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Hmwrk # 4

Tim Brown talks about going from design to design thinking. He said that by focusing on a design he was being incremental. If you focus less on the object and more on the design approach that we would see more of an impact. I liked the part where he said that design is human centered. Design starts with what humans need and what makes life easier or technology more enjoyable. Then he talks about the hearing aid in India and how they started with the people instead of the technology. By developing the product off of the actual needs of the people. I think that this is smarter way of designing versus just coming up with an idea and then figuring out how to use it.

Functional Vs. Unfunctional Product

Hybrid Animal

Alien Abduction

Neils Diffrient: Rethinking the way we sit down

     After watching the video of Neils Diffrient: Rethinking the way we sit down and listening to his story it left me with a sense of admiration for him.  You can tell that he was passionate about his work.  When he was talking about engineering and designing planes he kept referring to it as a romance.  He loved everything about flying down to the smallest detail and he brought that love into his work and designs.  When he was done working on planes he started thinking about the countless number of people who are either in offices or sit behind desks or computers all day and night.  He brought that same aspect of romance into his designs for his chairs.  He spent about 8 or 9 years trying to design a chair to accommodate the majority of people.  He also tried to make them do as much as mechanically possible without having to adjust all sorts of knobs or levels.  One might conclude that if all designs had that element of romance to them that they would be well designed.

Homework # 1


How to Ruin a Great Design was an article that examined designs that were bad or elegant designs that were redone in a tasteless manner. A lot of early designs were developed over years and were thought about and cared about when developed. Then once redesigned they took away from their former or original character which had meaning and took a cookie cutter approach. One might conclude with the statement that if it's not broke don't fix it.

Sunset Picture Project

1. My computer experience is average I suppose.  I have basic knowledge of most programs and have experimented with html coding but at a beginner level.

2. I'm at a beginner level with Photoshop and Illustrator but I really want to learn it because photography is a major hobby of mine.

3. I have a Hp pavilion Laptop and an iPad air.  I do not have Photoshop or Illustrator yet but I will download all the software.

4. My major is in Web Design. I have 10 classes left to graduate after this semester. I am hoping to graduate this fall semester.

5. I hope to learn about graphic design in this class and experiment with different programs.

6. I'm not sure who my favorite artist is but I really like tattoo art.

7. I have tons of favorite musicians so I suppose it depends on what genre of music it is in but some of my favorite musicians are Radiohead, Flux Pavillion, Citizen Cope, Bob Marley, The Beatles, I like older rap like Mobb Deep.

8. One summer I decided to go on tour traveling to a bunch of music festivals.  I went to Jam on the Creek, Jam on the River, Electric Zoo, Electric Forest, and Camp Bisco.  This was one of the best summers in my life.  I met so many awesome people.  I camped out, road tripped, and got to experience all types of live music.

Homework # 1

How to Ruin a Great Design was an article that examined designs that were bad or elegant designs that were redone in a tasteless manner. A lot of early designs were developed over years and were thought about and cared about when developed. Then once redesigned they took away from their former or original character which had meaning and took a cookie cutter approach. One might conclude with the statement that if it's not broke don't fix it.

Sunset Picture Project