Home
Current Semester Posts
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
2023
Post 1 – 2023
Post 2 – 2023
Post 3 – 2023
Post 4 – 2023
Post 5 – 2023
Post 6 – 2023
Post 7 – 2023
Post 8 – 2023
Post 9 – 2023
Post 10 – 2023
Post 11 – 2023
Post 12 – 2023
Post 13 – 2023
2022
Post 1 – 2022
Post 2 – 2022
Post 3 – 2022
Post 4 – 2022
Post 5 – 2022
Post 6 – 2022
Post 7 – 2022
Post 8 – 2022
Post 9 – 2022
Post 10 – 2022
Post 11 – 2022
Post 12 – 2022
Post 13 – 2022
2021
Post 1 – 2021
Post 2 – 2021
Post 3 – 2021
Post 4 – 2021
Post 5 – 2021
Post 6 – 2021
Post 7 – 2021
Post 8 – 2021
Post 9 – 2021
Post 10 – 2021
Post 11 – 2021
Post 12 – 2021
Post 13 – 2021
2020
Post 1 – 2020
Post 2 – 2020
Post 3 – 2020
Post 4 – 2020
Post 5 – 2020
Post 6 – 2020
Post 7 – 2020
Post 8 – 2020
Post 9 – 2020
Post 10 – 2020
Post 11 – 2020
Post 12 – 2020
Post 13 – 2020
2019
Post 1 – 2019
Post 2 – 2019
Post 3 – 2019
Post 4 – 2019
Post 5 – 2019
Post 6 – 2019
Post 7 – 2019
Post 8 – 2019
Post 9 – 2019
Post 10 – 2019
Post 11 – 2019
Post 12 – 2019
Post 13 – 2019
2018
Post 1 – 2018
Post 2 – 2018
Post 3 – 2018
Post 4 – 2018
Post 5 – 2018
Post 6 – 2018
Post 7 – 2018
Post 8 – 2018
Post 9 – 2018
Post 10 – 2018
Post 11 – 2018
Post 12 – 2018
Post 13 – 2018
2017
Post 1 – 2017
Post 2 – 2017
Post 3 – 2017
Post 4 – 2017
Post 5 – 2017
Post 6 – 2017
Post 7 – 2017
Post 8 – 2017
Post 9 – 2017
Post 10 – 2017
Post 11 – 2017
Post 12 – 2017
Post 13 – 2017
2016
Post 1 – 2016
Post 2 – 2016
Post 3 – 2016
Post 4 – 2016
Post 5 – 2016
Post 6 – 2016
Post 7 – 2016
Post 8 – 2016
Post 9 – 2016
Post 10 – 2016
Post 11 – 2016
Post 12 – 2016
Post 13 – 2016
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
Portfolio: Taylor Wittwer
Aesthetics Of Design Portfolio: Bryce Johnson
Aesthetics Portfolio: Seth Strayer – Custom Electric Guitar and the Bookframe
✨ Post 13 – Portfolio: Chaos, Craft & Chamkis
Portfolio
Where Art Meets Function
Portfolio
Aesthetics Of Design Portfolio: Max Van Cleave
Jacob Krajnik’s Portfolio: Upcycle and Final Project
Aesthetics of Design 2025 Portfolio
FINAL PORTFOLIO – BEN HARMING
Portfolio: Zoe Cooper
Final Portfolio: Spoon and Pressure Flaker
Post 13: Portfolio
Portfolio
Material & Motion: A Semester of Aesthetic Exploration
Opposites Alike – The Two Outcomes of Opposite Aesthetics
Arjun Ramachandran- Post 13 Portfolio
Eli Skelly’s Portfolio – AesDes Spring ’25
Portfolio
Aesthetics in Design Project Portfolio
Design Portfolio – Abby Rindfuss
Portfolio: Ayesha Rawal
Aesthetics of Design Portfolio: Nile Brown
Aesthetics of Design Portfolio – Bryan Moreno
Semester Wrap-Up
Alexander (Xander) Johnson – Portfolio
Seth Dry – Portfolio
Portfolio
Portfolio: Garrison Nazare
Andrew Widner Portfolio
Portfolio
Post 13: Aesthetics of Design Portfolio
Post 13: Portfolio – Spring 2025
Personal Aesthetics in Engineering
Final Portfolio: Anthony Makuch
Portfolio
Aesthetics in Design 2025 Portfolio
Aesthetics of Design Portfolio – Grant Thompson
Max Williams – Design Portfolio
Hidden Compartment – Portfolio
Chrisanna Bertuccio Portfolio
Aesthetics in Design Portfolio
Aesthetics of Design Portfolio – Evan McCleary
Claire Markus – Aesthetics in EE
Portfolio
Portfolio: Annie
Portfolio: Cooper Kramis
Nita Byati Portfolio
Portfolio: Cole Romig
Aesthetics Of Design Portfolio: Daniel Carranza Valenzuela
Portfolio
Semester Portfolio
Portfolio: Kyle Chinn
Post 13: Portfolio
Jack Franz – Portfolio
Mix of Function and Art: James Portfolio
Portfolio: Witt Young
Aesthetics Portfolio: Alex Jessop
Portfolio: Cort Sommer
Portfolio – Christopher Adami-Sampson
Portfolio Landing: A Semester of Making with Meaning
My Time in Aesthetics
Ben Erickson Portfolio
Aesthetics in Design Portfolio Summary
Portfolio
Post 13: Qualls Portfolio
Portfolio Blog
Post 13: Brian Ahn Portfolio
Aesthetic of Design Portfolio: Jessica Vo
My portfolio
Portfolio – Allister James Sequeira
Aesthetics Portfolio – Grayden Rauba
Arden Villanueva Portfolio
Final Portfolio: Joe Yoder
Matthew’s Final Profolio
Portfolio Sofia Fernandez 2025
A Chalk Bag and Snowboarding Pants Portfolio
Menu
