Chapter 9 in Heskett is a lot about different businesses' approach to design of the company's products and overall identity. there are so many types of businesses that it is difficult to give them one overarching statement. I thought it was interesting that so many nations and companies build off each others' ideas. That has a lot to do with the video we watched earlier this quarter and the concept that people build off the ideas of each other.
In chapter 1- it is a lot about how design can affect the world as a whole. It can help solve many of the world's problems, especially in emerging nations. Heskett goes further and I think it is interesting that he says that globalization is the key to expanding design.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Course Reflection 05
The last few days of class were very enjoyable. I got to watch everybody's presentations and compare them to our own project. It was very clear to me that everyone put a lot of time and effort into their final projects.
My personal favorite was the project that had solar paneled curtains. The idea seemed very innovative to me and almost futuristic. I also liked the lightbulb placer because I thought it was a fun idea for shorter people, such as myself.
I noticed that a lot of people used Prezi for this presentation, which is rare from all of my classes. I also liked to see the graphics from people in our class who had clearly had a lot of experience in some of the advanced programs. My favorite part of the presentations was seeing the cool graphics.
The part where the groups addressed the users and the clients got rather repetitive but other than that I learned a lot about the various ways to address the same assignment. Everyone's was really creative and cool.
My personal favorite was the project that had solar paneled curtains. The idea seemed very innovative to me and almost futuristic. I also liked the lightbulb placer because I thought it was a fun idea for shorter people, such as myself.
I noticed that a lot of people used Prezi for this presentation, which is rare from all of my classes. I also liked to see the graphics from people in our class who had clearly had a lot of experience in some of the advanced programs. My favorite part of the presentations was seeing the cool graphics.
The part where the groups addressed the users and the clients got rather repetitive but other than that I learned a lot about the various ways to address the same assignment. Everyone's was really creative and cool.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
J10
- I liked the low pressure atmosphere of the class
- I liked how it didn't last the full hour and 48 minutes (my other classes that drag on that long become extremely tedious)
- I liked how I got to explore design on my own
- I liked how we got points for attending class
- I did not like how everything was due on a Monday- Wednesdays are prefereable
- I did not like having to read 2 books
J09
My group for A05 was:
Scott Scherpenberg
Justin Rodgers
Shannon Catron
We designed the EcoStat for Coleman, a monitoring system for energy usage in houses and apartments.
I think we worked very cohesively as a group. We all contributed different parts to the Final Project. Scott worked in Illustrator, Justin worked in PhotoShop and Illustrator, and Shannon worked in a 3D program that I am not familiar with. At the beginning though, we all worked to formulate the idea of our EColeman design. Scott really put a lot of effort into the research of similar existing products intitally and that is what really allowed us to take off. Scott was definitely the leader of our group as he did a majority of the design and organized us into a Facebook group to coordinate times.
The final product looked really awesome. I was proud of myself because I successfully learned how to work Prezi during those two weeks, and although it is not a very difficult program, I think it will be really useful in my Business classes in the coming years. I was in charge of putting the project together into a coherent format, which is one of my specialties so I liked my role. Our graphics were one of the best in the class which is why I think our final product was so successful.
The design of the actual product was visually appealing and we had done enough research to back it up that it was actually a feasible product for Coleman. I also think we addressed the needs of the users as well as the client through our research of the company.
Here are some of the work we created:
Scott Scherpenberg
Justin Rodgers
Shannon Catron
We designed the EcoStat for Coleman, a monitoring system for energy usage in houses and apartments.
I think we worked very cohesively as a group. We all contributed different parts to the Final Project. Scott worked in Illustrator, Justin worked in PhotoShop and Illustrator, and Shannon worked in a 3D program that I am not familiar with. At the beginning though, we all worked to formulate the idea of our EColeman design. Scott really put a lot of effort into the research of similar existing products intitally and that is what really allowed us to take off. Scott was definitely the leader of our group as he did a majority of the design and organized us into a Facebook group to coordinate times.
The final product looked really awesome. I was proud of myself because I successfully learned how to work Prezi during those two weeks, and although it is not a very difficult program, I think it will be really useful in my Business classes in the coming years. I was in charge of putting the project together into a coherent format, which is one of my specialties so I liked my role. Our graphics were one of the best in the class which is why I think our final product was so successful.
The design of the actual product was visually appealing and we had done enough research to back it up that it was actually a feasible product for Coleman. I also think we addressed the needs of the users as well as the client through our research of the company.
Here are some of the work we created:
Our Final Product! Made by Scott Scherpenberg
Awesome screen shots and I like how we incorporated Coleman software into preexisting products
The two logos created by Justin Rodgers
Ecostat is the product we created and Ecoleman is the line
I really liked this project because we finally got to design something ourselves and we all brought our creative abilities to the table. Ours turned out extremely well and we all clearly enjoyed working on it.
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Journal 08
Design and the Environment
The environment is very important to me, but I see where people have trouble protecting it. The products on the market are not necessarily catered to be environmentally friendly. People are often in a trap of settling for environmentally unfriendly products even if they would prefer to be more eco-conscious. I see where designers play a large role in changing the way that they create systems and products so that they do not harm our natural world. If new ideas and designs can be manufactured and produced at a price comparable to the ones currently on the market, then a real change can be made. So much depends on the designers of the initial product.
This company teamed up with the Environmental Protection Agency to promote more environmental design of products. Since it is sponsored by the government, it is a highly accredited agency. They identify what is considered safe for the environment and businesses that follow their standards will be able to flaunt their logo. It encourages businesses to use safer designs through this program.
Making Biodiesel
This is a new environmental design that can replace diesel in cars. In this YouTube video, he shows you how to make biodiesel at your own home using mostly food products. Biodiesel does not harm the environment the way that diesel does and the design is so simple that it can be made by an unprofessional chemist. I think it is pretty cool too!
Environmental Design: An Introduction for Architects and Engineers
This book is about building environmentally friendly structures, written for people who already have experience in architecture and engineering. It shows ways to effectively design to protect the environment based on buildings that have already been built and different types of alternative energy sources. The authors still aim to have people design aesthetically pleasing buildings but just include environmentalism.
Botanial Institute's new Home is built for the Future
This is a newspaper article about the Botanical Institute in Fort Worth's new location. It is an extremely eco-friendly structure and I thought the coolest part about it is that it has bamboo ceilings. It also has plants growing all over the roof as natural insulation. This is just one example of the many new buildings that are being built using innovative new technology that protects the environment.
Golf Course Irrigation: Environmental and Management Practices
This is another book about designing for the environment, but this book is about irrigating golf courses. It shows golf course designers how to create systems that will save money in the long run because of the energy it saves and it will also help save the environment.
This book is about building environmentally friendly structures, written for people who already have experience in architecture and engineering. It shows ways to effectively design to protect the environment based on buildings that have already been built and different types of alternative energy sources. The authors still aim to have people design aesthetically pleasing buildings but just include environmentalism.
Botanial Institute's new Home is built for the Future
This is a newspaper article about the Botanical Institute in Fort Worth's new location. It is an extremely eco-friendly structure and I thought the coolest part about it is that it has bamboo ceilings. It also has plants growing all over the roof as natural insulation. This is just one example of the many new buildings that are being built using innovative new technology that protects the environment.
Golf Course Irrigation: Environmental and Management Practices
This is another book about designing for the environment, but this book is about irrigating golf courses. It shows golf course designers how to create systems that will save money in the long run because of the energy it saves and it will also help save the environment.
Course Reflection 04
For the past two weeks we have just been working on our Coleman for the Home project. We quickly figured out that we all needed to have our laptops with us in class every day to have a productive work session. We are all working in different programs to create our final product. I like my group a lot and we created a very useful Facebook page that we post on. Hopefully our final product turns out well because we all have diverse interests in terms of design. Our project is more elaborate than what I had initally pictured when the project was assigned but I think that will make it stand out more.
Monday, May 16, 2011
Reading Reflection 03
Cradle to Cradle Chapters 1-6
McDonough and Braungart really assert the value of nature in Cradle to Cradle. The book was interesting because it made so many references to historical figures and time periods. It did not seem like the information they based the book off of was simply theoretical of hypothetical. The whole premise of the book is that the Industrial Revolution started the pollution and destruction of the natural world.
In a way, the authors seemed very anti-big business and liberal to me. At times it seemed like they were criticizing capitalism in the free market economy. In Chapter 3 titled "Being Less Bad is No Good" seemed overly idealistic to me. I understand the problems that current designs of business and machineries, but I don't understand how we can fix all of it with just the snap of our fingers. We will have to make a gradual change because the current infrastructure cannot possibly be changed that quickly.
I liked what they had to say about nature and how we should respect it and how important it is to life. However, I thought some of their arguments were almost overly romanticized and would appeal more to the nature loving types rather than the average human being who just wants to make more money. Their ideas on ways to make products more eco-effective were really cool and I think that it is more of a proactive way to solve the issue.
McDonough and Braungart really assert the value of nature in Cradle to Cradle. The book was interesting because it made so many references to historical figures and time periods. It did not seem like the information they based the book off of was simply theoretical of hypothetical. The whole premise of the book is that the Industrial Revolution started the pollution and destruction of the natural world.
In a way, the authors seemed very anti-big business and liberal to me. At times it seemed like they were criticizing capitalism in the free market economy. In Chapter 3 titled "Being Less Bad is No Good" seemed overly idealistic to me. I understand the problems that current designs of business and machineries, but I don't understand how we can fix all of it with just the snap of our fingers. We will have to make a gradual change because the current infrastructure cannot possibly be changed that quickly.
I liked what they had to say about nature and how we should respect it and how important it is to life. However, I thought some of their arguments were almost overly romanticized and would appeal more to the nature loving types rather than the average human being who just wants to make more money. Their ideas on ways to make products more eco-effective were really cool and I think that it is more of a proactive way to solve the issue.
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