Josh Calugay

8 posts

Top 5 Specifications and Constraints

March 24, 2023

Josh Calugay

Student Work

For my project, my main idea is to create an interactive art installation to be display in our classroom. If I can’t present it in-person, it can still work as a web app. Here are my top 5 specifications: 1. I want my project to be at least somewhat immersive. When people talk about immersion,…

Main Project Plans and Alternatives

March 17, 2023

Josh Calugay

Post 7: Main Project Aesthetics: Plans and Alternatives 2023

Scroll through the pictures with your mouse to see the different ideas I have For my main project, I plan on making a creative coding art installation for the class; if any of y’all had taken Creative Code, then you might be familiar with this sort of thing. I plan on using a webcam to…

Personal Aesthetic and Main Project Plans

March 10, 2023

Josh Calugay

Post 6: Main Project plans and inspirations 2023, Student Work

When I think about my personal aesthetic, I think of the way that I dress. I’d like to think that I dress pretty nicely; and I’ve had friends compliment my style, even if I’m just wearing Adidas track pants and a simple hoodie. To summarize, they say that there’s a certain air of coolness, and…

What Designer Do You Admire? – Kenichiro Ashida

March 3, 2023

Josh Calugay

Post 5: What designer do you admire? 2023, Student Work

Honestly, I don’t think about who designs a lot of what we see today; cars, buildings, phones, etc.; and I think it’s because there aren’t too many unique designs nowadays. But every now and then, there is a design or two that stands out to me. Another “but”, but there is one company that does…

Upcycling Cardboard Into a Lantern Cover

February 22, 2023

Josh Calugay

2023, Post 4: Upcycle Design Report 2023

For my upcycling project, I decided that I wanted to create a floor lantern. However, as I worked on it, I had to make a couple of changes here and there; and this is normal, I believe. Sometimes, things don’t work out as you work on something, and you have to change it up a…

Upcycle Project Update – Lantern Pattern

February 15, 2023

Josh Calugay

2023, Post 3: Upcycle progress report 2023

For my lantern design, the four faces will have the design shown below. I made the design in Clip Studio Paint. Normally, I’d just laser cut the cardboard, but it’ll be difficult for me to travel all the way to Boulder, and I don’t have access to a laser cutter where I live, so I’m…

Upcycling Project – Cardboard Lantern

February 9, 2023

Josh Calugay

2023, Post 2: What is your Upcycling project aesthetic and why? 2023, Student Work

In recent years, I’ve been really into Japanese culture and art, so I’m going to base my aesthetic for this project on the Ma aesthetic (see this post). I think I really want to make a collage of some sort that features different handmadekatagami stencils. Part of the Ma aesthetic is the rustic, handmade feel…

Aesthetics Exploration – Ma（間）

February 1, 2023

Josh Calugay

Post 1: Aesthetic Explorations 2023, Student Work

Ma is a Japanese word that means a space or an interval in time[1]. It’s a common word used in everyday speech, but when talking about aesthetics, it has been used to describe “the partiality in Japanese design for empty spaces, vagueness, abstraction, asymmetrical balance, and irregularity.” [2] It can also be used as an…