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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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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
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Initial Assignments 2025
90’s Streetstyle Snowboarding Pants – The “How”
90’s Streetstyle Snowboarding Pants – The “What”
A Chalk Bag and Snowboarding Pants Portfolio
Portfolio Sofia Fernandez 2025
Arden Villanueva Portfolio
Record Player Stand and Vinyl Storage – Final Report Part 2
Portfolio – Allister James Sequeira
Post 13: Brian Ahn Portfolio
Aesthetics in Design Portfolio Summary
Vintage Sports Framed Picture Report (Pt. 1)
Weekly Progress Update: Graphic Design, Visual Detail, and Framing
Top 5 constraints on the lazy Susan
Mix of Function and Art: James Portfolio
Post 13: Portfolio
Portfolio
Aesthetics Of Design Portfolio: Daniel Carranza Valenzuela
Final project report part 2: storm skirt
Part 2: How
Art Deco Pendulum Final Report Part 1
Camping Table Materials, Leg Work and Attachment Rethink
Space Theme Keyboard – Final Report Part 2
Hidden Compartment – Portfolio
Portfolio and Final Perspectives
Post 13: Aesthetics of Design Portfolio
Final Report Part 2: Chocolate Packaging Process
Final Report Part 1 – Finca Don Jorge Chocolate Packaging
Seth Dry – Portfolio
Alexander (Xander) Johnson – Portfolio
Post 10: Chocolate Packaging Progress
Post 8: Design Preview Report
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Final Project Post 2: Gyroscopic Watch Winder
storm skirt part 1
main project aesthetics
Main project plans and inspo
Upcycle Final Report: Pop Industrial Shelf for ITLL 3D Printing Center
Final Report 2: Bioactive Terrarium Process
Design Portfolio – Abby Rindfuss
Snowboard to Coat Rack – Ski Town Aesthetic
Opposite Aesthetic: From Ski Town to Hyper-Urban Pop Art
Aesthetics in Design Project Portfolio
Eli Skelly’s Portfolio – AesDes Spring ’25
Mid Century Modern Nightstand Final Report Part 2 – Fabrication
Opposites Alike – The Two Outcomes of Opposite Aesthetics
Material & Motion: A Semester of Aesthetic Exploration
Final Report Part 2 – Retro 80s Ski Boot Warmer
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Aesthetics Of Design Portfolio: Max Van Cleave
Magnetic Shoe Display – Fabrication and Construction
Dual-Perspective 3D Sculpture: Final Report – Part 1
Final Sliding Bedframe – Part 2
From Concept to Completion: Aesthetic Fabrication Journey for my Tree Frame
Minimalist Spice Rack – Part 2
Multifunctional Quilt: the “How”
Coffee Accessory Organizer: Part 2
Coffee Accessory Organizer: Part 1
Ski Bookends – Part 2
Building a Steampunk Strandbeest: Assembly and Aesthetic Focus
Stained Glass Terrarium Final Report Pt.2
5 Constraints and Wants
Final Project Part 2: Bamboo Lamp Creation
Grandma’s Piano: A Miniature Replica – Final Report Part 2
Moon Phase Lamp Part 2: How
RailGlow: Timeline and Fabrication Process
Medieval Castle Fortress Final Report Part 2
Almost the Look
Coffee Table, Final 2
Magic Crystal Bedside Lamp
Hex – The Final Product Pt2
LEGO Formula 1 Display – How it was done
Light AMG GT RC Car – Final Report Part 2
Neon-Inspired 3D Printed LED Sign Final Report part 2
Optical Illusion Cutting Board: Final Report Part 2
Retro-Futuristic Robot Can Crusher: Part 2 – How
Mid Century Modern Bookshelf – Part 2: How
Aesthetics Portfolio: Seth Strayer – Custom Electric Guitar and the Bookframe
Hidden Compartment Art piece
Final Report Part 2 – How – Vinyl Lamp
Final Quilt – the “What”
Post 11: What IS the Space Cowboy Lamp
CyberCrystal Vest: Final Report Part 1 – The What
Keyboard Key Vest
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Final Sliding Bedframe Design – Part 1
Retro-Futuristic Robot Can Crusher: Part 1 – What
Rustic Cottagecore End Table Final Report Part 1
Light AMG GT RC Car – Final Report Part 1
Zen Matcha Stand
3D Printed Strandbeest Final Part 1
Optical Illusion Cutting Board: Final Report Part 1
New York Loft Style Clothing Rack – Final Report Part 1
Scandinavian Modern TV Stand
Ski Bookends – Part 1
The Vision Behind the Build
Horreo Jewelry Box–Fabrication
Medieval Castle Fortress Final Report Part 1
Minimalist Spice Rack – Part 1
Moon Phase Lamp Final Report Part 1
Grandma’s Piano: A Miniature Replica – Final Report Part 1
Organic Minimalist Puzzle Holder – Answering the “What”?
Levitating Shoe Display: Inspiration Design and Plan
Wöddha Finale: Part One
Glass Block Lamp Final Report: The How
Glass Block Lamp Final Report: The What
LEGO Formula 1 Display – What and Why
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