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      • Post 1: Aesthetics Exploration
      • Post 2: What is your upcycling aesthetic and why?
      • Post 3: Upcycle progress
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Pod and Critique Facilitator Responsibilities

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Upcycle Project Specifications 2025

Schedule 2025

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Design Preview Specs 2025

How to Create a Post on Aesdes.org

Library Assistance

Is Aesthetics of Design Right For You?

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Circle and Ellipse drawing practice

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Initial Assignments 2023

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Upcycle Specs and Live Critiques 2021

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Is Aesthetics in Design the right course for you?

Welcome! Getting Ready for Spring 2021

25 Chairs: Eames Lounge to Monobloc and Beyond. Friday April 17, 2020

24 Spheres, then Case Study: the Chair

23 Anthropomorphic and Geometric Aesthetics

22 Color and Magic Factor of 7. Friday April 10, 2020.

21 Black, White, Red effects and Horizontal Cylinder Sketching

20 Aesthetics Game Critique

19 Aesthetics Game Redux Friday 4/3/20

18 Pop Art to Present, plus cylinder sketching

17 Modern Movements. Monday 3/30/20

16 Bauhaus and Beyond, Zoom lecture 3/20/20

Transition to Online Course

Pod Facilitator/Leader Expectations

15 Friday 3/6/20 Aesthetics Movement and Art Nouveau

14 Weds 3/4/20 Arts and Crafts 2

Ways Of Learning: Guest Lecture by Prof. Kate Goodman

Wood is Not an Aesthetic

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