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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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Mirror
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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)
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Design Preview Specs 2025
Blog and Blog Comment/Critique Policies
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Pod and Critique Facilitator Responsibilities
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Initial Assignments 2025
Aesthetic Exploration: Apple
Aesthetic Exploration: Holi
Aesthetic Explorations: Muscle Cars
Aesthetics Exploration: Tiny Homes
Aesthetic Exploration: Santiago Calatrava Architecture
Aesthetic Explorations: Cell Phone Design
Aesthetic Explorations | Contemporary Archeticture
04 Critique and Aesthetics Tour 2
Aesthetic Explorations: Baseball Gloves
Aesthetic Exploration: Mosaics
Aesthetic Exploration: Robots!
Aesthetic Exploration: The Evolution of the Formula One Car
Aesthetic Exploration: The Legend of Zelda
Aesthetics Exploration: Greek Sculptures
Aesthetic Exploration: 4th Dimensional Objects
Aesthetic Exploration: Clean and Minimal
Asthetic Exploration: Traditional House Design
Aesthetic Explorations: Pop-Cult Minimalism of Olly Moss
Aesthetic Exploration: Impossible Triangle
Aesthetics Exploration – Thai Tattoo Culture
Aesthetics Exploration: Geometry as an Aesthetic
Aesthetic Explorations: Theo Jansen and His Strandbeest
Aesthetic Explorations: Vaporwave
Aesthetic Exploration: Rock Climbing
Aesthetic Exploration: Aesthetics of Time
Aesthetic Explorations: Fumito Ueda’s Video Games
Aesthetic Explorations: Retro-futurism
Aesthetic Exploration: The Egyptian pyramids
Aesthetic Exploration: Scandinavian Furniture
Aesthetic Exploration: The Piano
Aesthetic Exploration: Molecular Gastronomy
Aesthetic Exploration: The Golden Ratio
Aesthetic Explorations: Ski Photography and Filming
Aesthetic Explorations: Starr Kempf’s Kinetic Wind Sculptures
Aesthetic Exploration: Touch of Color
Aesthetic Explorations: Baroque Composers
Aesthetic Explorations: Lava Lamps
Aesthetic Explorations: Juggling by Preston Marcoux
Aesthetic Exploration: The Wild West in “Westworld”
Aesthetic Exploration- Art Deco Revival
Explore an Aesthetic: Psychedelic / Technologically Advanced EDM Stages
Aesthetic Exploration- Psychedelic Poster Art & the Counter Culture
Aesthetics Explorations: Camera
Aesthetics Explorations: The Hofmeister Kink
Aesthetics Exploration: Park Guell, Barcelona, Spain
Aesthetic Exploration: Camouflage
03 Aesthetics Tour 1, and Upcycling
Aesthetic Explorations: The Utility of Maps
The Four-Letter Code to Selling Just About Anything – What makes things cool?
Aesthetic Explorations: The Golden Gate Bridge
02 Definition of Aesthetics
01 First Class 2017: Fresh again
Laser cut automaton
Is the Aesthetics of Design course right for you?
I Love Junk
Drones play James Bond theme
Tyler, Sam, and Sophia’s Aesthetics of Design Game
Erick Pena final report (Part 1 and 2) Bluetooth speakers
Spider Toy: April 13th Update
Spider Toy: Wednesday Update March 30th – Industrial Aesthetics
Reflections and Plans for the Living Room 3D Printer
The “Electric” Hourglass: Final Report pt.2
Spider Toy: Wednesday March 16th Update – Fabrication Timeline
The “Electric” Hourglass: Final Report pt.1
Fabrication Timeline
Nixie Clock | Case Update
Nixie Clock | Electronics Update
Nixie Clock | April 6th Budget Update
20th Century Design Influences
Pre-Spring Break Aesthetics Game
iPhone and Apple Watch charging dock: Part II
Aesthetics of Design Timeline
Final Project Report II: What it all means, The Gospel of Two Wheels
Surreal Stirling Engine: Timeline
iPhone & Apple Watch charging dock: Final Post Part I
Final Report I: Concrete Details
Ferrofluid Sculpture: Final Report part 2
Ferrofluid Sculpture 4/13
Ferrofluid Sculpture: Fabrication Timeline
Bladeless Fan Timeline
Design Fabrication Timeline
Final Page
Alcohol Stove Final Report Part 2
Alcohol Stove Final Report Part 1
Update 4/13 – Thundercloud
Design Fabrication Timeline – Liz
20th Century Design Movement: Mysticism
Progress Update 4/13–The “Electric” Hourglass
Illuminated Branch Divider Final Report (Part 2)
Final Report 2 Longboard
Macro Music Box – Project Update 4/13
Coffee Brewer: The why
Link to ‘Lazy Susan Kitchen Device’ final report
The Illusionist Locket – Final Project Post #2
Progress Update Useless Box (for week 14)
Wind Chimes in C Major Final Report Part II
Wind Chimes in C Major Final Report Part 1
Thundercloud Final Report Part 2
Road Worn Speaker Guitar (Why and What Next)
Bladeless Fan Final Report Part 2
Project Report Part II
Personal Tattoo Machine – Final Report Part II
Infinity mirror final project report: part 2
Barn Door Report – Part 2
Final Presentation Videos
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