect, and artist. He is most famously known for his fashion design endeavors in his fashion brand Off-White, and his role as the creative director of Louis Vuitton. He was born in Illinois in 1980. He studied Civil Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Architecture at the Illinois…

For my upcycling project, I chose to design a replica of a familiar place on a snowy night to depict the After Hours aesthetic. The place I chose to design is a bus stop in Boulder that I have been to on many late snowy nights. I have also started gathering the materials that I…