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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
A/V music tech
Furniture
Mirror
Pet Accessory
Product Design
Sculpture
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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
Zotero Library Access
Designers and fun links
Syllabus
Initial Assignments 2025
Aesthetic Exploration 2019: Beer Tap Handles
Aesthetic Exploration: Chiaroscuro
Aesthetic Exploration: Dress to Kill
Aesthetic exploration- Seal carving
Aesthetic Exploration: A-frame Houses
Aesthetic Explorations 2019: Dieselpunk
Aesthetic Exploration: The Third Eye
Aesthetic explorations 2019
Aesthetics Exploration 2019: CU Boulder Architecture
Aesthetic Exploration – Mosaics
Aesthetic Exploration: Glitch
Rocky Mountain Underground
Super Computer
Aesthetic Exploration: Minimalism
Aesthetic Exploration: Product Design Sketches
70’s New York Punk
Aesthetic Exploration 2019: Water-cooled PC
Organic Design
Aesthetic Exploration: Calaveras
Aesthetic Explorations – Biomimicry
Aesthetic Exploration: ASAP Rocky
05 Aesthetics Tour 3
Aesthetic Exploration: Topology Optimized Designs
Upcycle Progress- Pop-up Book
Aesthetic Exploration: Android Jones
Tinfoil Insects
Upcycle Progress: Tin Can Candle Holder
06 Ideation and Process
Upcycle Progress: Cork
Upcycle Progress: Cardboard Fire Pit
Drawstring T-Shirt
Up-Cycle Progress: Book Ends
Upcycled Skyline
Up-cycle Project Progress : Paper Dress
Upcycle Progress: Pennies
Upcycle Progress: Plastic Waste
Upcycle Project: Wooden Paintstick Mirror
Upcycle Progress: Mechanical Countdown Calendar
Aesthetic Exploration: Steampunk
Upcycle Progress: Beer Can Furniture
Wine Bottle Holder
Upcycle Project: Zoetrope
07 Process and Sketching
Up-cycle Project
Upcycle Progress: Leftover Cardboard
Upcycle Progress: LEGO Mosaic
Upcycle Progress: Miniature Landscape
Upcycle Project – Colorado Flag
Upcycle Progress
Upcycle Progress: Cardboard Lamp
Upcycle Progress – Wood Veneer Scraps
Up-Cycle Progress: Power Line Insulator Lamp
Upcycle Progress: Fabric
Upcycle Progress 2019
Upcycle progress: Helmet Decoration
Upcycle Progress: 3D Product Design Sketch
Upcycle Progress / Design Process
Upcycle Progress: Silverware Holder
Upcycle Progress: Board Game
Upcycle Progress: Drawer
Upcycling Paper Towel Cardboard Tubes
Upcycle Progress: Wall Mount Piece
Upcycle Progress: Layers
Upcycle Progress/ Design Process
Upcycle Progress: Ideation & Materials
Upcycle Progress: Patterns of Circles
Upcycle Process: Safety glove for cutting in kitchen
Upcycle Progress: My Design Process
08 Teams
Up-cycle Progress: Jewelry from a mug
Upcycle Progress: Kintsugi
Movie Night: Helvetica
Up-cycle Project : Inspiration and Progress Report
09 Upcycle Specs and Perspective Sketching
Up-cycle Progress: Inspiration
Upcycling Final Report
Upcycle Progress
Upcycle Inspiration
Upcycle Inspiration
UpCycle Inspiration/Progress
Upcycle Inspiration: Fire Pit
Upcycle Inspiration: Pennies
Dannie, Fatema, Chris (Team 7) Aesthetics Game
Aesthetics Game: Novelty Architecture/Dog Leash and Collar
Team 1 Aesthetics Game
Flat -Head Princess
Andrew and Aziz Aesthetics Theme Game
Aesthetic Game: Team 8
Aesthetics Game: Art Deco Shelving Unit
Aesthetics Game – Qipao Footwear
Aesthetics Game – Punk Outboard Motor
Aesthetic Game: Martial Arts Bicycle (Xavier, Tyler, Evan)
Insect Inspirations
Upcycle: Safety Glove for the cutting. Inspiration
Upcycle Inspiration
Upcycle Project Inspiration
Upcycle Inspo
UpCycle Inspiration: Bright Board 2.0
10 Aesthetics Game
Upcycle Inspiration: Silverware Holder
Upcycle Inspiration: Board Game
Upcycle Inspiration
Upcycle progress/final report
Upcycle Inspiration: Fabric
Upcycle Inspiration: Kintsugi
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