The three contextual influences of design are:
1. Organization of design
2. Business context
3. government policy
All of these combined decides whether a design can make it or break it.
The need for designers will always be there. With new ideas, especially with eco-friendly ideas, we need new designers with the knowledge to make these better designs. Maybe one day that person will be me!
Monday, February 28, 2011
JO8
http://dsgn200alex.blogspot.com/ Alex N.
http://afisk2014.blogspot.com/ Allie F.
http://alwyatt123.wordpress.com/ Alicia W.
http://katdesign200.blogspot.com/ Catalina H.
http://bobich007.blogspot.com/ Zach B.
Our team has worked well together, but we've come up with a lot of ideas. Which of course is good, but today we really cracked down and got things down. We have all our ideas down and what we are ready to do, and work on till we all meet again on Wednesday.
The "idea ball" started rolling when Catalina offered the idea of a shamrock serving tray. After that we all combined ideas for a simpler design that could be used year round.
With everyone stating their ideas there was a little tension at first since we were all trying to get everyone's ideas. But now were better and are ready to make slide show and everything!
I've been the one drawing the ideas and concepts, and I really enjoy doing that!
http://afisk2014.blogspot.com/ Allie F.
http://alwyatt123.wordpress.com/ Alicia W.
http://katdesign200.blogspot.com/ Catalina H.
http://bobich007.blogspot.com/ Zach B.
Our team has worked well together, but we've come up with a lot of ideas. Which of course is good, but today we really cracked down and got things down. We have all our ideas down and what we are ready to do, and work on till we all meet again on Wednesday.
The "idea ball" started rolling when Catalina offered the idea of a shamrock serving tray. After that we all combined ideas for a simpler design that could be used year round.
With everyone stating their ideas there was a little tension at first since we were all trying to get everyone's ideas. But now were better and are ready to make slide show and everything!
I've been the one drawing the ideas and concepts, and I really enjoy doing that!
Monday, February 21, 2011
CR07
I was like a little girl in the candy store in this class.
It got me so psyched to apply for design! Still not sure exactly what area of design. But the comment made by one of the presenters, made me think of sticking with visual. He said that you basically can dabble in any area of design.
I really liked the the slide show, it really helped me see what is possible, and what I can strive to do.
Plus, it really helped that my team won the challenge! I grew up doing those kinds of tasks in Destination Imagination. Building towers and using balloons, spaghetti, string etc.
It sorta blew my mind that for 4 years of my life growing up, being with friends, working together and building things in Destination Imagination...
That I would want to do that for the rest of my life!
It got me so psyched to apply for design! Still not sure exactly what area of design. But the comment made by one of the presenters, made me think of sticking with visual. He said that you basically can dabble in any area of design.
I really liked the the slide show, it really helped me see what is possible, and what I can strive to do.
Plus, it really helped that my team won the challenge! I grew up doing those kinds of tasks in Destination Imagination. Building towers and using balloons, spaghetti, string etc.
It sorta blew my mind that for 4 years of my life growing up, being with friends, working together and building things in Destination Imagination...
That I would want to do that for the rest of my life!
JO7
OUTDOOR
http://www.gandermountain.com/
http://coleman.com/
http://www.summitcampinggear.com/
http://www.everestgear.com
http://www.campmor.com/
http://www.gandermountain.com/
http://coleman.com/
http://www.summitcampinggear.com/
http://www.everestgear.com
http://www.campmor.com/
INDOOR
http://www.acehardware.com/
http://www.homedepot.com/
http://www.crateandbarrel.com/
http://www.lowes.com/
http://www.ikea.com/
(P.S. What I would give for this to be my room...)
Q. What is an "indoor home good"?
A. An "indoor home good" is purchased for the home that serves a purpose or is needed to carry out a task inside the home.
EXAMPLES
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Monday, February 14, 2011
Legal Issues in Design
Can't believe it didn't load correctly. But here it is at least I got it in.
T his video helps to explain, in more detail then the other videos I posted, of the legal issues that go into design. It gives the layouts of a contract and goes into further details of pantents.
The best example I can think of when I think of legal issues and design is the artist Pogo. His remixes are known all throughout the Youtube world, and his songs can easily be purchased on his website http://www.pogomix.net/about-me/. Well, not necessarily purchased more, just downloading. With Pogo’s music, it’s free, or used to be free. Now he has a “Name Your Price”. But before this young guy was found by the big corporations of Disney and Pixar, his music had to be sold as “free”.
Nick Bertke and his Youtube alias Pogo’s music is compiled using chords and vocals from the films he remixes. For example, “Alice and Wonderland” you can hear Alice
Another issue I see, and only see on the internet, is Tumblr’s famous “reblog” button. A big issue I see with that is artist who post their art work on the website, are not being credited with their work. Once a post is made, anyone can reblog and edit out information from the user before. Then the easy possibility of copy and paste into a completely new post is possible. I’m pretty sure that somewhere down the line I am guilty of of this. And many other people are exactly like me.
Sticking with web designing, http://websitetips.com/business/legal/, helps give tips for companies that are making a website. It gives information such as Web design contracts, Web site copyright protection and copyright laws, what to do about copyright infringement, intellectual property laws, trademarks and trademark protection, Internet law, Internet fraud, and Internet law firms, intellectual property lawyers, and related attorneys.
A book can also give information. Yes, they still exist! Books!
"For designers who are about to set up their own office or for those who feel their design practices lack real organization, this book could be immensely helpful. It provides straightforward information, a usable business system as well as a variety of business and legal forms that can be copied and put into immediate practice in any graphic design studio -- Step-By-Step Graphics"
This book even provides checklists for the company and essential forms for the studio!
Reading Reflection 06
I really enjoy this book so far. It points out how much we waste and it really makes you think of how much you contribute to this doing. We, as humans, don't think of how we are hurting the environment and we should take it into account now before it's too late.
I really enjoyed the example of the ants. As a kid growing up, I would watch ants carry a giant leaf on it's back on the side-walk, into the grass and back to where it has made it's home. There are much more ants then humans, and they contribute to better the environment around them, not only themselves. We as humans, should think more like them.
We don't need to go back in time to fix what we've already ruined. We need to move forward, with the technological advances we have to make better products, to help not only us, but the environment in which we live.
I really enjoyed the example of the ants. As a kid growing up, I would watch ants carry a giant leaf on it's back on the side-walk, into the grass and back to where it has made it's home. There are much more ants then humans, and they contribute to better the environment around them, not only themselves. We as humans, should think more like them.
We don't need to go back in time to fix what we've already ruined. We need to move forward, with the technological advances we have to make better products, to help not only us, but the environment in which we live.
Course Review 06
This class was very interesting to me. I really enjoyed the documentary we watched. I've heard my friends talk about "Girl Talk" before, but I never really listened to him till this film. I've always enjoyed remixes of songs new and old, and found it interesting what legal issues went into it.
I also remember hearing about the man who would draw Mickey Mouse, and never really thought that it was that bad. I feel that big corporations are more into it for the money then people think. Of course there are the real people out there that believe that what people make is truly good.
I don't mean to keep going back to the kid on Youtube making the videos, but he's a great example.
At first he was making the remixes of the classic Disney movies for fun. But once Disney saw, they made it that all the music he made was only sold as "free" and he could not get paid. Soon after, he was picked up from Disney and Pixar and also works for many other companies.
This just shows what a little experimentation can do!
I also remember hearing about the man who would draw Mickey Mouse, and never really thought that it was that bad. I feel that big corporations are more into it for the money then people think. Of course there are the real people out there that believe that what people make is truly good.
I don't mean to keep going back to the kid on Youtube making the videos, but he's a great example.
At first he was making the remixes of the classic Disney movies for fun. But once Disney saw, they made it that all the music he made was only sold as "free" and he could not get paid. Soon after, he was picked up from Disney and Pixar and also works for many other companies.
This just shows what a little experimentation can do!
Monday, February 7, 2011
Course Reflection
I never thought that there was more to colors then really what we learned in art class in maybe, something like high school.
We have the classic colors of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indogo and violet. But once we learned how much of it influenced our culture and what not. Blew my mind.
The new term I used was Chroma, and I already knew saturation, since I use it in photography so much!
Because it's so true!
McDonald's red and what not. Examples like that!
Sustainability is especially important, making a product last long totally affects the culture of the item and how people use it. Specially items that are made to be eco-friendly! Always better, when it is in fact really truely eco-friendly!
We have the classic colors of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indogo and violet. But once we learned how much of it influenced our culture and what not. Blew my mind.
The new term I used was Chroma, and I already knew saturation, since I use it in photography so much!
Because it's so true!
McDonald's red and what not. Examples like that!
Sustainability is especially important, making a product last long totally affects the culture of the item and how people use it. Specially items that are made to be eco-friendly! Always better, when it is in fact really truely eco-friendly!
Reading Reflection
First off, I enjoy the book because it's water proof.
I can't tell you how many times I've ran it through the sink water to show my friends.
So far, I really enjoy the book. It's an easy read so it'll fly by.
I'm not the perfect recycler, nor will I ever me! This book is a total guilt trip towards striving to make the enviroment a better place, when in fact also stating that we can't.
But the fact that Japan and other places around the world are able to design living off land is amazing. It shows how much we americans need to learn to be able to reconnect again in a healthy enviromental way.
This book reminds me "Impact Man" by Colin Beaven. A great documentary as well!
I can't tell you how many times I've ran it through the sink water to show my friends.
So far, I really enjoy the book. It's an easy read so it'll fly by.
I'm not the perfect recycler, nor will I ever me! This book is a total guilt trip towards striving to make the enviroment a better place, when in fact also stating that we can't.
But the fact that Japan and other places around the world are able to design living off land is amazing. It shows how much we americans need to learn to be able to reconnect again in a healthy enviromental way.
This book reminds me "Impact Man" by Colin Beaven. A great documentary as well!
Journal 05
My journey...
1. Made a list of things for making tacos for dinner tonight, yumm
2. Get in my car to drive to Giant Eagle
3. Roads seem to be fine after the bog storm and all
4. Stop at that freaking light, hate this light…
5. Drive down a bit to Giant Eagle and turn in after letting all the slowww cars pass
6. Pull into a parking spot
7. Walk towards Giant Eagle and go through the sliding doors
8. Grab a cart that’s to my right , it’s by the discount food that never looks touched
9. Wipe off the cart with disinfectant wipe, can never be to safe
10. Enter into the store, Starbucks is to my left, always so tempting
11. Overcome temptation and move on
12. I arrive at the make-your-own salad and veggie/fruit part of the store
13. Go over to the salad section
14. Grabbed a bag of spinach from the salad section, I love spinach
15. Giggle to myself thinking of Popeye
16. Go over to the oranges, one of my favorite colors
17. I don’t use plastic bags so I grab three oranges and put them into the top of the cart
18. Grab some Mandarin oranges
19. Walk towards the northeast side… just kidding I don’t know my directions, so I went to the back of the store
20. Go to the meat aisle and find ground turkey
21. On the opposite side of the meat aisle (I would say wall, but meat wall sounds creepy) are the drinks
22. I adore, I mean love lemonade, 2 bottles please in my cart
23. In the aisle two away from the drinks are the chips, lets head over there next
24. Chips for salsa, Scoops are the best
25. Salsa is conveniently located next to the chips
26. Next I need tortillas for tacos hmmm…
27. Oh crap, I need to go all the way to the beginning of the store
28. Grab the tortillas
29. Trudge all the way over to the other side to get some milk
30. Grab some sour cream, love that on my tacos
31. Make a right and there is the cheese
32. Mexican three cheese is the way to go!
33. Grab some and keep walking towards Tyson chicken wings heading towards the ice cream
34. Go to the freezer section
35. Grab some small cups of ice cream for my mom
36. Darn it, forgot the spice for the tacos
37. Cut through the world section of the store. Passing China , Britain
38. There are a lot of different spices
39. Go to the pre-package taco mix
40. Done! Head towards the cash register
41. I could to do self-check out- but I get to nervous if I’m to close to the min. amount
42. I go into lane 3
43. I’m behind a mother, I’m guessing since she has a party pack of Doritos
44. I put down my items
45. The cashier swiped and I paid with my Debit Card
46. The cashier puts the items into three bags
47. I put my bags into the cart
48. I’m always tempted to get a lottery ticket… yet no not today
49. I leave the cart where I got it
50. I take the bags in my hands and walk to my car
51. After throwing the bags into my car I get in and turn on the car
52. I head home
53. Hate this light.
54. turn into my neighborhood and into my house
55. Park the car and bring the bags inside and I’m done!
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Scanvenger Hunt
http://dsgn200alex.blogspot.com/
http://bobich007.blogspot.com/
To start off our journey we first headed towards the Wexner Center. We thought that staying in the group, since I'm not really familiar with the campus, would be the best idea. We had out smart phones to figure out the rest of the clues on our little adventure. I brought the camera, a Nikon D5000, to take the pictures at each location.
http://bobich007.blogspot.com/
To start off our journey we first headed towards the Wexner Center. We thought that staying in the group, since I'm not really familiar with the campus, would be the best idea. We had out smart phones to figure out the rest of the clues on our little adventure. I brought the camera, a Nikon D5000, to take the pictures at each location.
The Barcelona Chair was designed by Miles van der Rohe. The chair was created in 1929 for the Internation al Exposition. I find it amazing that such a futuristic design was made in the late '20s!
This car was designed by Le Curbusier. He called this chair 'rest machine' and this chair was the only chair that he personally worked on. I am attempting to read The Wallpaper 'Next Generation'.
The Wexner Center was the first major public building that was designed by Eisenman.
The layering of the brick gave the buildings that Johnson designed, character. This allowed the bricks to blend well with the other surrounding brick buildings.
Trying to stay warm! This buildings design team was chosen in 1910 through on architectural competition.
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