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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
Zotero Library Access
Designers and fun links
Syllabus
Initial Assignments 2025
Final Stretch Progress
Current Vs. 20th Century Design
Summing Up 2019
Luke Collier Summing Up Aesthetics
Cube Flipbook
Summing Up
Summing Up 2019
Summing up 2019 – Jae Lee
Why and what next
Final Project Report Part 1: Kanshou and Bakuya
Final Project Report Part 2:Why and What Next?
Summing Up 2019
2019 in a nutshell, so far
Phone Sheep
Schedule 2020
Strandbeest Bicycle
Initial Assignments
01 First class meeting
Mercedes Benz applies the ‘Avatar’ aesthetic
02 Resources and Art definition
Aesthetic Exploration 2020: Steve Jobs and Apple
Aesthetic Exploration 2020: Retrofuturism
Aesthetic Exploration: Retrofuturism
Exploring Gears and Bolts/Steampunk Aesthetics
Aesthetic Exploration: ‘Kawaii’/’Cute’
Aesthetic Exploration 2020: Painting by the Numbers, an Aesthetic Exploration of Algorithmic Art
Aesthetic Explorations: Tessellations
Aesthetic Exploration: Art Nouveau
Aesthetic Exploration 2020: Oceanic
Exploring the Aesthetic of Realism
03 Definitions of Aesthetics 2
Aesthetic Exploration: Voxels
Aesthetic Exploration: Brutalism
Explore an Aesthetic: Modernist Architecture
Aesthetic Exploration: Rolex Watches
Aesthetic Exploration: Psychedelia
Road biker “roadie” aesthetic
Aesthetic Exploration: Studio Ghibli Movies
Aesthetic Exploration: Steampunk
Aesthetic Explorations: Indoor Plants
Aesthetic Explorations 2020 – Biomimicry
The Peter Mckinnon Aesthetic
04 Aesthetics Tour
Aesthetic Exploration: Crust Punk
Aesthetic Explorations: Exploring Apple Wallpapers
Aesthetic Explorations – Ultra Thin Geometry
Polka dots and Yayoi Kusama
Aesthetic Exploration: Steampunk
Aesthetic Explorations: A Future of Neon and Chrome, Cyberpunk
Aesthetic Explorations 2020: Fire Aesthetic
Explore an Aesthetic – Phil Lewis
Aesthetic Explorations – The Maori Aesthetic
Aesthetic Exploration 2020: High Fantasy
Aesthetics Explorations 2020: Vintage
Aesthetics of Design: Audrey Hepburn
Aesthetic Explorations – Chronograph
Modern Sculptures and Aesthetics Jamie Frankel
Exploring an Aesthetic – Mountain Biking
Aesthetic Design: 80’s and 90’s Retro Art Style
Exploring Aircraft Influence Noah Verspohl
Four-Barreled Rifle-Shotgun
Kensue Kiatoukaysy: Exploring an Aesthetic // Video Game Realism
Aesthetic Exploration: Kitsch
Aesthetic Exploration // Psychedelic 60’s
Aesthetic: Boho
Upcycle Inspiration: Mycelium
Upcycle Inspiration 2020
Upcycle Inspiration 2020: Pocket-Sized Sketchpad
05 Upcycle examples and Aesthetics Tour
06 Ideation Techniques
Upcycle Inspiration // Vintage Romantic
Upcycle Inspiration – Steampunk Fastener
Upcycle Inspiration – Memory Box
Upcycle Inspiration: Bookcase
Exploring Aesthetics: Space
Upcycle Inspiration: A Tribute to Ovechkin
Upcycle Inspiration // Kensue Kiatoukaysy
Upcycle Inspiration: Kirby Sculpture
Upcycle Inspiration: Expended Bullet Casings
Upcycle Inspiration: Roller-coaster
Upcycle Inspiration: Vintage Cigar Holder
Upcycle Inspiration: Aurora Borealis
Upcycled Two-Way Wallet
Upcycling Inspiration: Street Art
07 Process and sketching
Upcycle Inspiration: Wallet
Upcycle Inspiration: Bottle Caps
Upcycle Inspiration: Plushies
Upcycle Inspiration: Garden Planters
Upcycle Inspiration: Egg Shell Egg
Upcycle inspiration: Turning plastic caps into art?
Upcycle Inspiration: Motorcycle Brake Rotor Art
Upcycle Inspiration: Terrariums
Upcycle Inspiration: Scrap Electronics
Upcycle Inspiration
Upscaling Inpiration: Wooden Bead Bracelets
Upcycle Inspiration: Lights and lamps
Upcycle Inspiration – Wine and New Zealand
Upcycle Inspiration: Dynamic Rope
Upcycle Inspiration: Plastic Spoons
Upcycle Inspiration: Mosaic Art
Upcycle Inspiration: Fast Food Wrappers
Upcycling Project Inspiration/Update
Shotgun Shells Coat Hanger
King of Cards: A Magic The Gathering Story
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