J10 The COLEMAN Project

Team

 Six

 Members: 

Anthony

John

Karyn

Matt

Nina

Xia

J08 annnnd J09

The group project was awesome.  I thought the challenging assignment was interesting in that it allowed for such a broad variety of solutions.  Each team did a unique product solution for integrating Coleman for the home.  Our group did storage and noticed the storage was becoming a trend.  We saw that in the second day of presentations, more diversely separate product ideas were brought to life.
I noticed that within our own group, everyone worked very well together and listened to one another respectfully.  Everyone got to voice their opinion on each debate.  Everyone has an original idea somewhere in our design.  My contribution to the the group and the product development was based on the visual aspect.  When we decided on which final product to design I started sketching what I could best interpret from what the group was describing.  From this point I took it upon my self to download and learn how to use Google SketchUp.  The program seemed to come naturally for me and I really enjoyed displaying all the awesome ideas our group had for the product. I wish that I had time enough for a more advanced 3d rendering program, but I ended up focusing on fine tuning what I had already created in SketchUp.  I really enjoyed this project and equally enjoyed working with the group I was part of.

Course Reflection

Design 200 was unlike any class I've had before.  I learned a great deal, and had a lot of fun.  The group work was fun, and pretty cool actually.  I have always had an interest in design but I had never seen it like this. The Design 200 class has inspired me to add Design as a minor to my degree.  It is exciting to realize you have hit the point of college that you are actually enjoying the classes, where you are actually upset when missing a class because you were really interested in the lecture for once.  I am glad to have taken the course and look forward to seeing where I will take all this.

Coleman For The Home

Team SIX: 

Anthony

John

Karyn

Matt

Nina

Xia

Our team experience has been a great one. We worked very diligently and had most of the project done by week two or so.  Day one was spent with various ideas thrown around, but once the cabinet idea was brought to light, we ran with it.  That running did not stop until late yesterday, we have spent the week tweaking.  Organization wise, everyone has easily been on the same page the entire time due to the email feed we started with all our email addresses by selecting "reply-all" each time someone posted.  We also met once outside of class at Starbucks to get a handle on the whole project put together before having to present Monday.

My contributions have been mainly 3D rendering, but I also had a hand in the brainstorming sessions.  I personally put in hours upon hours each week nit picking my renderings and getting the details done correctly.  I now have a slight obsession with 3D rendering and have now picked it up as my latest hobby.  But back to the project, I created the visuals of the cabinet as a whole, and then took screenshots from each angle for the presentation.

My 3D drawings:

Heskett Chapters 9 &10

It was interesting to read about how design is depicted to the general public through media and other forms of communication.  From companies to governments, design has played a big part in todays world and that is based off the public's view of design.  It is impressive that a concept can make such an impact coming from one individual or group's designs.  Heskett referenced Buick coming back in the 1990's because of the VP's design concepts and the release of the companies revolutionary new line of cars.  I feel that this is happening again.  Buick has come out with a new campaign with a very powerful commercial about "Imported from Detroit":

Coleman Project

Our group has designed a cabinet of sorts for a mudroom, basement, and garage areas. The cabinet will be very versitile and we offer many options for storage space.
The cabinet will be 6' x 3.5' x 3' and will be made of a hard, lightweight plastic. It will be vented so that wet gear can dry ect.
The design process so far has gone pretty smoothly, we all have been accepting of each others ideas and respectfully critiquing.
So far my contribution has been more visual than anything. I have done sketches and am currently working on getting a 3D digital representation. Like the rest of the group, i have also contributed to the design discussions and ideas. I like this group and we all work together very well.

As soon as I refine the sketches I will upload scans and post them as soon as possible. (Same for when I get a 3D representation).

Team Members:
Anthony
John
Karyn
Matt
Nina
Xia

cradle to cradle 4, 5, 6

It is upsetting to read about how we as humans use and don't replenish.  The book speaks of old civilizations that got along just fine before the "western ways" came around.  The Egyptians had irrigation, and Chinese replenished their waste into rice patties.  Nowadays we have products like cars and packaging materials that don't even naturally break down to give back to the planet once we are done with them.  We were all raised in school by the ideal, "cut a tree down, plant a new" but I do not think that is practiced today, at least as much as it should be.
Although I am a HUGE Chevrolet fan, after reading this book, I have a new found respect for the Ford Motor Company.  Now I am not going to trade my Impala in for a Fusion, but the steps Ford is taking to make this planet a better place is impressive.  I hope that other large companies will follow in their foot steps to make this a more evident impact on our environment.  It also goes to show that if a giant company such as Ford can take these steps, then those of us lower on the totem pole should easily be able to follow as well.

The Eames'

I really enjoyed the Eames' films.  They were interesting in that they look at design from so many different angles.  The solar do-nothing-machine amazed me.  I have always been interested in that sort of thing, from mouse trap the game to any and all Rube Goldberg machines.  Their success as a couple is amazing, and I hope to be able to live out my days in a house like the one they designed.
The guest speakers were a nice way to look at the design world.  I enjoyed hearing about their overseas experiences, especially since I cannot ever partake in such a thing due to being in the military.  My main goal in life is to someday own my own company, so it was cool to see  a reference of that right in front of me.  They said they all have other jobs right now until the business really takes off, and thats life.  I hope to be able to work for a company for a while to get experience in the real world, and build a wealth for myself to make a transition into independent employment easier.

Online Scavenger Hunt

5 Camping Gear Manufactures:

Slumberjack

Coleman

The North Face

Patagonia

Eastern Mountain Sports

3 Trade Show Pictures:

This is a picture of some of the outside booths at the 2009 Outdoor Retailer Winter Market Trade Show. 

Here we have the Coleman mascot at 2010 Outdoor Retailer Summer Market Trade Show.

This is also of the 2010 Outdoor Retailer, but the Winter Market Trade Show.

5 Indoor Goods Manufactures:

IKEA

Bed Bath & Beyond

SONY

Williams-Sonoma

Crate & Barrel

3 Trade Show Pictures:

2010 Spring Southern Home & Garden Show

Living Kitchen Show 2010

A German Interior Design Trade Fair

I see an "interior good" as anything in the home. From something with an actual function to decor. For example:

Homer Simpson Wall Clock

Sofa Set / Coffee Table / Lamp

Rug / Flower Vase / Throw Pillows / Fire Place / Lounge Chair

A B C's

(X)

 the menu button from my tv remote

(U)

 end of a hanger

(J)

 top of a hanger

(S)

 looking upward towards a light bulb

 (V)

 cage from my front door

(M)

 part of a spatula

(W)

 potato masher

(N)

 potato masher

(L)

 corner of my pabst blue ribbon beer sign

(l)

 beer tab from my kegorator

(D)

 end of railing from some stairs

(Y)

 part of the same stairs railing

(T)

 a jar

(H)

 brick

(i)

 some drunk broke our fence, convenient for this project tho...

(O)

top of keg

Design and The Enviroment

The environment is always a pressing issue, and this is why I have chosen the topic.  Design always amazes me when someone comes along with a newer way to make or do something, AND it has environmental benefits.   The way I went around my research was to "StumbleUpon" with the topic 'design' tagged.  Many things came up just as straight design, but what I was looking for was environmental advantages within design.  The eco coke bottle design link is my favorite of the bunch.  This new bottle truly amazes me and I hope to see it on shelves sooner than later.  Moving forward, the boxed water and humble pizza box are interesting ways to go about something that has been the same for so many years.  Ever since taking this class, I have had a new love for chairs.  This brings us to my last two findings.  The simple chair that rocks is a self energizing machine.  The more you rock the chair, the more power is stored to power the reading lamp.  Very cool.  Lastly we have the recycled Coca-Cola chairs.  I like to see products made for the general public out of things that very often just end up in a land fill.
(EACH BULLET POINT IS A LINK)

• Eco Coke Bottle design

             Not only does the eco bottle design look brilliant, it is brilliant.  My favorite thing about this is that it is being done by Coca-cola.  Even though I am a Pepsi fan, Coca-Cola is such a big company.  If coke was to follow through with this, all other bottle companies would be forced to follow (assuming this environmental idea isn't strictly patented...).  The fact that the bottles take up less space is directly related to the fact that they stack and stand snug with one another.  

• Boxed Water is Better for the Earth

             This new and innovative way of storing water amazingly cuts the carbon footprint by 80%! Only 14% of plastic water bottles are actually recycled... The way I see it is that milk and OJ already come in containers like these, why not water?

• The Humble Pizza box

             I have seen this pizza box idea before, but I still think it is pretty cool. It really is an efficient way to eat  a box of pizza.  No messy dishes, no water used on those messy dishes, and boxes are easy to recycle.  I see this as an overall win-win.

• A Simple Chair That Rocks

            This chair is absolutely awesome.  A battery pack stores the energy created by rocking in the chair.  That energy is then used to power a reading lamp connected to the chair.  Re-usable, self-sustaining energy is always a plus for the environment.

• Coca-Cola Chairs

            Like I said before about the Coca-Cola chairs, I really like seeing product that usually ends up in a land fill being created into a product everyone can make use of.  These chairs are of simple design and colorful.  Pleasant to the eye, pleasant to the world.

cradle to cradle 1, 2, 3

Looking backwards on the Industrial Revolution to 'design' it is a gloomy thought.  The Revolution's severity and popularity was credited to the 'bigger is better' and 'more products to more people' ideas.  The best thing we can do for our environment no-a-days is to design with people and the planet in mind.  Not with profit and numbers in mind.  It is hard to have thought like they all did back then.  Resources were vast and seemed endless, they were none-the-wiser.  Now we see what impact we have on the world around us, and it is important to keep that world in mind when designing.  The cradle to grave concept is haunting as well.  This is why I like to see companies like Coca-Cola making chairs out of their used product.  Land fills are a disgrace to our species.  I like the term eco-efficiency; doing more with less.  Ford was part of the more product to more people, but he was also conscious of the fact that waste needed to be down at the same time.  The concept of the four R's is quite interesting as well.  The four R's being; reduce, reuse, recycle, and regulate.  Many companies try different ways to make waste into energy, but they are often foolish.  The concept of 'away' is a dangerous one.  While you may feel warm and fuzzy for depleting the amount of waste your company uses, out of sight should NOT mean out of mind.  Just because your company has found a way to get rid of your waste, more than not you have just created more waste for someone else.  We need to think of long term eco-friendly ways to convert waste to energy, and that energy back into re-usable waste.

Girl Talk

I really enjoyed the past week of class.  We have been watching a documentary about one of my favorite styles of music; the remix.  I frequently listen to Girl Talk and Super Smash Bros, and I had no idea that there was such a legal battle going on behind the scenes.  Obviously I like the style of music so I am going to back it up when they say that it is an art form.  They are expressing sounds in a way they feel adequate.  They are not composing, but there have been countless articles online showing how the same cord is used for something like 20+ different very popular songs.  Who had it first? I doubt any of them.  This is where I struggle to see the problem record companies have with remixes.  Back to overall summary of how class has been,  I liked the post video discussion and I really liked how the video was not a serious bore, it was current and interesting.

The book that isn't a tree

The beginning of the introduction is very interesting to me.  It takes a quite bold stance.  I feel like the writers are using scare tactics to get their points about environmentalism.  Listing all the horrifyingly dangerous materials in all our day-to-day products in the home? I would say it is a little strong.  I understand it though.  After watching William McDonough speak I understood the tone.  I really did enjoy the left and right, ying and yang approach to learning the background of each writer.  I was interesting to see how different each story was, and to clearly pick up on the two separate writing styles.  Makes me curious if I will be able to later on throughout the book.

Reflection

The colors lecture was pretty cool.  I assumed things were the color they were for a reason, but didn't really think about it as a systematically well thought out thing.  Now that I know things about each color, everything makes more sense and I find myself thinking about it randomly.
Going green with plants on buildings was a really interesting concept.  I really thought that the farms about the entire city was a really clever idea.  It makes you think that maybe we wont end up like the movie Wall-E's rendition of our race's future. The water bottle was absolutely my favorite product.  I want one for my self! I really think that will drastically help our planets shortage for clean drinking water.

50 Things

A "simple" trip to the library.

1. Check book bag for all required library materials (laptop, books, pens, paper)
2. Check weather.com for temperature
3. Find appropriate outerwear
4. Lock door behind me
5. Grumble about all the ice on the sidewalk outside apartment...
6. Pick playlist from iPod for walk
7. Cut behind apartment into alley
8. Grumble about all the ice on the sidewalk 
9. Choose to walk in middle of street
10. Head west down 13th
11. Stop for an annoying amount of time waiting for Summit traffic to clear for crossing
12. Continue down 13th on the sidewalk
13. Notice the abundance of beer cases scattered in lawns
14. Stop sign says STOP Hammertime
15. Walk past my buddy Cory's house
16. Think about how I have not partied there in a few weeks
17. Look at all the parking meeter times left
18. Add whatever change in pockets to blinking meeters
19. Tell bum outside of Tobacco International I have no change
20. Consider Subway or Bento GoGo Asian Yum Yum, but buy neither
21. Wait for traffic to clear on high to cross
22. Notice how EVERYONE is either texting or listening to headphones (myself included). Do we no longer believe in common human interaction??
23. Continue walking, cut between the parking garages next to the Ohio Union
24. Smirk at the stick figure alien attack drawing in the snow between the garages
25. Check watch
26. Almost get hit by aggressive bus driver while crossing the road behind the Ohio Union towards the Oval
27. While approaching the Oval, notice the planes flying above, and think about how the abundance of people on the oval look like ants to them
28. Watch as someone almost gets clipped by a crazy biker through the oval
29. Watch for a minute while a random student argues with a preacher 'spreading the word'
30. Continue on up to the main library
31. Once in the library, I go straight for the elevator. The top floor is the best place to study.
32. Wait for the elevator
33. Ride the elevator, stopping at every floor to let people in and out all the way up
34. Step out of elevator on the top floor, notice that all the tables are taken
35. Turn around to get back in elevator, but it is too late. It is gone.
36. Wait for the elevator
37. Ride the elevator, stopping at every floor to let people in and out all the way down
38. Exit the library out the front door
39. Walk north towards the SEL
40. Realize I should have just gone straight to the SEL in the first place, Thompson Library is always full
41. Notice the new A-Frame sign outside the SEL telling the smokers to find somewhere else to smoke, thinking back to finals last quarter and having to walk through all the 2nd hand smoke to get into the library
42. Once inside the library, immediately go right to the elevators
43. Take the elevator to the 3rd floor, my lucky floor where there is always somewhere to work
44. Find a table with an outlet close by for my laptops crappy battery
45. Unload book bag and set up work area
46. Plug in laptop, and fire it up
47. Peruse Facebook for 20 minutes, even though at home I am not even on that much
48. Check to see if anyone is on Google Talk
49. Close all unnecessary tabs
50. Begin homework

Haskett Ch 7-8

Identity is important for human individuality.  All things design define who we are, and how we wish to express ourselves.  Everyone has a predetermined 'image' of oneself and how they want to be portrayed to the world.  The use of the internet can be a way of linking the cultural identity from one side of the world to the opposite.  Identity is rooted from where you come from, no matter if you have moved to a complete new country.  With the advancements in communication technology, it is easier for someone to stay in contact with their original home country, and in turn hold on to that identity more easily.  My major here at Ohio State University is Communication Technology, so I can greatly appreciate this part of the reading.  I think that the internet plays a HUGE part in personal identity, especially with the recent boom in social networking.  Just about every website nowadays has a link to their Facebook or Twitter page.  Businesses can easily define their company's identity by analyzing the company's internet popularity. Even with the advancements in communication, the many different cultures around the world make it difficult to design in a general way.  Each culture does need its own design and identity because too easily one idea can clash with another. In the corporate world, a change in identity can make or brake you.  This result is based on how well the diversity of cultures respond to the identity change (just like the internet analysis).

Moving away from identity and towards systems, systems often are structured ways to keep a general design functioning in the general public's day to day life.  This can be from travel structure to communication systems.  I like to focus more on the communicating aspects.  The book gives the example of informational system communication as street signs.  Street signs have to be able to be easily understandable to give clear instruction in the means of travel.  The way communication is presented systematically is important to a wide spread understanding. Another reference the book makes is the rapid growth of giving everything an icon on the computer.  This can be a negative thing if the design of the icon is too vague or even too specific.  When dealing with design and communication you have to take into consideration all options.  I find it frustrating when I come across a webpage with an icon link and when I roll over it with the mouse, without clicking, there is no explanation as to where this icon will be taking me.  It is important to give a structure of rules and common sense boundaries when dealing with a communication system.  If information cannot be obtained easily, it is poor in design.

I know there was more in each of these chapters, but I felt it important to focus on the aspects the pertained to why I am in this class and major, communication.

Course Reflection

This past week of Design 200 was my favorite thus far.  I really enjoyed the scavenger hunt activity.  Getting out of the class room and seeing parts of campus that I have not seen was really pretty cool.  Exploring Kwolton was my favorite "new" thing for me.  It was really interesting seeing all the cubicals with people working on god-knows-what.  Definitely a very interesting building.  I also enjoyed researching the buildings afterwards and finding out the interesting information about each designer/architect.  I had no idea that the Wexner Center lets in too much light.

I think Nina and I made a good team for the hunt.  With the help of our Droid phones and some patience leaving the class room, we were prepared for each clue before we went out into the cold day.  I didn't know anyone in this class going into it, so it was really nice getting to know someone new.  I have had too many classes in my three years on campus that have no classmate to classmate interaction, and to me that is really disappointing.  I hope that as the quarter progresses, we get to team up more and do more activities like this.

Found Faces

 This is a face I found in the front of my great-grandma's brother-in-law's old Chevrolet Corvette. This car is very close to being completely restored, and is #87 of 162 (to the best of my memory). I like the big "eyes" with the wider, almost shouting mouth formed by the grill.  This car-face seems more inviting and friendly than the car-faces we see on today's cars.

 In my kitchen is a very old outlet that be do not ever use.  I immediately saw a face when searching the house for faces last week.  I have seen an outlet face on internet forum pages before so it was not an original find by my creativity, but having said that, this particular outlet has some character.  The wear-and-tear marks and old outlet plate make this outlet-face a bit more interesting than a bran new outlet.

 I really liked this find because it is quite quirky.  This was found underneath my Time Warner Cable remote.  I liked the big gaping mouth formed by the cut out for the hand grip on this remote.  The little "eyes" right above form a cartoonish look to this face.

This picture always makes me laugh.  This is on the women's bathroom door at Gooeyz, where I work. The opposite end of the the outlet is on the men's door.  

Hunting Down Design: Scavenger Hunt

Team: Nina           http://sayithot.tumblr.com/
            Brandon    http://bmreed330.blogspot.com/

Before rushing out of the room like our fellow classmates, Nina and I looked over the entire assignment.  We used our Droid phones to look up the clues, and I wrote down our results in my mini-notebook.  Once we knew where we needed to be we started with clue #5 (Thompson Library), proceeded to clue #2 (Knowlton Hall), clue #4 (SEL & Math Tower), and finally we hit clues #1 and #3 (Wexner Center).  Each photo was taken by the opposite team member with their respected Droid phone.

Clue #1: There are several places on OSU campus where you can find the Barcelona Chair. Take a picture of one of your team members sitting  in the chair, but still compose a good picture showing both you and the chair. Also note the name of the designer and something interesting about the chair or the designer in your comments.




We found the Barcelona Chair in the lobby of the Wexner Center. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and his partner Lilly Reich designed the chair after the chairs of the Romans and Pharaohs.  The original chair was designed to be bolted together, but in 1950 stainless steel allowed Ludwig to redesign the chair with a seamless metal frame.

Clue #2: Find the Knowlton School of Architecture’s Library and explore the space noting the various chairs from design’s history. Pick a chair that you find interesting (not the Barcelona chair) and compose a picture of you in the chair reading a design-related magazine. In the comments, tell me who the designer is, something about the chair, and what magazine you are reading.

In the Knowlton School of Architecture Library, we found the awesome Red & Blue Chair.  I really like the use of the primary colors in this chair.  It was designed in 1918 by Gerrit Reitveld.  This piece was influenced by Frank Lloyd Wright, my favorite designer, and Piet Mondrian.  In the photo I am looking over the very cool magazine entitled "domus."  This is a home and interior design magazine that had some very cool pictures inside of tastefully colorful rooms.

Clue #3:Take a photo of one of your team members in front of a building on campus that was designed by Peter Eisenman. In the comments, tell me something interesting or controversial about the construction of the building on campus.

This is a photo of me hanging from part of the Wexner Center.  This specific part of the building is my favorite at night in the winter.  Right above me are an abundance of large lights that light up in different sequence, very cool.  A few interesting things about the building are that the white metal girders represent the street layout of the campus and City of Columbus.  An interesting controversial situation that went into building the center was that the skylights let in too much light, possibly ruining the art work inside...

Clue #4: A famous architect by the name of Philip Johnson designed the Sony (originally AT&T) skyscraper in New York City which is a great example of post modernism. He’s also responsible for two buildings on the Ohio State campus. Find one a get a picture of both the building and an architectural detail that you find interesting.

The two buildings on campus that Philip Johnson designed on the Ohio State Campus are the SEL (Science & Engineering Library) located in the far back of this photo, and the Math Tower located in the front. I really like the curves built into the sides of the buildings around the windows.  The buildings are brick so curves really stand out.  The buildings also look 'industrialized' in that they could almost look like old factories.  

Clue #5:Take a photo of one of your team members in front of a building on campus that was designed by local architects Acock & Associates. In the comments, tell me something interesting or controversial about the construction of the building on campus.



Here we found a building on the campus designed by local architects  at Acock & Associates.  This is the main Ohio State University Library otherwise known as Thompson Library.  The library was build in three main phases.  1st we have the original design,  a 'Second Italian Renaissance Revival Style Structure' that opened in 1913.  After this the 14 level tower with side wings and pavilions was completed in 1951.  Finally we have the modern addition on the west side of the building, finished in 1977.  

Influential Designers

Frank Lloyd Wright

   Frank Lloyd Wright is a very famous designer.  He is known to have designed 1141 works. One cool fact; Wright is American (which was greatly shown in his works. He didn't believe in the Greek or Renaissance designs, he believed in democracy).  Born in Richland Center, Wisconsin.  Frank first began to realize his love of architecture after working on his uncle's farm in the summers of his youth.
   While working under architect Joseph Lyman Silsbee, Wright drew up the design for his first building, the Lloyd-Jones family chapel.  Working for Silsbee led to Frank to his eventual working with mentor Louis Sullivan.
   Frank's abilities and talents are credited to his own philosophy of "Form and Function are One", after adding his mentor Sullivan's philosophy of "Form Follows Function."
   Wright opened Taliesin in 1932 so that the young designers with aspirations of working with him could do so, for a fee or course. This building was first lit by gas lamps.  While working at the Taliesin Fellowship, Frank Lloyd Wright created my favorite of all his works, Fallingwater in Mill Run, Pennsylvania. 
   The American Institute of Architects recognized him to be "the greatest American architect of all time."
   The man did not only design.  He was known to be a great writer and philosopher.  He authored twenty books, and also authored many many articles.  Although he is best known for this building designs ranging from homes to offices, to churches.
    I am sure there is an abundance of people, like me, who would absolutely love to one day own a house even similar to the ones designed by Wright.  His work is really impressive in my eyes and I love all the straight lines involved in his work.  Not only is the Falling-water House (pictured below) is my favorite house that I have ever seen.  The location in the woods right on the water is amazing.  It could not have been designed better in my mind.  I love all the balconies looking out into the woods, and the multileveled features.
http://www.cmgww.com/historic/flw/bio.html
http://www.franklloydwright.org/fllwf_web_091104/Wrights_Life_and_Work.html

A02

Henry Dreyfuss

Henry Dreyfuss  was born in New York, New York on March 2, 1904.  Like Luigi, Henry was also an industrial designer.  Instead of cars though, Dreyfuss started out designing for Broadway.  When he was doing his work for Broadway he was only 17 years old.  Eight years later, he opened his own industrial design office.  At this office he had clients such as Bell Telephone, AT&T, American Airlines, Polaroid, Hoover, and many more.  In the late 30's Dreyfuss worked for John Deere designing farming equipment.  What caught my eye the most about Henry was his work with Lockheed Martin.  Lockheed Martin makes the C-130, which is the aircraft that I work on in the Air Force.  Henry Dreyfuss worked with them to convert military planes to civilian aircrafts.  He worked my my rival company Boeing and designed the interior of the Boeing 707.  Interestingly enough as well, Henry Dreyfuss was a founding father of the American Society of Industrial Design.
Tragically, Henry and his wife committed suicide together in 1972, two years after my parents were born...

http://www.biography.com/articles/Henry-Dreyfuss-9279245
http://www.henry-dreyfuss.com/

A02

Luigi Colani

Luigi Colani was born in Berlin on August 2 1928.  He is known to have over 5000 industrial and consumer products. In his early years he studied sculpture and aerodynamics.  I can see a lot of the aerodynamic influences in his works.  There are many accented curves which make his pieces very pleasing to look at.  Taking a look into the car world a bit, he was very influential to the company Fiat.  I am a bit of a car fanatic, so when I learned that the Colani Alfa was the first sports car to drive around the Nurburgring in under 10 minutes, I was very impressed.  in 1984, Luigi was considered to be the number one industrial designer in Japan.  In the year of my birth, 1989, the Museum of Modern Art featured Colani's SONY headphones.  A few years later, he got into computers and had a lot of success there as well.  In overview, Luigi Colani is a very versatile designer.

http://www.colani.org/luigi_colani_Product_design_museum/Introduction.html
http://www.colani.ch/historie.html

Survey

For my survey I asked my peers some opinionated questions based on cars. What fueled my questions was the curiosity of what the general public thought about these cars. Cars are of very big interest to me and so this was an easy survey to ask people at random. I asked people who came into the place I work, people in the union, and the student organization I am involved with.

Questions:
1. Disregarding performance, which car has the best design?
    a. 2010 Chevrolet Camaro
    b. 2010 Ford Mustang
    c. 2010 Dodge Challenger
    d. 2010 Nissan 370Z

2. Disregarding design, which car has the best performance?

    a. 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS

    b. 2010 Ford Mustang GT

    c. 2010 Dodge Challenger R/T

    d. 2010 Nissan 370Z

3. Which car is more popular?

    a. 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS

    b. 2010 Ford Mustang GT

    c. 2010 Dodge Challenger R/T

    d. 2010 Nissan 370Z

4. Which car is the most luxurious?

    a. 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS

    b. 2010 Ford Mustang GT

    c. 2010 Dodge Challenger R/T

    d. 2010 Nissan 370Z

5. Which car would you buy if you could afford any one?

    a. 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS

    b. 2010 Ford Mustang GT

    c. 2010 Dodge Challenger R/T

    d. 2010 Nissan 370Z

Results:
The results surprised me to be honest.  I really thought that everyone would just pick their favorite and answer it for every question.

Reading Response & Course Reflection

Haskett Ch 4-6

The term 'object' is a infinitive defined word.  An object literally could be anything.  Social and cultural status form the basis of the design of objects at any given place in time.  One aspect is to 'give the user what they never knew they wanted.'  Take what you see around you and solve a problem that has such an obvious solution.  Design isn't all about what society is currently doing.  Design has many smaller inputs for the designer themselves, a touch of personal flair.  Many times we come across objects that need very little or no improvement what-so-ever.  Haskett uses the iron as an example of an object that's design is just simple fine the way it is.

Communications have been widespread across today's general media.  Objects and communications are different in that some objects can exist without a visual instruction or reference. Although communications and objects can be seen similarly in the design world.  The same design process happens for communications as objects, and the same things influence them.  Company's use design for their products, but at the same time they use design to communicate their product to the general product.  These communications come in the form of the internet, TV, and logos.  Illustrations and photography are specific kinds of design in communication.  These along with other aspects go into the persuasive design in product exposure.

Space, light, form, color, pattern, and texture are all forms of design of environment. The obvious of all environments are the general interior and exterior.  Interior design is crucial to make a indoor space functional for it's intended purpose.  Interior design is unique in that your home is something you can make your own.  The objects within your home may have been designed by someone else, but how they are displayed are up to you.


IDEO Video

I enjoyed the video we viewed in class.  The concept of getting a bunch of groups to make their own ideas is a nice way to get as many different views of design.  In the end putting all the best parts of everyones ideas actually made a pretty cool shopping cart.  I didn't really realize how much this probably goes on for just about everything we use everyday.  Basically this class is broadening my view of absolutely everything inorganic.  The keyboard I am using, the car I drive, ect.  Another thing that I really liked about the video was the mass disorganization in the beginning to slowly build some structure to not only the working space but also the discussions going on.

J02

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This is a picture that I took of my roommates awesomely ugly couch in our living room.  This stuck out to me because this is hideous.  The blue is unique and really sticks out along with the random array of flowers and wheat.

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Whenever I am at my desk and look up, this is what I see.  Wood is very unique, in that it is always different.  Somehow the visual of a wood design feels familiar or normal.  This could be because it is just about everywhere.

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The floor tile in my kitchen is a very plain pattern.  Very uniform in size and shapes.  This is why it stuck out to me.  I spent the week looking for crazy and different patterns.  This is a nice simplicity, even with the cracks in the lower left. 

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My 10 year old cousin Maddie bought this scarf for me.  She told my aunt that she liked the colors in it, and I completely agree.  The diversity and abundance of colors in this scarf make it one of a kind.  They are all warm colors and not flashy, which is nice. 

((5))

This is a design that I see everyday.  Not only is it on just about every building everywhere, but this is the view from my bedroom window.  While brick is meant to look classy in todays world, it can look otherwise.  I would like to say the view from my bedroom is a 'classy' one, but it honestly is not..

((6))

I really like this one.  It is the distorted glass from a bathroom window.  It lets enough light in to be pleasing to the eye, but it blocks out the cruel outside world. The bits and pieces of the window are all different sizes so it really stood out to me. 

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This design is special to me because my mother made this quilt for me.  Even beyond that it is special because my grandmother had the design and material cut and laid out before she passed away while I was at Air Force boot camp.  My mom finished the quilt for me and gave it to me when I returned home.  As for the design itself, blue is my favorite color and the material is denim so it looks cool. 

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This is the carpet at my buddy's house.  The cream colored stripes stuck out to me.  Most carpets are uniform in color or have similar colored stripes, but this carpet has that cream.  

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Obviously this design stuck out to me because of school spirit.  This is a picture of my shower curtain.  Anything and everything having to do with Ohio State is good with me.

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This is also a design I see everyday.  This goes along with my desk, the picture is of the fabric on my desk chair.  It always reminded me of a picnic blanket.  The chair is very uncomfortable, but the design of the fabric is simplistic.