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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
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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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Blog and Blog Comment/Critique Policies
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Initial Assignments 2025
Final Project Report, Part 2: Glass Writing Boards
Final Project Report #1: Wind-UP Spider Toy
Spider Toy: Final Report #2
Neo Parasol – Final Report Part 1
Why Carbon Fiber Short Board and What’s next?
Sami’s Final Report Part 2
Wine Knife Final Report pt. 2
Swing Bike Final Report Part 2
Honda Cafe Racer Final Report Part 2: Moving Forward
LED Orb Final Report Part 2
Desk Garden Final Report Part 2
Piet Mondrian’s LED dress Final Report 2
Borderlands Digital Display: Lessons Learned
Mechanical Jewelry Final Report: Part 2
Macro Music Box – What’s Next
Sand Frame: Final Project Report Part 2
Immersion Wheel – Final Report Part II – Why and What next?
From Fists and Steel to Jungle Bicycle Part 2
Surreal Stirling Engine Final Report (Part 2)
Desktop Radial Engine: Reflection
The future of the Carboner
How Its Made: Desktop Radial Engine
Final Presentation Videos
Barn Door Report – Part 2
Infinity mirror final project report: part 2
Personal Tattoo Machine – Final Report Part II
Project Report Part II
Bladeless Fan Final Report Part 2
Road Worn Speaker Guitar (Why and What Next)
Thundercloud Final Report Part 2
Wind Chimes in C Major Final Report Part 1
Wind Chimes in C Major Final Report Part II
Progress Update Useless Box (for week 14)
The Illusionist Locket – Final Project Post #2
Link to ‘Lazy Susan Kitchen Device’ final report
Coffee Brewer: The why
Macro Music Box – Project Update 4/13
Final Report 2 Longboard
Illuminated Branch Divider Final Report (Part 2)
Progress Update 4/13–The “Electric” Hourglass
20th Century Design Movement: Mysticism
Design Fabrication Timeline – Liz
Update 4/13 – Thundercloud
Alcohol Stove Final Report Part 1
Alcohol Stove Final Report Part 2
Final Page
Design Fabrication Timeline
Bladeless Fan Timeline
Ferrofluid Sculpture: Fabrication Timeline
Ferrofluid Sculpture 4/13
Ferrofluid Sculpture: Final Report part 2
Final Report I: Concrete Details
iPhone & Apple Watch charging dock: Final Post Part I
Surreal Stirling Engine: Timeline
Final Project Report II: What it all means, The Gospel of Two Wheels
Aesthetics of Design Timeline
iPhone and Apple Watch charging dock: Part II
Pre-Spring Break Aesthetics Game
20th Century Design Influences
Nixie Clock | April 6th Budget Update
Nixie Clock | Electronics Update
Nixie Clock | Case Update
Fabrication Timeline
The “Electric” Hourglass: Final Report pt.1
Spider Toy: Wednesday March 16th Update – Fabrication Timeline
The “Electric” Hourglass: Final Report pt.2
Reflections and Plans for the Living Room 3D Printer
Spider Toy: Wednesday Update March 30th – Industrial Aesthetics
Spider Toy: April 13th Update
Erick Pena final report (Part 1 and 2) Bluetooth speakers
Tyler, Sam, and Sophia’s Aesthetics of Design Game
Drones play James Bond theme
I Love Junk
Is the Aesthetics of Design course right for you?
Laser cut automaton
01 First Class 2017: Fresh again
02 Definition of Aesthetics
Aesthetic Explorations: The Golden Gate Bridge
The Four-Letter Code to Selling Just About Anything – What makes things cool?
Aesthetic Explorations: The Utility of Maps
03 Aesthetics Tour 1, and Upcycling
Aesthetic Exploration: Camouflage
Aesthetics Exploration: Park Guell, Barcelona, Spain
Aesthetics Explorations: The Hofmeister Kink
Aesthetics Explorations: Camera
Aesthetic Exploration- Psychedelic Poster Art & the Counter Culture
Explore an Aesthetic: Psychedelic / Technologically Advanced EDM Stages
Aesthetic Exploration- Art Deco Revival
Aesthetic Exploration: The Wild West in “Westworld”
Aesthetic Explorations: Juggling by Preston Marcoux
Aesthetic Explorations: Lava Lamps
Aesthetic Explorations: Baroque Composers
Aesthetic Exploration: Touch of Color
Aesthetic Explorations: Starr Kempf’s Kinetic Wind Sculptures
Aesthetic Explorations: Ski Photography and Filming
Aesthetic Exploration: The Golden Ratio
Aesthetic Exploration: Molecular Gastronomy
Aesthetic Exploration: The Piano
Aesthetic Exploration: Scandinavian Furniture
Aesthetic Exploration: The Egyptian pyramids
Aesthetic Explorations: Retro-futurism
Aesthetic Explorations: Fumito Ueda’s Video Games
Aesthetic Exploration: Aesthetics of Time
Aesthetic Exploration: Rock Climbing
Aesthetic Explorations: Vaporwave
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