Throughout this semester, there have been two main projects that I have spent a majority of my time working on. For the first half of the semester, it was the upcycling project, where we used recycled material to create something with an interesting aesthetic. For my project, I created a fire pit out of cardboard.…

What was your aesthetic, and how well did you achieve it? For my final aesthetics project, I applied a 1990’s theme to a smart mirror. I was going for a sporadic and random vibe from this piece. The outside and inside edges of the triangle both fall on ellipses, so while it appears random there…

Design: The original design I covered in my critical design review was much bigger and much more complicated. I wanted a smaller mirror to fit in my bedroom, that I could easily move with once I leave Colorado. I also got rid of a lot of the edges and went with a simpler design with…

Laser Cutting I will first laser cut the mirror frame out of a large sheet of wood on the laser cutters in the Idea Forge. I will also cut out the back panel that will hold the panel in place. These will be complete by April 10th Mirror frame and back piece Mirror sourcing and cutting I will…

My aesthetic is related to the arts and crafts movement of the 20th century. The three images above are a great example of the types of design elements that I am trying to implement on my piece. The randomness of lines in my design is something that I see in a lot of these pieces.…

Inspiration My inspirations for this piece was to capture the 1990’s aesthetic of sharp-shaped corners and funky coloring and apply it to a futuristic concept; the smart mirror. My aesthetic will fall along the lines of “what would a smart mirror look like if it was created in 1994”. Being born in 1996, I grew…

Usability: The ultimate goal of this project is to create a product that I can use everyday and that functions as I design it to. While it it good to know that if I fail I will still have a functioning mirror, I would really like this to function properly. I want the mirror to…

For my aesthetics of design project, I would like to make a smart mirror with a “Jetsons” futuristic aesthetic applied to it. I would like to use a Raspberry Pi with a camera attachment built into the top of the mirror. I can display information in the bottom of the mirror and recognize my face…

My skill set relates mostly to my engineering background. As a Mechanical Engineer with a Computer Science minor, I have experience with milling, 3D printing, electronics, coding, laser cutting and modeling in SolidWorks. I work as a research assistant in a robotics lab, where I have refined my electronics and coding skills. I have a…

https://www.wayfair.com/outdoor/sb1/square-fire-pits-c215964-a144382~459808.html https://www.benrothdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/custom-fire-pit.jpg I got my inspiration from all the time I spent this summer around the fire with my friends, and my general affinity for fires. After looking at all the circular designs online, and realizing it would be impossible to print these shapes, I stumbled upon some square fire put designs that could easily…

We received shoe horn and Japanese motorcycles for our object and aesthetic. For this post, we will discuss how we designed our shoe horn with this aesthetic in mind and what our final product will look like We started by looking at how we could incorporate the motorcycle into our design more literally than figuratively.…

For my upcycle project, I am making a fire pit out of cardboard. I got my inspiration from all the time I spent this summer around the fire with my friends, and my general affinity for fires. After looking at all the circular designs online, and realizing it would be impossible to print these shapes,…

For my up-cycle project, I am making a fire pit out of cardboard. The idea is to laser cut pieces of cardboard and put them together such that they have some structural integrity while using little to no adhesives. Right now, the design is pretty basic, with no real artistic elements added onto of the…

There are two major manufacturers of aircraft since the 1950’s whose designs I will cover; Boeing and Airbus. Boeing was founded in 1916 in Seattle and started out making wooden frame aircraft. Airbus was founded in 1970 and is a major aerospace manufacturer in Europe. This post will focus on the design on airplanes starting…