Preston Marcoux

5 posts

Skill Set & Personal Aspirations

February 22, 2017

Skill Sets and Personal Aspirations 2017, Student Work, zy 2017

Over my career as an engineer I have picked up many skills that will benefit my team. I bring to the table a positive attitude and a driven motivation to succeed as a team. I have valuable communication skills, and I am able listen to other ideas and think outside the box. I will be…

Upcycle Final Report: Beer Bottles

February 12, 2017

Preston Marcoux

Student Work, Upcycle Final Report 2017, zy 2017

Inspiration: When I started to try and think of an upcycle project, the first thing that came to mind was to use items that are often found in my house. One of my roommates Peter, decided he wanted to build his own home brewing system several months ago. However, Peter never fully took on his…

Design Loop: Beer Bottles to Usable Glasses

February 8, 2017

Preston Marcoux

Design Loop Reality 2017, Student Work, zy 2017

For my upcycling process I am working on making reusable glasses and shot glasses from beer bottles. The design process that I have been in has been a circle. I started with an idea, and from the idea, I designed an aesthetic that I thought would be exciting for a beer bottle glass. Then after…

Upcycle Progress: Beer Bottles

February 1, 2017

Preston Marcoux

Student Work, Upcycle Progress 2017, zy 2017

As we continue to dive into aesthetics one fun upcycling project came to my mind. Over the past year, I have noticed that most of the recycling/waste that leaves my apartment is empty beer bottles. So for my upcycling project, I have decided that I would really like to incorporate beer bottles and make them…

Aesthetic Explorations: Juggling by Preston Marcoux

January 24, 2017

Preston Marcoux

Aesthetic Explorations 2017, Student Work, zy 2017

*** Note most of the videos below are long, I would advise scrolling through them briefly to get a general sense of the juggling patterns displayed in the videos ** While in class, I was amazed by the extreme differences in aesthetics of the popularized dance seen around the world, compared to the far less popular swing…