Reflection over Word: Intense

Reflection over Word: The construction of the word was a lengthy and rather frustrating endeavor, as parts of our team did not meet the standards of the others, nor have their letters done on time. However when we did have all of our letters complete, we set out to take photographs, settings of which ranged from Behind the Art and Design building, to Wescoe. The placement of the letters, helped contribute to the Intensity of the word, because they allowed us to play with the cast shadows, build a tower of letters which stressed their extreme nature, and allowed us to place the letters high above, to further that sense of intensity.

Reflection: Big Letter Groups

Reflection over Team- Overall my team got along very well, though we did encounter problems with members not giving their all, or even finishing their allotted work by the date decided, namely with Mitch. Individually the problem I suffered through the most was the cost of the project on the whole, having spent more on this one segment of the project than I had on myself in the past three months, and that is not an overstatement. Despite this, Jared, Terrah and I got along smashingly and managed to complete both our letters on time, while Mitch still hadn’t completed his one letter. In the end though, everyone stepped up and completed the letters in time to take some fantastic photos.

Reflection:Giant letter + Photo Essay

Reflection over project- This project helped improve my skill in creating large 3-D objects, as I have not had much practice in 3-D art. In creating the giant letters I learned that double ply cardboard is a challenge and a hassle to work and cut through especially under a time crunch, though it does create a very sturdy form. The second part of this project, the photo essay, was much simpler and less stressful to complete. Though difficulties in encountered for the second half was in printing, as I did not have enough money on my card to print on a nicer type of paper, which annoyed me greatly. However I still managed to create a clean and clear photo essay using a regular printer and paper.

Photography Reading Reflection

Photography essay reflection- The photography essay pertained to the project because it shows you the difference between documentary and art-photography.  In the case of this project we fall under the second category as we are interacting and designing what is going to be photographed for an optimum finish.

The Best Design

Out of all of my designs I feel the centered Conquer on the blue background, and the Green and Red stair step design do the best to illustrate the definition of the word. The use of the orange C in the blue design creates a pop between foreground and background, and forces the C to jump forth along with the darker pink letters, and create a sense of weightiness, which adds to the sense of the definition. In a similar way the placement of the letters in the center of the design helps intensify this weightiness.  The use of color in the stair step design also creates a recession of space by opposing the usual rules of atmospheric perspective. The stairs change from a hue of green at the bottom to the fully saturated color at the top. The placement of the colored blocks also adds to the definition of the word, by visualized the sense of conquering a mountain, or hard to reach objective.

Type Faces

Each typeface has its own unique characteristics, which with the right knowledge makes them easily discernible. The differing weights and sizes of descenders, ears, and serfs for example create a font with personality which can improve or hider a design. It is important to pick the right typeface to achieve the best outcome in a design

Intense definition

adjective

1.

existing or occurring in a high or extreme degree: intense heat.

2.

acute, strong, or vehement, as sensations, feelings, or emotions: intense anger.

3.

of an extreme kind; very great, as in strength, keenness, severity, or the like: an intense gale.

4.

having a characteristic quality in a high degree: The intense sunlight was blinding.

5.

strenuous or earnest, as activity, exertion, diligence, or thought: an intense life.

 

 

Pathfinder designs

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Conquer

con·quer

 /ˈkɒŋkər/ Show Spelled[kong-ker]

verb (used with object)

1.

to acquire by force of arms; win in war: to conquer a foreign land.

2.

to overcome by force; subdue: to conquer an enemy.

3.

to gain, win, or obtain by effort, personal appeal, etc.: conquer the hearts of his audience.

4.

to gain a victory over; surmount; master; overcome: to conquer disease and poverty; to conquer one's fear.

Writer's Toolbox

Writing allows you to formulate ideas, and keep track of them. Using techniques such as development maps helps organize this process and allows for greater production. Overall the Writer’s Toolbox reading was helpful in learning about the different types of mind maps and was a great tool to learn from. However the format made reading difficult and unappealing, in short, it was poorly designed.

IDEO Deep Dive

IDEO has formulated a brainstorming tactic that has changed the way the world of design works. They use a mix of group formulations, with a broad mix of people who specialize in differing fields, such as marketing, biology, or linguistics. They are charged with the task of redesigning a shopping cart in 5 days, with special interest paid to safety and the problem with theft. They use a process called Deep Dive to immerse themselves into the project. They consider the ideas produced focused chaos, which allows them to break though the wall of standard ideas into great ones.

Photos of Wallet Prototyping

Here are pictures of our first two wallet prototypes, and the origonaly wallet design.

Wallet Interveiw

Interview Questions

1. Where do you store your wallet?

1.-purse

2. Purse

2. What size do you prefer your wallet?

1. Big

2. Large

3. What do you keep in it?

1. Purse

2. Purse

4. Name 3 problems?

1. Can be annoying to carry around without a bag,

2. $ doesn’t always fit.

5. Name advantages?

1. It holds a lot, hefty (good for hitting people)

2. like the design.

6. What type/shape of wallet do you refer ( pouch, bifold, trifold, etc.)

1.bifold clasping wallet

2. Bifold clasping wallet

7. Where do you keep your change

1.in wallet

2. In wallet

8. Prefer Zippers, clips, none

1.clasp

2.clip

9. Material? Leather, plastic, duck tape, etc.

1.Cloth, or leather

2.Shiney plastic

10. Plain Vs Designed wallet?

1.      Designed

2.      Designed.

Inspiration 9/26

I found this photo recently and fell in love. The contrast between the highly robotic and stiff form of Iron Man, and the Art Nuevo style is a playful yet serious finish. I love the seperate blockyness of the background and would love to put a simmilar look into my own art.

Inspiration 9/22

I've followed this artist's web comic for the past year or so and recently discovered her tumblr. I love the art she posts. As well as the topics she blogs over. Expessially the commentary on the treatment of female characters in comic books and the treatment of women in real life. She has an expessially prolific segment about Wonderwoman. Overall she's a great inspiration, and a constant scorce of amusement.

http://coelasquid.tumblr.com/

A favored post of hers: Over why death in comic books never really mattesr. http://coelasquid.tumblr.com/post/8795894227/how-canon-has-ruined-comic-books
Cause well, you're only dead for the moment.

Top 5 Drawings

I found that this drawing was successful due to the fact it easily expresses the intent of the drawing, that being a pair on sunglasses. It shows the light and dark of the sunglasses without being overbearing with information.

 

The detailed view described here is a good view of the interworking’s of the sunglasses hinge mechanism, also due to the fact the drawing escapes the borders of the pictures frame, it creates and intensity within the drawing.

The crispness of the drawing is refreshing especially compared to the others in the set. It clearly shows the item with all of it complexities and layers.

The freeform nature of this scribble drawing conveys a sense of playfulness while successfully conveying its form.

This pair of scribble drawings is a good show of how the form comes together in a simple way. It communicates a sense of urgency with the dark sharp lines, which combined with the roundness of the lenses makes for an interesting visual.

Good Design

I believe my aviator sunglasses have a good design due to their visual appeal, and their everyday usefulness. Not only are they pleasing to the eye but they also hold many of the Dieter Rams principles, such as usefulness, having an easily definable purpose, durability, unobtrusiveness, and simplistic yet purposeful design. Overall the  aviators are a quality and lasting design.

Objectified

From an artist’s perspective, the movie Objectified was a good showing of the technical aspect of creation. For the viewer to see how a large company such as OXO, or Apple, designs and finally creates a product for public use is awakening and overall pleasurable experience. One of the speakers in Objectified mentioned that “A designer realizes what people need even more than they do,” which I find to be a telling quote. It is a designer’s job to forecast what the populous desires. Be that expensive looking furniture for a cheap price, or a new technological creation. It isn’t the designers who demand the production, buy the buyer who insists on the new and the better. Alternatively, a designer must focus in on the buyers wants, they have to make a design that “distinguishes you”, and they cannot simply assume that you will be interested in something that doesn’t “make a statement to yourself about yourself.” In short, industrial design is about turning out products, that people want to buy, and I find that theme was accentuated thought the entire movie.