Daniel Straub

15 posts

Final Project Part 2: Desktop Vortex Waterfall

April 20, 2020

Final Project Part 2 2020, Student Work

Final Project Report Part 2: Vortex Waterfall CAD rendering of the device with the red LEDs on Introduction As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded, I decided to re-scope my project. Instead of manufacturing anything, I decided to use the past few weeks to really focus on the design and create renderings and an animation of the…

Final Project Part 1 2020: Desktop Vortex Waterfall

April 15, 2020

Daniel Straub

Final Project Part 1 2020

Final Project Report Part 1: Vortex Waterfall CAD rendering of the device with the red LEDs on Introduction As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded, I decided to re-scope my project. Instead of manufacturing anything, I decided to use the past few weeks to really focus on the design and create renderings and an animation of the…

Construction Update 2020: Desktop Waterfall

April 12, 2020

Daniel Straub

Main Project Construction Update 2020

Construction Update As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded, I decided to re-scope my project. Instead of manufacturing anything, I am using this time to really focus on the design and create renderings and an animation of the device. I have also pivoted my idea. Previously, I was going to build a water clock: water would drip…

Aesthetic Roots 2020: Minimalism/Modernism and Apple

April 4, 2020

Daniel Straub

Your Aesthetic Roots 2020

Minimalism/Modernism and Apple Minimalism started in the 1960s in New York City. It started as a break from Action paint out of the Abstract Expressionism movement. The minimalism movement was to make the art about itself and not have anything too personal. So, minimalism used simplistic designs and eliminated any extra visuals; the art was…

Favorite Youtube Design Video 2020: Survival Builder

March 24, 2020

Daniel Straub

Favorite Youtube design/build videos 2020

Video Description I first found these videos on social media and found them to be fascinating and addicting to watch. These two guys (plus a cameraman) from Cambodia design and build anything from two story houses with swimming pools to temples with water slides all using ancient techniques and organic materials such as bamboo, leaves…

Design Review 2020 Part Two: Timeline and Logistics

March 15, 2020

Daniel Straub

Design Review 2020 Part 2: Timeline and Logistics

Water Clock: Design Review Part Two Introduction The aesthetic I am going for Update as of 3/15/2020: Due to the recent closure of the University and other circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, I will be descoping the project. Without the campus resources, I would not be able to laser cut the material, build the…

Design Review 2020 Part 1: Water Clock

March 7, 2020

Daniel Straub

Design Review 2020 Part 1: Detailed Plans

Water Clock Introduction The aesthetic I am going for For this project, I will be developing a clock/timer that is controlled by droplets of water. The idea here is to incorporate water and electronics and invoke that sense of uneasiness, yet also provide the calmness of falling water. The device will consist of a white or…

Main Project 2020: Top 5 Constraints on Water Clock

March 2, 2020

Daniel Straub

Top 5 Constraints 2020

Figure 1: The design aesthetic I am going for Constraint 1: Design Aesthetic I have decided that I will be targeting Apple’s minimalist design aesthetic using white colors with sleek transitions and curvy lines. Everything in their products are customized for the specific applications and Apple even designs innovative manufacturing processes to facilitate the fabrication…

Main Project Aesthetics 2020: Water Clock

February 25, 2020

Daniel Straub

Main Project Aesthetic 2020: plans and alternatives, Student Work

For my main project, I will be developing an analog or digital clock using an Arduino and some kind of sensor feedback. Either the water will be pumped to a certain height and dropped on the sensor, ticking the clock on the Arduino and displaying the time on an LCD. I am also thinking about…

Main Project Inspirations 2020: Water Clock

February 17, 2020

Daniel Straub

Main Project Inspirations 2020

For my Main Project in this class, I would like to incorporate water and electronics in some way. I have been thinking about using a pump to continuously and uniformly drip water on some lever or sensor. From the feedback of the sensor, a clock will tick, and an LCD screen can display the time.…

Upcycle Final Report 2020

February 10, 2020

Daniel Straub

Upcycle Final Report 2020

Introduction In the Aesthetics of Design class here at CU Boulder, our first project is to design something with a specific aesthetic using only upcycled materials such as cardboard, scrap wood, scrap plastic, etc. When I first started this project, I wanted to make something small (something I could carry) and also something I would use…

Upcycle Project 2020: Initial Progress

February 3, 2020

Daniel Straub

Upcycle Progress 2020

When I started brainstorming on aesthetics and concepts for this project, I had a few ideas come to mind. Namely, I thought of using wine corks to create a koozie, broom bristles and rubber bands to make a pencil holder, a wine rack made from old cans, and plastic spoons and plastic bottles to make…

Design Game: Harley Davidson + Snowblower

February 3, 2020

Daniel Straub

Student Work

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In class, we selected an aesthetic and an object from a hat. As a team, we brainstormed ways to combine the two. Team: Danny Straub, Sarthak Bal, Will Tse, and Max Armstrong Our team drew the Harley Davidson aesthetic and a Snowblower as the object. We thought this was a good pair because they both have…

Upcycle Inspiration 2020

January 27, 2020

Daniel Straub

Upcycle Inspiration 2020

For the past couple weeks, I have been struggling to find something to build for the Upcycle project. I have had tons of materials come to mind, but not a lot of applications. After scouring through the internet, I have found a couple ideas that have inspired me. My favorites as of now are the…

Aesthetic Exploration 2020: Steve Jobs and Apple

January 18, 2020

Daniel Straub

Aesthetic Explorations 2020, Student Work

It is possible that this post will be divisive in some way. The majority of my peers in engineering shun Apple computers either because of the price, the “weak” computer specs, or the inability to run certain softwares. Regardless, the aesthetic of Apple and the careful consideration put into its products is a big reason…