Summing up 2019 – Jae Lee

Interesting and exciting, but it was during engineering senior year. I had fun doing this class within the extreme schedule so I think I couldn’t show off my full potential during the final project, but I am satisfied with other projects. It was a great experience to think about aesthetics itself because we usually don’t…

Main Project Part 2 – Disco Ball

As a mechanical engineering student, I wanted to make something that has a mechanical aspect for my main project. Moving light that cast shadow. But, I didn’t consider the gear ratio which made my project spins so slow and lumen of the light bulb. If I do something differently, I would choose a totally different…

Disco Light – Final Project Report Part 1

My main goal of this project is to make disco light that cast a good shadow. I purchased an acrylic cube as a base, an acrylic cylinder to put light color filter around the light, and all other electrical parts. Acrylic Cube: $26.99 Acrylic Dome: $16.98 Acrylic Cylinder: $11.99 12 Volt Battery: $3.42 Battery case:…

Jae’s Main Project Final Stretch!

I got all the materials! The light bulb is shiny, and the motor spins alright! I laser-cut the acrylic parts, and those came out pretty good except I am worried about the gap between cylinder and motor because it is too tight. Hopefully, there is enough space between the motor shaft and cylinder to put…

Jae’s Construction Timeline

I made some major change for my project. I realized that there is 12 Volts light bulb so I decided to have separate power sources for the light bulb and the motor. Therefore, I will connect the light bulb to the standard 110V house electrical outlet and the motor to the 12V battery. For the…

Jae’s Current vs 20th century

My chosen final design aesthetic is disco(nightclub). Nightclub scene in the 20th century is pretty insane because they were experiencing blossom of capitalism while being uneducated. Money, drug, freedom, and individualism gave people the courage to express themselves more unique and cooler as much as they can. 80shttps://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/13/us/the-starck-club-documents-rise-and-fall-of-dallas-nightclub.html 90shttps://www.buzzfeed.com/gabrielsanchez/30-photos-that-show-just-how-insane-the-90s-club-scene-reall 90shttps://allthatsinteresting.com/90s-raves#1 Current Nightclub Scenehttps://electronic.vegas/ces-week-vegas-edm-event-calendar/ While comparing…

Jae’s Design Review

I am basically making a rotating disco light. I will put colorful cellophane papers on the side of the cylinder while it depicts dancing movements on the wall. The upper dome will have a black painted aluminum sheet with holes and words inscribed that shines the ceiling with the clear white light. My biggest challenge…

Jae’s Top 5 constraints

BudgetManufacturing timeAesthetic: Environment brings womenMy emotionElectrical circuit I am living off of a really tight budget in general because our family is having economic difficulty so I will try to use free or cheapest resources as much as possible. I need LED projector lights, cellophane papers, a spinning base, black paper. Since I am under…

Jae’s Main Project Inspiration

Personally, I think the final form of the aesthetic is seduction. People say art is all about seduction. I disagree that it is not solely that but it does one of the biggest parts of aesthetic and human life. Where is the mecca of the seduction? Party, nightclub, Discoteca, lounge, or etc. You name it.…

Jae’s Skill sets and personal aspirations

I think I copied one’s drawing, but I don’t remember.Please leave a comment if you know. My mother was an art teacher. so I have some basic drawing skills and love to create things. However, I never took art seriously and forgot about it since high school art elective class(drawing to get a grade). During…

Upcycle Final Report

I recommend to read this after my presentation if you are watching my presentation. I made my kitchen glove that can avoid injury and mainly odor from garlic or chili. Also, the oil from spicy vegetables can hurt your eyes if you touch your eyes. If you are a home cook and wear contact lenses,…

Aesthetic Exploration: ASAP Rocky

https://www.complex.com/music/2019/01/asap-rocky-janelle-monae-single ASAP Rocky is a person who is hip-hop artist. He grew up in Harlem named after the one of the greatest rappers Rakim. As his family is hip-hop lover, he has built his talent since a toddler. However, his financial situation was not so good that his family were vulnerable within the environment of…