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https://www.aesdes.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/zoom_0-1.mp4 Video 1. Final Presentation to Pod   My design process went through stages of change, with two large pivot points resulting from campus closures and lack of available materials and facilities. In  the beginning the arm was meant to be created out of multiple kinds of cardboard, paints for aesthetic design, and super-adhesives in…

So for all of us involved with this class there has been a lot of twists and turns taking us from our initial plans to our final results. I was thankfully fortunate enough to not have to completely shift my plans as I had the majority of the tools necessary to complete this project on…

Timeline: My design process went through three major changes which ended up changing the project significantly. First I had to find what object I wanted to create and then what aesthetic I would fit with it. I settled on a Octopus Statue with the wooden sculpture aesthetic. In my first ideation process I was going…

With the end of the semester being around the corner, I would like to say that I truly loved taking this course! It was a really interesting course where I got to do two great projects (the coat hanger with shotgun shells before) and I am glad that I put the time and effort to…

For my final project I designed an LED “neon” sign. This sign represents my love of aircraft, and incorporates symbols from my future flight training. A simple timeline of my project can be found below: After Completing my initial design I began ordering my supplies. A majority of my materials came from Amazon, to include…

This semester I learned about the value of aesthetics. A properly expressed aesthetic gives the artwork, object, film, book, etc. a tone of it’s own. While being predominantly interested in the steampunk aesthetic at the beginning of the semester, I learned to explore other forms and contexts through my own projects and those of my…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Executive Summary can be summarized by the following Time-Lapse video: I. INTRODUCTION The following report will entail the specifics of Part 1 and Part 2 of the Final Project in MCEN 5228: Aesthetics of Design, instructed by Professor Jean Hertzberg. The differences between Part 1 and Part 2 aren’t too different, except…

After the Covid crisis started, I transitioned my project from the drink maker to a hydroponic garden. I wanted to make this system without relying to many ordered parts, and also keeping it cheap. There were many aspects to get working: The piping, the mounting, the pump, and the lights. For the main structure of…

Timeline My planned and actual timeline had been adjusted slightly after campus shut down, but with this being a pretty flexible project I wasn’t worried about little alterations in my timeline. My actual process is shown below, and the major changes described following. March 28th: Redirection in my aesthetic for my sweatshirt into harajuku, “mode…

Illumination Aesthetic For this project I wanted to take on the aesthetic of Illumination. Illumination is using light to achieve an attractive lighting effect on an object. I wanted to use LED strips to make something that could be held. I chose this aesthetic because I really like the look of LEDS in dark areas…

OVERVIEW Let’s talk about what a whirlwind of a project this has been. Last summer I had brain surgery and since COVID, I have been one of those people that can’t leave the house–I even have to get other people to go grocery shopping for me! So I had this whole plan for the project…

[1] Craftsman Style Home  While I was raised in Colorado, my aesthetic roots don’t fall within the Craftsman aesthetic (a common aesthetic for Colorado). Rather, I was exposed to Scandinavian design at a young age as it was something that my parents always touted as the best design. My uncle’s house was actually the biggest…

I am lucky to be able to say my original project intent has not changed much from its original conception, despite the COVID pandemic. I would even go so far as to say it was made better by the circumstances, if I simply decide to complete physical manufacturing at a later date. Here you can…

Why and What Next My laser cut enclosure panels finally arrived, so I was able to construct my desk lamp! Functional Motivation My main functional goal for this project was to alleviate the poor lighting in my room in graduate housing. I only have a single overhead light, that is far from centrally positioned. Accordingly,…

For my final project I am designing some clothes that are minimalist in style. This was not my original project plan I had planned to make a neon sign but with the developments of COVID and campus closing I have shifted to something I can complete from home and that I think is pretty cool.…

Introduction As COVID-19 continued to spread forcing the campus to close, I grew more worried about how I would complete my project. Thankfully, however, I was able to fully fabricate it with the use of my Dad’s tools at home. There’s no doubt the final product would’ve turned out better had I had access to…

For my final project I am designing some clothes that are minimalist in style. This was not my original project plan I had planned to make a neon sign but with the developments of COVID and campus closing I have shifted to something I can complete from home and that I think is pretty cool.…

Since the covid outbreak I had to change my project to be custom clothing. The construction has been pretty good overall I have learned a lot about what to do and what not to do. The process started with choosing my designs and then printing and cutting them out. I had to wrap the designs…

My all time favorite design video is “Homemade – Boring Head” by This Old Tony on Youtube. This Old Tony has a home machining channel that, in my opinion, is very well put together; all of his videos are very well-edited and seemingly professional. His content is always intelligent, interesting, and frankly fun to watch.…

Aesthetic: This is the most obvious constraint of my project since it is for this class. My aesthetic is steampunk, So I would like the design to feature metallic finishes and exposed mechanisms. Manufacturability: I would like to make as many of the parts of this project in the machine shop as possible. THis means…

Last lecture of the semester, although we have two more days of presentations (M,W) next week, plus the Expo on Sunday May 3, 7:30-9:30 pm, as a Zoom event. See Slack for details. Lecture Notes Partial Zoom recording

After looking for some inspiration and doing some research, I decided on making my project fit into a utilitarian aesthetic. To me, this means that the design should be simple and straightforward while also providing a lot of functionality and use. This aesthetic involves a simple look and could mean “what you see is what…

My top 5 constraints for my project will be: Aesthetics: A tripod chair can vary from looks and fit into many different aesthetics. For my project however, I want to limit the design to a very simple and rugged look and fit into an aesthetic that suits that look. Size: I need to make sure that the…

INSPIRATION For my final project, I decided to make a simple but functional tripod chair. When doing research and looking for some inspiration on what I could do for my project, I stumbled onto a video showing how to make a “DIY” or “do-it-yourself” tripod chair. This video showed how to make a simple tripod…

This post is designed to summarize my final project from the beginning, so if you did not read previous posts, this should give you a clear idea of what I am doing and how I am doing it. For my final project, I decided to make a coffee capsules holder for my Nespresso original coffee…

After the COVID-19 restrictions my next step was to reassess my capabilities of finishing this project. I had already acquired the Arduino I needed to get the motion sensor working and was beginning the code, however due to delays the accelerometer needed to make the motion sensor work was delayed in shipping so I was…

My main project is a desktop toy that consists of three independently rotating concentric rings, with each of the rings holding different elements, again playing up the Kawaii aesthetic. (Kawaii exploration and definition here). The outer and middle rings have holders for mylar buttons, the outer ring having buttons of ~1” diameter, and the middle…

For my final capstone project, I made a 3D-modeled phone case, inspired from the spikes of the hedgehogs. I wanted to make a phone case that help people to stop using their phone, and end product did fulfill my initial expectation. The back is made of movable spikes with a mechanism inspired by lego. And…

For my final project I designed an LED neon sign. This was not my original design; until mid-March I had planned on constructing a wooden propeller. My original project was inspired by my love for aviation. The propeller is a classic symbol of aircraft; it is even used to symbolize the heritage of air power…

My final project took  a lot of inspiration from my previous Upcycling project and the chicken wire frame I had used – I enjoyed the usage of the material both in terms of manipulating it into a form I desire, as well as the intricacy and detail a wire frame can offer. Moreover, with a…

Time-lapse of Electrical Guitar Construction thusfar, sorry about the watermark, i’ll try to fix it in part 2, open to suggestions with free software: I. INTRODUCTION The following report will entail the specifics of the Final Project in MCEN 5228: Aesthetics of Design, instructed by Professor Jean Hertzberg. The report will detail the documentation from…

Inspiration When I had first started thinking of inspiration for this project, I wanted to work with something I enjoy and am passionate about. I started thinking about all of the opportunity behind clothing, and how you can make a piece of clothing out of really any material if you design and construct it right.…

Introduction This post I will discuss about my original plans to pivot once the it became clear during the COVID closures that my project would not be able to be completed to fit my vision that I set out in the previous weeks. I had planned to design a 3D, wearable arm that went from…

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Inspirations In this course, I was incredibly inspired by our discussions on furniture. To me, it seemed like furniture was one of the first modern crossovers between art and craft. My inspirations in modern furniture are wide-ranging. Early modernists such as Gerrit Rietvild, the Eames’ and the Bauhaus are particularly impressive to me Additionally, contemporary…

The aesthetic of minimal clothing come from the modern and minimalism movement. For me I think has been instilled in me from certain clothing brands such as vineyard vines ( pictured below). They have very small symbols typically or just one. It gives that simple and clean look that I like and that I want…

I had to come up with a Plan B due to the limitations imposed from the Coronavirus safety precautions.  I was planning on making a nightstand I could use in my apartment, but once the school wood shops closed I had to come up with an alternative project.  I decided to make a virtual rendering…

Final Project Report Part 2: Vortex Waterfall CAD rendering of the device with the red LEDs on Introduction As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded, I decided to re-scope my project. Instead of manufacturing anything, I decided to use the past few weeks to really focus on the design and create renderings and an animation of the…

For my final project in aesthetics of design I decided to make a motion changing LED snowboard. I got this idea when I was on a snowboarding trip back in January and thought about how I could make my snowboard more attention grabbing. I also considered night boarding or late afternoon boarding when the sun…

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My final project for this class is a scaled back version of the desk toy I originally planned to make. In this first part of my report, I will go into my original vision, how I had to pivot, and where I ended up in the end. The second part of the report will dive…

 What’s up everyone?   Crazy that I’m writing this from my living room table, now fully defined as my at-home workspace. Depuis la confinement a commence il a ete difficile vraiment de faire la majorité de chose. Mais, je voudrais finir de fort au Université du Colorado Boulder . Par example, je voudrais créer un…

See the post titled Speaker Enclosure: Main Project Part 1 for the final renders, drawing set, budget and manufacturing plans. This post is a discussion of the design process, thoughts on the semester and outlook going forward. This project has had a lot of changes in direction, but despite the quarantine forcing me to switch my…

For my main project I wanted to accomplish a few things. I wanted to make something useful, I wanted a woodworking project, and I wanted to make something professional. Ultimately I decided on a reading table to accompany the bookshelf I made for the upcycle project. My inspiration for this project came from two places:…

For my final project I undertook creating a high quality render in light of the affects of COVID-19 shutting down the school workshops. My rotating shelf concept came from Bramble and Hare restaurant here in Boulder. I changed their shelving to fit my particular hobby of collecting plants. I have designed a system that can…

Inspiration For my final project this semester, I pursued wearable technology. For the functionality of the artifact I was first inspired by a collaboration with Levis and Google. Together, they designed a jacket for bicycle commuters that utilized conductive thread to recognize hand gestures. This meant you could control basic aspects of your phone just…

I have added a base to my rotating shelves but I cannot decide if I want to add more square tubing to make the base look like simplified mountains. Even after the Design Review I have decided not to add clear acrylic or chicken wire of any sort to the inside of the basket as…

Since my last post, I’ve been busy collecting materials and planning how my project will come together. So far, I have almost all the materials I need. The only materials that I’m missing is whatever will makeup my trinket, but that will most likely just consist of paper and string. Below are the materials I…

For my Final Project i decided to create a Mountain Range Wall Art that imitates and takes inspiration from the Flatiron mountains as a gift for my little brother. After my up-cycling project, where I created a wall art from wine cork in the shape of New Zealand (as shown below), I decided to take…

Final Project Part 1 – “What” Hello everyone, this report is about what I tried to build for my final project. As the name suggests I built a steampunk headphone stand as my final project. Due to COVID, I understand we lost a lot of resources and some of us had to change their scope…

As I have been DIY-ing my wedding (which is happening at the end of July), I have seen that modern brides dare to rewrite the script in terms of “traditional” decor, desserts, and overall aesthetic. Gone are the days of exclusively tulle, florescent light bulbs, and everything matching. I realized that I can create an…

Originally, my plan for my final project was to create a drink maker machine that would create mixed drinks at the push of the button. Unfortunately, because of delayed parts I realized that I was not going to be able to complete it on time. Instead, I transitioned my focus to creating a home hydroponics…

  My inspiration for my final project came from the octopus. It is my favorite animal and is something that I have painted before. I have always been obsessed with its ability to move in ways that don’t seem possible. When thinking of an Aesthetic that could match the movement of the octopus I found…

Timeline As seen in Part 1 of this report, I had to go through some early design iterations due to my own indecision and COVID-19. I also wanted to make time for user testing and another round of iteration once my piece was built. This caused my design process to have two main design loops,…

My project is a mountain bike jersey/t-shirt with an action painting and symbolism aesthetic. Figure 1. I wheelie like my mtb shirt My last post has all the details of what it is and how I made it (the whole process!). This post will contain a little more details on why I chose this project/aesthetic,…

My final project is a mountain biking jersey/shirt spiced up with some cool action painting aesthetic. In the beginning, I could not decide, I had so many things I wanted to make. Things raging from a custom van-life roof rack for my van, to custom horn sounds or custom rear window LED display. I finally chose something…

Hi all, it’s been a long run getting this project ready during quarantine, but I think I’m finally happy with it. This post is going to be a summary of my process, aesthetic choices, and an example of the output. Next week I’ll get more into how it works and the timeline of things. But…

For my project, I’m creating furniture from industrial-type pipe. I chose to go with this aesthetic of industrialism because a lot of courses that I’ve taken and some jobs that I have worked have put me in contact with many things from an industrial world. The vast majority of engineering exists in an industrial world…

I stumbled upon this video of a man building a traditional log cabin out in the wilderness a little while ago. I think it is very fun to watch and see how the process works of him gathering materials, working with them, and slowly – log by log – building a house from these natural…

I have completed the construction of my in-home hydroponics system. I have also cleaned out the cooler that we’re going to be using for a basin, and cut holes for the output and return tubes. The pump was set up and now runs. I Also set up the power strip with all 4 LED light…

Timeline Since I no longer had to create a physical table, my timeline for this project became more relaxed. I was able to step away from the project for the duration of Spring Break and was able to dedicate two full weeks to modeling my table on Rhino 6. I spent the following week creating…