Victoria Rios

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Final Project

May 3, 2020

Student Work, Upcycle Final Report 2020, zw 2020

My Final Project blog post is actually on my personal blog and here is the link: https://victoriarios.myportfolio.com/aesthetics-of-design-final-project

Design Review: Part 2

April 6, 2020

Victoria Rios

Design Review 2020 Part 2: Timeline and Logistics, Student Work

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Design Review: Part 1

March 11, 2020

Victoria Rios

Design Review 2020 Part 1: Detailed Plans, Student Work, zw 2020

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Top 5 Constraints

March 4, 2020

Victoria Rios

Student Work, Top 5 Constraints 2020, zw 2020

My Top 5 constraints for the main project go as follows: Know How- I am limited by my knowledge and experience with Arduino and building circuits. For my project I plan on using an Arduino to control neopixel strips that are located all over the jacket in the shape of hearts. The neopixels will pulse…

Upcycle Project: Final Report

February 13, 2020

Victoria Rios

Student Work, Upcycle Final Report 2020, zw 2020

My initial idea was to do something along the lines of up-cycled fashion however I did not know exactly what I wanted to do whether it be a hat, a purse, a dress or pants, etc. I decided to go out to a thrift store to get some ideas. Thrifting is a favorite hobby of…

Upcycle Progress: Upcycled Jacket

February 5, 2020

Victoria Rios

Student Work, Upcycle Progress 2020, zw 2020

2020, aesthetics, art, Upcycle, Upcycle Project, upcycling

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At first I had no idea what I wanted to do for my up-cycle project, however I love clothes and I really want to get into making wearable technology because that is the future. I realized that I could not make wearables because I didn’t know how to build circuits (now I do!). So I…

Upcycle Inspiration: Upcycled Fashion

February 2, 2020

Victoria Rios

Student Work, Upcycle Inspiration 2020, zw 2020

aesthetics, progress, Upcycle, Upcycle Project, upcycling

The inspiration for my up-cycle project is up-cycled fashion which has gained popularity in the fashion industry. The fashion industry is notorious for being wasteful and unsustainable. Fast fashion is a term used for the process of creating cheap trendy clothes and and distributing them quickly so they are readily available to consumers. Fast fashion…

Aesthetic Exploration: Kitsch

January 24, 2020

Victoria Rios

Aesthetic Explorations 2020, Main Project Aesthetic 2020: plans and alternatives, zw 2020

Aesthetic Explorations, aesthetics, art, kitsch

Kitsch is the German word for trash and is often used to describe cheap, meaningless forms of pop culture/commercial culture. Kitsch, also known as cheesiness or tackiness, and appeals to popular or uncultivated taste because the forms are often garish or overly sentimental, simply…