Journal 06

http://scottscherp.wordpress.com/assignments/

Scott: I can tell you put a lot of effort into your assignment 4 because there are so many locations included in it. It was a really cool idea to use some of the modern artwork on campus and interpret them as letterforms. My favorites of your pictures are the "e" and the "s". The "e" is so creative and I don't think I would have noticed it if you hadn't pointed it out. The camera angle on the  "s" makes the picture really interesting and the shape is very clear. Also--nice trade show pictures. You were able to find a lot more than I was.

http://justinrodgers.wordpress.com/

Justin: I can't believe you were able to find the whole alphabet in letterforms. It is really cool. My favorite is the doorknob picture. I can tell you used cropping a lot to communicate the letters which is very effective. The indoor/outdoor good slideshow is also very well done and the large number of images make it ineresting to look through.

http://getzeegroveon.blogspot.com/

Shannon:  The quality of your Letterform Seek and Find pictures is really, really good. I liked how you only spelled out words because I feel like it is easier to see what the letter is. My favorite of yours is the O in OSU because it looks so authentic and natural. The indoor/outdoor is also good.

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S

Y

O

I

C

L

Q

M

X

U

T

V

Course Reflection 03

Although I already had some background knowledge in color theory, etc., it was a good review and something I constantly try to stay aware of when designing or working on anything. The relation to the design circle also made it more relevant.

The highlight of the past two weeks of Design have definitely been watching the movie Rip! A Remix Manifesto. I was not even aware that copyright and patents was really an issue at all because I have always assumed that the government has ultimate power in that issue. Since Napster was shut down when I was in third grade, accessing media without extensive and exhausting citation is illegal. It makes doing anything in terms of research a lot more effort which is not always necessary when the work is extremely old. It was really an empowering movie and I agree with the views, but what made it even better was the film editing. The editing grabbed my attention with the fast-paced cuts, loud music, and it looked like a lot of work in AfterEffects. It gave the film a very modern feel which was probably the intention of the filmmakers who were encouraging the viewer to move towards the future.

I also liked listening to the guest speakers because they were very easy to relate to since I came into college having virtually no idea what I wanted to do. I would, however, like to incorporate design and make it more relevant when I go into the business field, and their speech got me thinking about that.

J06

Outdoor Camping and Recreation
Backcountry.com

Moosejaw

REI

Cabelas
Mountain Gear


The North Face Exhibition Booth:

http://blog.transformit.com/mod11_tnf/600_7/




REI Trade Show Booth:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jessicajones/140641503/lightbox/


Flylow Exhibition Booth:

http://mountainhighfreeride.wordpress.com/page/3/


Indoor Home Products
The Great Indoors
Value City Furniture
Pottery Barn
Ikea
Ballard Designs


Greenwalt Furniture Display Booth:

http://www.greenawaltfurniture.com/events.html


Bradford Products:

http://motohata.com/2011/05/






















DeepStream Designs Exhibition Booth:

http://www.juztimage.com/tag/best-interior-kitchen/


















INDOOR HOME GOODS- a product designed to be used inside a house, including appliances, furtniture, etc.


Furniture:

http://www.furniture-explorer.com/home-furniture/furniture-collection


















Appliances:

http://www.hughescoinc.com/energy-saving-appliances


































Entertainment:

http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/05/mammoth_tvs/source/5.htm

Reading Response 02

In the 7th chapter of Heskett's book Design, he talks about designing products to cross cultural boundaries. I thought the reference to IBM was especially interesting because they were so dominant in the computer industry originally but fell from their glory due to the design and competition. The last chapter on systems is rather confusing. The general idea I got from it is that you have to find the end goal of the system and work to create a system, such as a kitchen to accomodate those specific needs. Heskett also talked a lot about competition, which leads me to realize the common thread throughout this book. Advancements in design is the key to beating out competition.

The Intro of Cradle to Cradle starts off a little bit annoying because it basically says that everything you see is harmful to the environment. It just seems extremely negative because we don't live in a perfect world and everything is not going to be good for the environment.

Journal 05

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Scott: I really like the quality of the pictures on the Assignment 3. The descriptions of the different architects are very thorough and actually a lot longer than mine. The found faces is a slideshow which is very advanced and the pictures you took are really cool and creative, especially the basketball bracket.

http://getzeegroveon.blogspot.com/

Shannon: The picture of the waterfall as a face is AWESOME. I don't know how you found that but the angle on it makes the shot look really cool. I like how your blog is interesting to read with a lot of personality.

http://justinrodgers.wordpress.com/

Justin: I like the new format for your blog with the slideshows. It makes it so that you don't have to scroll down the webpage as much and everything seems more organized. I like how you focused on household appliances for your Found Faces assignment. The firehook face is very creative and I don't think I would have noticed it if it hadn't been pointed out to me.

Journal 04

Faces in photos!

Some faces I cropped from old photos as well as some new ones I found around my dorm.