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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
A/V music tech
Furniture
Mirror
Pet Accessory
Product Design
Sculpture
Wall art
Other
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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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
Post 5: Julius Bluthner
Gordon Murray
Blog Post 5: What designer do you admire?
Admired Designer: Calvin Klein
Wes Anderson
Marc Lichte: Reshaping the Future of Automotive Design with Progressive Luxury
Admiring Alan Dye’s Design Philosophy and his Impact on the Apple Watch
What Designer Do You Admire? – Kenichiro Ashida
Massimo Tamburini – The Michaelangelo man of motorcycle design
Designer I admire – Hidetaka Miyazaki
What designer do you admire – IKEA
Štefan Leonard Kostelničak
James Dyson
Designer I Admire: Cody Borst
Georg Luger, an admirable design
The Monsters of Guillermo Del Toro
Adrian Newey
“From Failure to Success: The Inspiring Story of Sir James Dyson”
Mathis Cosson
Blog Post 5: Gianna Versace
Designer I Admire: Tyler The Creator
Frank Gehry – Architecture Counterculture
Ferdinand Alexander Porsche
Virgil Abloh – A Designer I Admire
Roxy Lo- A Designer I Admire
Poul Kjaerholm
Frank Lloyd Wright
Clarence “Kelly” Johnson
Javier Senosiain – A Designer I Admire
Admired Designer – Frank Gehry
Calvin Klein
Kelly Johnson – Architect of the Air
Admired Designer – Jeremy Fish
Storm Thorgerson – Designer Admiration
Designer You Admire – DIY Perks// Heider Iacometti
Christian Von Koenigsegg : Designer Admiration
Designer I Admire – Alister Mackenzie
What Designer Do You Admire?
Designer Who I Admire: Jason Wu
Giovanni Battista Caproni
Jacob Alexander, A Designer I Admire
Marc Newsom – Designer I Admire
Steve Jobs as a Designer
Blog Post 5: Yves Saint Laurent
Designer I admire – Antoni Gaudí
Post 5: Antoni Gaudi
Designer I Admire- Edson Sabajo & Guillaume ‘Gee’ Schmidt (Patta)
Admired Designer – Jony Ive
Designer: Yves Saint Laurent
James Dyson
Cliffe Tan and Feng Shui
Designer I Admire – Virgil Abloh
What Designer Do you Admire?
Designer Louise Fili
Admired Designer: Jay Nelson
Favorite Artistic Designer – Hayao Miyazaki
Charles and Ray Eames: Designers I Admire
Hiroki Nakamura and His Brand That was Built to Last
Admired Designer: John Moses Browning
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