Luke Collier

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Cube Flipbook

May 8, 2019

Luke Collier

Student Work, zx 2019

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Luke Collier Summing Up Aesthetics

May 8, 2019

Luke Collier

Student Work, Summing Up 2019

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Boy, what a ride it has been! I enjoyed learning about the different aesthetic movements in class. I developed the vocabulary for describing the aesthetics, both in class and in the Movie Nights that were curated by Tyler. To me, the most memorable thing that Dr. Hertzberg told us in class is that art is…

SuperLounge Interactive Musical Chair: The WHY and WHAT NEXT?

May 4, 2019

Luke Collier

Main Project Report 2019 Part 2

I will post about: Why and What Next? Reflect on the semester. When I first came in to the Aesthetics of Design class, I thought it would just be about making an art project in a semi-collaborative setting. For an engineer with a taste for art, that’s enough to get me excited. But there was…

SuperLounge Interactive Musical Chair: What and How

April 22, 2019

Luke Collier

Main Project Report 2019 Part 1

Monks sit to meditate. Families sit at the dining table for a nice meal. Bros sit on the couch to play videogames. Students sit at desks to learn. Now you can sit – just sit – to play music. The Superlounge Interactive Musical Chair is an exploration into the creative potential of sitting. We use…

Instrumental Chair Final Progress

April 10, 2019

Luke Collier

Main Project Final Stretch Progress 2019

I have disassembled the chair and have gotten the materials for the upholstery. I’m really excited to update the aesthetic of the upholstery. Joann Fabrics had some really good deals on foam through the app. I found an old amp for free that I will take out of its frame and use for the speakers.…

Magic Chair Construction Timeline

April 6, 2019

Luke Collier

Construction Timeline 2019

The timeline for my Super Lounge Musical Chair is a tight one, but day by day, I have honed in on my ideas for what it shall be. I have narrowed down a chair that was donated for free. It has a bit of an arts-and-crafts aesthetic, but it is much rounder than the traditional…

Aesthetics Game 2

March 30, 2019

Luke Collier

Aesthetics Game 2019

The Friday before Spring Break, we played the Aesthetics Game again, where we drew common objects casted into different aesthetics. My neighbor Andres and I came up with designs for speakers with a Deustcher Werkbund aesthetic. This aesthetic comes from a German association of the same name. Deutscher Werkbund aimed to bring industrialists, architects, and…

Design Movements of the Interactive Chair

March 21, 2019

Luke Collier

Current vs 20th century design movements 2019

This is the perfect post to really explore what my aesthetic will be. In my last post, I mentioned that I wish to mix the Grunge aesthetic with the Arts and Crafts aesthetic. These are wildly different schemes. The Grunge aesthetic appears below: Grunge aesthetic chair After learning more about aesthetic movements, I think what…

Design Review: Sonic Chair

March 14, 2019

Luke Collier

Design Review Report 2019

My design is a Sonic Interactive lounge-style chair. I am considering adding themes of an arts-and-crafts style futon with a grunge aesthetic on the base. Rudimentary Sketch for the product Below are some other ideas I was floating around. The reason I chose the one above is that I could picture in my head how…

Top 5 Constraints: Sonic Chair

March 14, 2019

Luke Collier

Top 5 constraints 2019

My top 5 constraints for my chair design will be: Size and Weight: I need to make sure the chair is easily portable around the Engineering Center and easy to set up. This is primarily for being able to show it in class. I may consider adding wheels to it, or potentially start with a…

Interactive Sonic Chair: Final Project Inspirations

February 28, 2019

Luke Collier

Main project inspirations 2019

My project revolves around the ability to interact with something you sit on, however this is a function and not an aesthetic. Instead, I would like this function to enhance the aesthetic that I would be trying to convey. I just got a hold of Prof. Hertzberg’s 1000 Chairs book by Fiell; it’s rather inspirational…

Skillsets and Personal Aspirations: Luke Collier

February 20, 2019

Luke Collier

Skill sets and personal aspirations 2019

Hello! From my perspective, math, engineering, and art could not be more inseparable. Ever since I was a child, I have gotten involved with art installations, primarily in Zometool (Denver Art Museum), but my dad introduced me to woodshop tools as well. I have a CSWP in SolidWorks and proficient experience in Blender3D and Gimp…

Upcycle Final Report: Speakers

February 15, 2019

Luke Collier

Upcycle final report 2019

Inspiration: After making a three-dimensional pattern of lids, I had cemented an image of a sort-of chandelier of repeated circles. In addition, Prof. Hertzberg and I will be putting on a demo of Dancing Oobleck. We will use an industry-standard shaker table for the final demonstration, but it got me thinking about if I have…

Upcycle Inspirations: Malignant Speakers

February 6, 2019

Luke Collier

Upcycle Inspirations 2019

After making a pattern of lids last week, I had cemented an image of a sort -of chandelier of repeated circles. Prof. Hertzberg and I have been preparing for an educational demo of flow visualization for the Expanding Your Horizons event, tailored to creative preteens. This will be the second time that I put on…

Upcycle Progress: Patterns of Circles

January 31, 2019

Luke Collier

Upcycle progress 2019

I was considering repetitious use of circular designs in my sketches. Also there is a possibility of using the bottoms of the water bottles as flowers. I had envisioned an upcycling project that would use either water bottles or these 3-inch dia. lids in repetition to make a sculpture. There’s a caveat when it comes…

Aesthetic Exploration: Glitch

January 23, 2019

Luke Collier

Aesthetic Explorations 2019

An aesthetic that I have fallen in love with is the Glitch Aesthetic. Glitch, in a sense, aims to reveal and enhance the beauty in mistakes that would otherwise appear messy and unwanted. It really took off in the mid-to-late 20th century. Malfunctions in technology that would otherwise be undesired are taken advantage of in…