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Post 01 2025: Aesthetic Explorations
Post 2- 2025 : What is your Upcycling project? What is the aesthetic and why?
Post 3 – 2025 : Upcycle Progress
Post 4- 2025 : Opposite Upcycle Aesthetic
Post 5 – 2025: Upcycle Design Report
Post 6 – 2025 : Main Project Plans and Inspirations
Post 7 – 2025 : Main Project Aesthetics: Plans and Alternatives.
Post 8 – 2025 : Design Preview Report
Post 9 – 2025 : Top 5 specifications, top 5 constraints
Post 10 – 2025 : Progress
Post 11 – 2025 : Final Report Part 1
Post 12 – 2025 : Main Project Final Report Part 2
Post 13 – 2025 : Portfolio
Older Student Work
Light fixture
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Mirror
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2024
Post 1: Aesthetics Exploration
Post 2: What is your upcycling aesthetic and why?
Post 3: Upcycle progress
Post 4: Opposite Upcycle Aesthetic
Post 5: Upcycle Design Report
Post 6: Main project plans and inspiration
Post 7 2024: Main Project Aesthetics – Plans and Alternatives
Post 8 2024: Design Preview Report
Post 9 2024: : Top 5 specifications, top 5 constraints
Post 10 2024: Progress Since Design Preview
Post 11 2024 Final Report Part 1: What and Why
Post 12 2024: How and What Next?
Post 13 2024: Portfolio
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2018
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2016
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Current Course (2025)
Schedule 2025
Final Specs 2025
Design Preview Specs 2025
Blog and Blog Comment/Critique Policies
Presentation Critiques
Pod and Critique Facilitator Responsibilities
Sources for materials
Student Resources
Zotero Library Access
Designers and fun links
Syllabus
Initial Assignments 2025
Design constraints
Meridith’s Top Five Constraints
Alcohol Stove: Primary Constraints
Joe Yoshimura’s Constraints
Anfal’s top five constrains
Jake’s Top Five Constraints
Matt’s Constraints
Rankin Top 5 Constraints
Yusen’s top five constraint
Bladeless Fan 5 Constraints
Brendan’s top 5 constraints
Shen’s top 5 constraints
Locket Constraints
Nixie Clock | Top 5 Constraints
Personal Tattoo Machine
Personal Tattoo Machine – Top 5 Constraints
Marble Music Machine
Timeline
Brendan’s Project timeline
Project and Schedule Udpate
Mechanical Buffalo Update
Sami’s Schedule and Progress Update
Progress
Project Update 3/16 | Peter
Infinity Mirror Clock project update 1
Anfal’s project progress
Project UPDATE: Glass Writing Boards – March 16th
The Illusionist Locket – CAD
Design and Fabrication Timeline
LED Orb Update 1
Lazy Susan Kitchen Device (LSKD) Update 3/16/2016
Project Update: Lugged Carbon Frame
Cafe Racer Update
Project Update – Immersion Wheel
Barn Door Update
Backlight Panorama Progress (Week of 3/14/16)
Macro Music Box Update 3/16
Wine Knife Progress
Badran: Sand Picture 16th of March Update
Mechanical Clock – Update 3/16
Mechanical Jewelry Project Update
Rena Project Updates
Useless Box Progress (Design Fabrication Timeline)
Desktop Radial Engine Updates
MIDI Drum Pad – Update 3/16/16
Longboard progress
Alcohol Stove Update 3/16/16
Desk Garden Update 3/17
Nick’s Timeline Update
Brittany Warly project update
99% Invisible – A Podcast About Design
Personal Tattoo Machine – Project Progress
Bladeless Fan Progress
Infinity mirror project progress
Progress Report March 17
Progress Update
Immersion Wheel Progress Update
WIP Part 1: Cutting and Assembly
Pre Spring Break Progress
3D Printer Progress
Rankin Progress Update
Rear view mirror update 3/28
Carbon Fiber Longboard Progress (3/28)
Speaker Guitar Progress
Nixie Clock | 3/16 Progress Report
Design game
3/28/16 The Aesthetic Movement: Bar & Stool
In Class Aesthetics Game – 3/28/16
Update 3/30/2016 Lazy Susan Kitchen Device (LSKD)
3/28/2016 Aesthetics Game: Arts & Crafts Scissors
update
Ferrofluid Sculpture Update
Aesthetics Game:Constructivism and soda/beer drinking hat
3/30 Pearl’s Progress Report
Mechanical Buffalo Progress 3-30-16
Aesthetics Game – Art Deco Kaiju
Meridith’s Update – 3/30/16
3-30-update
Fiber-Optic Jellyfish Update
Infinity Mirror-Clock update
Aesthetics Game – International Style Umbrella
Aesthetics Game – International Style Umbrella
Aesthetics Game – Men’s Winter Coat/Organic Design (1930-1960)
Sami’s Project Update 3/30
Ferrofluid Sculpture: Top 5 Design Constraints
Aesthetics Game
Project Update: Glass Writing Boards – March 29
Aesthetics Game – International Style Umbrella
Aesthetics Game: Ben, Brandon and Aly
Bike Frame Influences
Mechanical Clock – Project Progress & Aesthetic Changes
Aesthetics Game: Chad Alvarez and Laura Bonney
Aesthetics Game – 3/28 | Peter
Aesthetic Movement Game: International Umbrella 3/28
Aesthetics Game 3/28 Gardner Nichols
Aesthetics Game from March 7th – Jellyfish/Recliner Chair
Immersion Wheel – Aesthetic Timeline Context
Longboard design movements + march 30th update
20th Century Aesthetics Game (Bollendonk, Gehring, O’neill)
Speaker Guitar Update
Project Update 3/30/16: Backlight Panorama
Wind Chimes Update + Aesthetics Game
20th Century Influence
Swing bike inspiration and progress
Progress (sort of)
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