Main Project Inspirations 2017 – Aesthetics of Design

Main Project Inspirations: Pen holder

April 24, 2017

Main Project Inspirations 2017, Student Work, zy 2017

For my project I had a few sources of inspiration. I had always grown up with a toothbrush holder in my bathroom that was free standing and held 4 toothbrushes. It was black and metallic and i always liked the look of it. It looked something like this. Different colors obviously. As a young kid…

Main Project Inspirations: Pencil Holder

March 9, 2017

Hunter Miller

Main Project Inspirations 2017, Student Work, zy 2017

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My project again was born out of necessity. I used to have a lamp that held all of my necessary desk items. This lamp broke. Since then the thing I miss most having on my desk at home is the pens and pencils. Since I am a pretty organized guy, I wanted to make myself a…

Main Project Inspirations

March 8, 2017

Marcus Gurule

Main Project Inspirations 2017, Student Work, zy 2017

While browsing some stores one afternoon I came across this clock that was completely different from anything that I have ever seen before. The image was taken from www.wayfair.com. I like the aesthetic of this clock from an engineering aspect. Seeing all of the internal gears gives it a very industrial look. I would like to…

Main project inspirations – Ski Chair

March 6, 2017

Branden Goldenberg

Main Project Inspirations 2017, Student Work, zy 2017

To continue my life as a true ski bum, for the main class project, I would like to continue the up-cycle theme. For years my father and I have talked about turning all of our old skis into a bench. I see benches like this all over the place in ski towns, and I want…

Main Project Inspiration: Hand-Made Book

March 5, 2017

Morgan Ulrich

Main Project Inspirations 2017, Student Work, zy 2017

In my WRTG 3035 class last semester, my professor arranged for the class to visit Norlin Library’s Special Collections & Archives. On display were handmade books from as early as the 16th century. There were Da Vinci sketches in giant leather bound book and small artisan books from the modern era. I want to make…

Main Project Inspiration: Windmill

March 3, 2017

Jack Wheeler

Main Project Inspirations 2017, Student Work, zy 2017

For my final project, I am going to build a miniature windmill/wind turbine. I was inspired by those large farms of wind turbines that are frequently seen on country roads. I wanted to do something that would have an interesting look to it, and windmills tend to look very unique and stand out wherever they…

Main Project Inspiration: Model Sailboat

March 3, 2017

Ryan Forsyth

Main Project Inspirations 2017, Student Work, zy 2017

I have not completely decided on my project yet, but I am thinking about making a model sailboat, with a dynamic aspect of working, moving parts: a swinging rudder, working running rigging, etc. This is something that really reminds me of home: my family lives on the water in Maryland, sailing is a big part…

Main Project Inspirations: Upside Down Fish Tank

March 3, 2017

Jason Savath

Main Project Inspirations 2017, Student Work, zy 2017

For my main project, I am thinking about doing an upside down fish tank. This fish tank is created by placing a fish tank upside down above the waterline. The air inside the tank will then be sucked out and water will rise into the tank. This allows the fishes in the tank to swim…

Main Project Inspirations: Moon Shoes and Vaporwave

March 3, 2017

Cyron Completo

Main Project Inspirations 2017, Student Work, zy 2017

The cover of Macintosh Plus’s album “Floral Shoppe” For this project, I took inspiration from the 90’s footwear phenomenon “Moon Shoes” and music from the artist MACINTOSH PLUS. While listening to MACINTOSH PLUS’s album, “Floral Shoppe,” the retro feel of the music had me in a nostalgic mood. After doing some browsing, I came…

Main Project Inspirations: Sit/Stand Desk

March 2, 2017

Kyle Aulwurm

Main Project Inspirations 2017, Student Work, zy 2017

I’m still not 100% set on what I want to do for my final project but my main idea at the moment is to make a sit/stand desk. I’ve always been a pretty restless person when it comes to working while sitting down for a really long time so making something that makes my life…

Main Project Inspiration: Website and Logo

March 2, 2017

Luke Woolley

Main Project Inspirations 2017, Student Work, zy 2017

It took me a while to decide what I was going to do for my final project… I considered a sort of large-scale upcycle project with reclaimed materials and wind to generate electricity, but I’m pretty sure I came up with something better. I’m going to design a website: a personal and professional design-oriented site…

Main Project Inspiration-Seyo Cizmic

March 2, 2017

Todd Holce

Main Project Inspirations 2017, Student Work, zy 2017

My main project idea wasn’t inspired directly by an item or movement, but instead came about while brainstorming. This brainstorming session however was inspired by this image: Seyo Cizmic – Harakiri (Seppuku) Although I enjoy the symbolism involved in the image, the juxtaposition of the hammer nailing itself also appealed to me. I began to…

Main Project Inspirations

March 1, 2017

Jeremy Parsons

Main Project Inspirations 2017, Student Work, zy 2017

It would seem that i am in a similar state of indecision to a few others in class. I have explored a few inspirations but have yet to come close to settling into a final design decision. Any feedback is appreciated! Sheet Metal Art My mom recently remodeled her kitchen and in the process she …

Main Project Inspiration: Perpetual Motion Machine

March 1, 2017

Levi Cortright

Main Project Inspirations 2017, Student Work, zy 2017

For my final project I would like to create a near perpetual motion machine. These devices are used to try and create infinite motion, originally thought to be a source of infinite energy. Ever since I was a kid, the thought of the impossible seemed in my grasp so with this project I will try…

Main Project Inspiration: Collapsible Furniture

March 1, 2017

Sara Palandeng

Main Project Inspirations 2017, Student Work, zy 2017

When I began brainstorming ideas for the main project, the dynamic requirement had me stuck. My immediate thought was that I would have to integrate some sort of motor or complex mechanism that would make my project dynamic. So I googled the definition, which brought me to the following: “characterized by constant change, activity, or…

Main Project Inspiration: The Medievel Marvel

March 1, 2017

Gautham Govindarajan

Main Project Inspirations 2017, Student Work, zy 2017

Anyone who has played Age of Empires will agree on one thing, that Trebuchets are awesome. For those who don’t know about this marvel of medieval engineering, a trebuchet is a type of siege engine that was used to hurl 100 kg (220 lbs) boulders at or into enemy fortifications located up to 300 meters (980 ft) away,…

Main Project Inspirations

March 1, 2017

Kevin Oh

Main Project Inspirations 2017, Student Work, zy 2017

My source of inspiration for this final project has come from my new hobby of learning tricks on a butterfly knife. As of right now, I only have cheap, low quality butterfly knives and I think it would be a fun project to make a complete one myself without having to buy any parts for…

Main Project Inspiration: Clockwork Building

March 1, 2017

Tyler Lefholz

Main Project Inspirations 2017, Student Work, zy 2017

I’ve had trouble landing on a concept for my final project, but I think I’ve decided on a worthwhile idea. I wanted to do something that was reminiscent of skeleton watch or steampunk-type aesthetic because I love the idea of using functional gears as a large part of the overall appearance. I brainstormed for a long…

Main Project Inspiration: Get there faster

March 1, 2017

Siddharth Nigam

Main Project Inspirations 2017, Student Work, zy 2017

Hi all, Ever since I came to the United States as an undergraduate university student, I have been intrigued by longboards. The roads in India are not good enough for long-boarding and biking is not as popular either. So when I first saw a longboard about 4 years ago, I was mesmerized. I bought my…

Main project inspiration

March 1, 2017

Faisal Al Balushi

Main Project Inspirations 2017, Student Work, zy 2017

For my main project I thought about bringing something new and unique to the table from my culture. The inspiration comes from inveterate arabic architecture and design. It is known to come in patterns and different appealing structures. The following are some pictures demonstrating it(1) Figure 1:Example of design Figure 2: Example 2 of…

Main project inspirations

March 1, 2017

Jian Kan

Main Project Inspirations 2017, Student Work, zy 2017

Inspirations, Main Project Inspirations

Main project inspirations I often use my iPad as a second screen, but putting it on my desk takes up much room, so for my main project I plan on making a tablet stand for my iPad, like this art stand I use in my room but fits better, can be carried around, doesn’t take…

Main Project Inspirations: Standing Desk

March 1, 2017

Kira Sadighi

Main Project Inspirations 2017, Student Work, zy 2017

industrial chic, standing desk

Hello all, For my final project I have chosen to make a standing desk. I work in Mike Hannigan’s air quality lab (Let me know if you want to chat about that, it’s great!) and my coworkers are really into standing/ health at work. One of them recently bought a ball chair. It’s like a…

Main Project Aspirations: Wine Coffee Table

March 1, 2017

Dean Alibrandi

Main Project Inspirations 2017, Student Work, zy 2017

For my main project I would like to construct a piece of furniture that stores wine bottles. I will be trying to achieve the vineyard aesthetic by using oak wood, or wood that is stained to a similar color, wine boxes possibly, rod iron, the steel hoops that hold wine barrels together and other material…

Main Project Inspiration: Heartbeat LED

March 1, 2017

Shohei Hara

Main Project Inspirations 2017, Student Work, zy 2017

For my project, I would like to continue with the upcycling theme, and make an LED light that detects your heartrate and pulses red LEDs at the same rate. The LEDs would be mounted into an old engine valve cover, where each valve opening gets an LED. I got the inspiration from a couple of…

Main Project Inspiration

March 1, 2017

Maxfield Scrimgeour

Main Project Inspirations 2017, Student Work, zy 2017

This past summer i was in Copenhagen Denmark and i was fascinated with the furniture that was around the city. The simplicity of danish design is something that i find very pleasing and something that i would like to try and include in my final design. At the moment i would like to create a…

Main Project Inspirations: Levitation table

March 1, 2017

Avery Anderson

Main Project Inspirations 2017, Student Work, zy 2017

For my main project, I got my inspiration from one place, a bar. Last summer I went to Hell’s Canyon on the Idaho/Oregon border for a weekend fishing and camping trip. On the way back, we stopped at a small town for a night and hit up the local bars. One bar had one of…

Main Project Inspiration: Desktop Solar System Gadget

March 1, 2017

Sam Van Dreser

Main Project Inspirations 2017, Student Work, zy 2017

For my main project, I was thinking about creating a scale model solar system. I have always been intrigued by space through out my entire life. I also look up at the stars and wonder what else is out there, but who doesn’t do that. It amazes me how large everything is outside the realm…

Main Project Inspirations

March 1, 2017

Matthew Clark

Main Project Inspirations 2017, Student Work, zy 2017

Although I have not yet picked an idea for the final project, I have several inspirations that will help me pick a final idea. I want to make something that I can actually use and have it function in a way that solves a problem I have. The inspirations I have are related to outdoor…

Main Project Inspiration

March 1, 2017

Jon Nelson

Main Project Inspirations 2017, Student Work, zy 2017

I wanted to create something for my dad and he was interested in getting a heart rate monitor watch for when he works out. I had difficulties coming up with an aesthetic for it when I remembered that he is a huge Harley Davidson fan and thought it would be awesome to design a…

Main Project Inspirations

March 1, 2017

Alexander Lien

Main Project Inspirations 2017, Student Work, zy 2017

inspiration, main, project

Although I have not yet decided on a main project, I do have a few ideas that stem from the source of inspiration. All of my ideas for my main project function as organizational items. I guess this is the case because I want to build something that is artsy and aesthetically pleasing, unique, and…

Main Project Inspiration: Shipping Pallet Garden

March 1, 2017

Sofi Leroux

Main Project Inspirations 2017, Student Work, zy 2017

For past two weeks, I have been struggling to find inspiration for this project. While conversing with my mother, an artist by degree and trade, she mentioned edible art, as in art made of perishable food. Though this is a good idea, I don’t think it fits the criteria of this project. After bouncing ideas off…

Main Project Inspirations – Bear Spray

March 1, 2017

Emily Pearson

Main Project Inspirations 2017, Student Work, zy 2017

My dad and I have always been thinking of new products to develop, whether it is for our outdoor recreation business or just for convenience. When thinking about a main project, I decided that I wanted to try and kill two birds with one stone and develop a product that we could use in the…

Main Project Inspiration – Katie Yarnell

March 1, 2017

Katherine Yarnell

Main Project Inspirations 2017, Student Work, zy 2017

For the final project, I want to try and make the necklace pendant from the movie ‘The Illusionist’. After I first saw that movie, roughly ten years ago, I really wanted the necklace that was in the movie. Even though that was a really long time ago, every time I see that movie I still like…

Main Project Inspirations

March 1, 2017

Jimmy Speedy

Main Project Inspirations 2017, Student Work, zy 2017

My mom has always been an amazing woman, and I am usually very poor at getting her gifts for her birthday, Mothers Day, etc. This year I plan on taking advantage of this project to help make something for my mom for Mothers Day. My mom always says she likes the gifts we make for…

Main Project: Inspiration

March 1, 2017

Ethan Rejto

Main Project Inspirations 2017, Student Work, zy 2017

The inspiration for my project is my mom. My mom has always been there for me and has given me so much, i’d really like to build something for her that she can keep forever and look at every day. Many of you are probably saying what’s wrong with you you’ve never made anything for…

Main Project Inspirations

March 1, 2017

Ridhvik Gopal

Main Project Inspirations 2017, Student Work, zy 2017

My normal approach to deciding a project would be to pick an aesthetic and proceed to build something from there. However, for my main project Idea, I wish to do the opposite and create an object first and choose the aesthetic. This approach will allow me some flexibility in the design process. I love making…

Main Project Inspiration

March 1, 2017

Errol Romero

Main Project Inspirations 2017, Student Work, zy 2017

My project inspiration comes from my girlfriend who is currently studying abroad in Argentina. I originally planned to make her something on my own time but this project has given me the opportunity to kill two birds with one stone. She left the country slightly after Valentine’s day and I gave her a key to…

Main Project Inspirations: Mechanical Puzzle

March 1, 2017

Emma Hammerton

Main Project Inspirations 2017, Student Work, zy 2017

Mechanical, Puzzles

Who doesn’t enjoy a good puzzle?! Mechanical puzzles are a great way to exercise and train the brain to think “out of the box”, so to speak. I distinctly remember having a small mechanical puzzle kit as a child. It included a few puzzles composed of some very simple components like metal rings and string,…

Main Project Inspirations: Dynamic Infinity Mirror

March 1, 2017

Blake Arellano

Main Project Inspirations 2017, Student Work, zy 2017

final project, futuristic, infinity box, modern

I recently received an Amazon echo dot, and loved the aesthetic of it. It is so simple looking yet strikes me and this futuristic and modern device. So I sat down just drawing things that resembled that aesthetic. I started with a sculpture that just included some lights, then some of my own echo type…

Main Project Inspirations: The YaYa by Levi Caffes

March 1, 2017

Levi Caffes

Main Project Inspirations 2017, Student Work, zy 2017

For my main project, I want to design a backpack. I have always been fascinated with backpacks and have come up short searching for the perfect one. I am convinced that there’s no such thing as a perfect backpack. Especially if you factor in strength of materials, light weight, cost, comfort, accessibility, and aesthetics. I…

Main Project Inspirations: iTunes Silhouettes in 3D

February 28, 2017

Oksana Schuppan

Main Project Inspirations 2017, Student Work, zy 2017

For my main project, I have decided to create a hologram based on one of the most successful advertising campaigns ever executed. My project is inspired by the iTunes and iPod TV commercials and web, print, and billboard advertisements that were widespread from early 2000 to 2011. Chances are you will recognize these iconic figures…

Main Project Inspiration: Festival Totem

February 28, 2017

Scott Lowenstein

Main Project Inspirations 2017, Student Work, zy 2017

I used the psychedelic aesthetic for my upcycle project, and I am interested in exploring it further. I am planning to go to a music festival this summer that uses a similar theme, and I would like to make a piece to bring with me. There is an artifact known as a Totem that many people…

Main Project Inspiration – Vanity Mirror

February 28, 2017

Alexandra Rivas

Main Project Inspirations 2017, Student Work, zy 2017

For this project I really wanted to focus on function, as my upcycle project was art for art sake. I wanted to push myself in creating something I am totally unfamiliar with. However, I also wanted to make something I know I will use. Whether I want to admit it to myself or not, I…

Main Project Inspiration: Ryan Daniel

February 28, 2017

Ryan Daniel

Main Project Inspirations 2017, Student Work, zy 2017

For my main project I want to create an infinity mirror. I’ve seen these before online and cant remember the first time I saw the creation but I have included several videos that I have found inspiring recently. The concept of the mirror is pretty simple, there is a mirror and a partially reflective mirror…

Main Project Inspirations

February 28, 2017

Katie Gresh

Main Project Inspirations 2017, Student Work, zy 2017

The main project inspirations I have come from a combination of engineering, aesthetics, and passion. The inspiration from my passion is to create a horseback riding jump. Horses and riding are a life-long passion I have. My inspiration from an aesthetics perspective is to create a jump which is interesting and incorporates my love for…

Main Project Inspirations: Ben Fried

February 28, 2017

Benjamin Fried

Main Project Inspirations 2017, Student Work, zy 2017

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For my main project, I would like like to build a fully functional object that I am able to keep and use for the future. As I mentioned in blog post 1, I believe things I own should have a specific function, even if it as simple as a relic that jogs a memory or…

Main Project Inspiration: Alex Thompson

February 28, 2017

Alexander Thompson

Main Project Inspirations 2017, Student Work, zy 2017

For my main project, I would like to make a Rotary Candle Holder. I was inspired by one of my Aunt’s holiday decorations when I visited her last Christmas. She had a little tea light candle under a fan, which spun when air was flowing through it due to the change in density of the…

Main Project Inspiration

February 28, 2017

Olivia Watkins

Main Project Inspirations 2017, Student Work, zy 2017

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Our only real constraint or direction for this project is that it must be dynamic. To me the idea of movement didn’t come from a sculpture with a moving hand or a robot on wheels. I want my project to have a human component and interact with the user. So for my main project I…

Main Project Inspirations: Tie and Belt Rack

February 27, 2017

Connor Swanson

Main Project Inspirations 2017, Student Work, zy 2017

After juggling a few different ideas for my final project, I think I’ve settled on building a custom tie and belt rack. I knew that I wanted to create something functional for my main project so that I would be motivated to invest more time into creating something better than my upcycle project. While putting clothes away,…

Main Project Inspirations: Tori Herfert

February 27, 2017

Tori Herfert

Main Project Inspirations 2017, Student Work, zy 2017

Main Project Inspiration Inspiration I have been thinking about what I want to create for my main project for a long time. I went back and forth between a couple ideas, and the only thing I knew for sure was that I wanted to make something that would be useful to use in my house.…

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