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Main Project Plans

Main Project Aesthetics: Plans and Alternatives : Minimalist and Vintage Hourglass

Main Project Plans and Alternatives

Main Project Plans: Custom Ice Tools

Main Project Ideation and Alternatives

Double Pendulum Manufacturing Plan

Main Project Aesthetics: Plans and Alternatives. Sketch your project in two wildly different aesthetics than the one you are planning. What if….?

Sketch my project in the different aesthetics: Horror and Minimalism

Post 7: Two Alternative Designs

Puzzle Ship: Two Different Aesthetics

Main Project Aesthetic Alternative Designs

Main Project Aesthetics

Consideration of Alternative Aesthetics

An Exploration of Different Aesthetics for the Final Project

Alternative Aesthetics

Alternative Aesthetics: Art Deco and Industrialism

Main Project Aesthetics: Plans and Alternatives. Sketch your project in two wildly different aesthetics than the one you are planning. What if….?

Main Project Aesthetic : Matt Holleb

Main Project Alternative Designs – Art Deco and Victorian

Drawing Machine Aesthetics

Main Project Aesthetics: Plans and Alternatives // Heider Iacometti

Exploration of side panels

Main Project Aesthetics: Plans and Alternatives

Project Alternative Aesthetics: Minimalism and Space Age

Blog Post 7: Plans and Alternatives

Main Project Aesthetic

Main Project Aesthetics, Plans and Alternatives

Jewelry Box (Minimalism or Art Deco + Stained Glass)

Organic vs. Geometric Ornamentation

Hunter Maul – Project Plans and Alternatives

Ornamental vs Mid Century Modern

Main Project Idea and Aesthetics: Mechanically Actuated Buffalo Running

Project Plans and Alternative: Bathymetric Map

Beginning Arcade Design ideas

Escapement Plans and Alternatives

Alternative Final Project Designs

Main Project Aesthetic Plans and Alternatives.

Post 7: Plans & Alternatives

Post 7: Alternative Aesthetics

Consideration of Alternative Aesthetics

Main Project Aesthetics: Plans and Alternatives

Post 7: Main Project Aesthetics: Plans and Alternatives 2023

Post 7: Main Project Aesthetics: Plans and Alternatives. Sketch your project in two wildly different aesthetics than the one you are planning. What if….?

Main Project Plan and Alternative Aesthetics

Alternative Aesthetics – Interactive Chess Board

Main Project Plans and Alternatives

Main Project Aesthetics: Plans and Alternatives

Alternatives of Main Project Aesthetics

Exploring the Possibilities: Wildly Different Aesthetics for a Magical Heartbeat Tree

Main Project Plans and Alternatives

Unconventional Aesthetics for an Abstract Geometric Rock

Main Project Alternative Aesthetic

Main Project Aesthetics: Plans and Alternatives

Alternative Aesthetics – Puzzle Box

Main Project Aesthetics: Plans and Alternatives

Main Project Aesthetics Alternatives: Sci Fi Robot

Main Project Aesthetics: Plans and Alternatives

Aesthetics of Design by Jean Hertzberg and students is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0