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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
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Mirror
Pet Accessory
Product Design
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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
Infinity Mirror-Clock update
Aesthetics Game – International Style Umbrella
Aesthetics Game – International Style Umbrella
Aesthetics Game – Men’s Winter Coat/Organic Design (1930-1960)
Sami’s Project Update 3/30
Ferrofluid Sculpture: Top 5 Design Constraints
Aesthetics Game
Project Update: Glass Writing Boards – March 29
Aesthetics Game – International Style Umbrella
Aesthetics Game: Ben, Brandon and Aly
Bike Frame Influences
Mechanical Clock – Project Progress & Aesthetic Changes
Aesthetics Game: Chad Alvarez and Laura Bonney
Aesthetics Game – 3/28 | Peter
Aesthetic Movement Game: International Umbrella 3/28
Aesthetics Game 3/28 Gardner Nichols
Aesthetics Game from March 7th – Jellyfish/Recliner Chair
Immersion Wheel – Aesthetic Timeline Context
Longboard design movements + march 30th update
20th Century Aesthetics Game (Bollendonk, Gehring, O’neill)
Speaker Guitar Update
Project Update 3/30/16: Backlight Panorama
Wind Chimes Update + Aesthetics Game
20th Century Influence
Swing bike inspiration and progress
Progress (sort of)
MIDI Drum Pad – Constraints
LED Orb – March 30th Update
Dan Cafe Bicycle Update
Desktop Radial Engine Inspirations/Progress
Sand Picture Frame: Update and 20th Century Design Movement Influences
Desk Garden 3/30 Update
Project Update 3/30 |Peter
MIDI Drum Pad Update/20th Century Art Movement Inspiration
March 30th Update – Neo Parasol
Alcohol Stove Design Influences
Weekly Update – Wednesday, March 30th
Useless Box Inspiration! (Impact of 20th Century Design Movements)
Custom Frame Update March 16
Final Project Inspiration
Cafe Racer Update/20th Century Design Timeline
Macro Music Box Project Update 3/30
Infinity mirror update
Surreal Stirling Engine Update
Bladeless Fan Progress 3/30
Anfal’s Wednesday progress post
22 Chairs: Eames Lounge Chair
The Profile
Tips on how to comment
Design Influence and Update
20th Century Design Influence
20th Century Design Movement | Update
20th Century Design Movement & Update
Ferrofluid Sculpture Design update and Influence
Mechanical Buffalo – 4/6/16 Update
23 Chairs: Eames Lounge, Monobloc, and Beyond
Chairs of China
3D Printer Update and Impacts of 20th Century Aesthetic Movements
Immersion Wheel update
Sami’s Project Update 4/6/16
Today’s Influential Designers
Bathtub to couch
Steampunk vision of New York
Update 4/6/2016 Lazy Susan Kitchen Device (LSKD)
Fiber Optic Jellyfish Update April 6
Pearl St. Progress 4/6
Dynamic Chandeliers
Bike Frame Update
Progress 4/6
Levitation Audio Visualizer Progress Update
Infinity Clock Update
Rankin Progress Update 2
The Illusionist Locket – The center hole
24 Current Designers of Note
Pattern Workshop by Kara Priest
Mechanical Clock – Finalized Design & Fabrication
Update 4-6-16
Another Desk Garden Update
WIP Part 2: This is Taking FOREVER
Cafe Racer Update April 6
Carbon Fiber Longboard 4/6 Update
Spider Toy – Update April 6th
MIDI Drum Pad 4/6/16
Swing Bike Update 4/6
Desktop Radial Engine Update: 4/6/16
Neo Parasol Update 4/6
LED Orb Update
April 6 update
Wine Knife update 4/6
Project Update: Glass Writing Boards – April 6
Sand Picture Frame 4/6/2016 update.
Meridith’s Update – 4/6/16
Cafe Bicycle Update 4/6
Weekly Update (4/6)
Bar Door Progress
Backlit Panorama Update 4/6/16
Stirling Engine Update (4/6/16)
Update 04/06
Product Design: 365 Knitting Clock makes time more tactile by making a scarf
Weekly Update – Wednesday, April 6th
Project Update 4/6 | Peter
Update April 8th
Wind Chimes Progress as of 4/8/16
Electric Hourglass Update, 4/8
Liz Update 4/6
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