Final Model

This is my final lamp. It stands on its own and should stand against a wall to get the full effect of the light reflecting on the wall. To give it more flair, I added little slips in the base to go along with the curve.

Final Idea

After many different ideas, I finally have my final Idea. I love how it projects on to the wall and how stands. This is just the preliminary for that final idea but the final will stand on its own against a wall.

This is my final prototype which is a standing lamp. Not even close to being fished but still holds many characteristics that i would like to see in my final model. For instance my final model will be standing. The middle lights up and has a plad type of pattern. The top still needs some more ideas. It will hold that circular shape throughout.

Preliminary models

These are my 3 initial prototypes. The top was supposed to be a lantern type design. The middle is supposed to be a standing lamp that changes the light with the paper swirling around it. The bottom lamp is a chandelier type of design.

Lamp Project Begins

For this project we are supposed to manipulate paper to create lamps. I have went through many models of what i want to do for the lamp. We had to start off with just simple paper manipulations. Than we used those to inspire us to create the first round of prototypes. I had to decide if I wanted my lamp to be hanging, standing, or on the wall. I made models that did all three ways.

photos of big word

Final book model

Preliminary books models

Photo essay reading

In this reading, we learn a few techniques when taking photographs. One main point the passage teaches is having symmetry in ones photographs. Having symmetry in the photograph makes it easy on the viewers eye. The symmetry does not have to be mathematically correct. Another point the passage makes is about repetition. Repetition in photography is meant to attract attention. When one repeats something in a photograph it automatically draws ones eye. Repetition in a photograph brings conformity, accord, and harmony. Framing is another point the passage makes. Framing is meant to direct the viewers eyes to the photographs center of interest while also keeping the viewers eye from escaping within the images boarders.

5 final compositions

10 compositions

Pathfinder exercise

Parts of a letter

Typography and hand writing are extremely similar. Obviously typography came from handwriting therefore both would hold similar characteristics. Handwriting is an act of making simple marks by hand. Each letter from the alphabet has a distinct meaning and use. Typography uses this method but expands it. Typography allows letters and words to just not only be a word with a definition, it allows words to display their meaning visually. Vocabulary is key with typography. The words should portray its meaning with the arrangement of such letters as well as how each letter is constructed. To create such letters and words there are many techniques in which to do so. Each letter has certain characteristics which may be altered to change the meaning but keep the shape such as the serif and bracket. The serif is the short strokes that finish off the letter form. A bracket is a curving point between the serif and the stroke. 

Support

The word I have chose is Support.

sup·port

  [suh-pawrt, -pohrt]  Show IPA

verb (used with object)

1.

to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.

2.

to sustain or withstand (weight, pressure, strain, etc.) without giving way; serve as a prop for.

3.

to undergo or endure, especially with patience or submission; tolerate.

4.

to sustain (a person, the mind, spirits, courage, etc.) under trial or affliction: They supported himthroughout his ordeal.

5.

to maintain (a person, family, establishment, institution, etc.) by supplying with things necessary toexistence; provide for: to support a family.

understanding comics

The message that the comics were trying to get across made a lot of sense and it was done in a fun way. I really enjoyed the concept that the audience should hear and feel what they read. When the comic was finishing talking about the pipe it said, “Do you hear what I’m saying? If you do, have your ears checked, because no one said a word.” This example made the whole concept click for me. The whole comic, the guy was explaining what was on the screen. He started off by saying, “And indeed this is not a pipe. This is a painting of a pipe.” This caught my interest because what he was saying made a lot of sense but most people do not think of it that way. After this was said he went on in a similar pattern but with the same point. Good design can make the audience think out side the box. 

understanding comics

The message that the comics were trying to get across made a lot of sense and it was done in a fun way. I really enjoyed the concept that the audience should hear and feel what they read. When the comic was finishing talking about the pipe it said, “Do you hear what I’m saying? If you do, have your ears checked, because no one said a word.” This example made the whole concept click for me. The whole comic, the guy was explaining what was on the screen. He started off by saying, “And indeed this is not a pipe. This is a painting of a pipe.” This caught my interest because what he was saying made a lot of sense but most people do not think of it that way. After this was said he went on in a similar pattern but with the same point. Good design can make the audience think out side the box. 

objectified

Objectified is a documentary which goes into detail about everyday objects and the process of designing them. The documentary goes through the process from start to finish of invention. It displays the sketching and brain storming process. Some innovations were done by groups while others were done individually. The documentary explained different types of successful design. For example the video discussed how some successful designs only look appealing and are fun but in long run are not stable such as the mini cooper. The video also talked about what makes a design successful according to it’s look and function. 

IDEO

The IDEO video was very interesting for a few reasons. One reason why I thought the video was interesting was because of the people. Obviously their job requires lots of creativity but I thought it was interesting that the people were all different. They all had different backgrounds in schooling and majored in different things but all shared this interest of innovation. Another cool concept from the video was the fun. Each person who worked at IDEO seemed to love their job. I also really enjoyed how they used their office space. Each person could literally do what they wanted with designing their own space. For example the bike hanging from the ceiling. This fun and free atmosphere not only made IDEO a great place to work but made each team member work extremely well together. Organized chaos would accurately describe IDEO’s work process. I cannot think of a more successful way to do the job that they are required to do. I feel like chaos is needed within innovation and IDEO is a perfect example of this. 

Process book

After being almost finished with my part in the groups poster, I have been focusing on my process book. I am going with the same color scheme of the poster which is yellow and black. I will also be adding in a little bit of gray to surround most of the text. The gray will act as a text box. I also added a design from the poster of the new object onto the cover page.

Poster photo

So far this is what we have done for the poster for our group project. It still has a long way to go. I am planning on making the yellow bars black with white font on the names to make it less distracting. also on the right side there will be an image of the new prototype once we are fully done designing it.

Finally

In my last blog I lied unintentionally by saying I had my final design of my poster. Well now I finally do. Here it is.

Very similar to the last image I posted but instead of the sound waves in the background I drew a heart monitor scale. The sound waves image was an image I acquired from google that I totally manipulated but still was not totally my own work. The plus side of this was I like the heart monitor background much better because it makes more sense relating to the image. A heart bumps just like the speaker therefore the hand looks as though it is holding a heart that is bumping.   

Redesign

After many attempts at my poster design, I have changed it 7 times. I finally have my final design.

It needs a little bit of touching up within the background of the design. The sound waves are not quite there yet but the design itself is my most successful so far. I cropped the poster down so now it is strictly focused on the Jambox. To emphasize this I put the title "BUMP" in the center of the Jambox. 

Down to one

Finally I have narrowed it down to one poster design. I chose the design with the normal colored hands holding the silver Jambox. The background is a clean white while under the hands holding the Jambox is a sound grid that is colored in the order of the color wheel. Because the colors go in order of the color wheel the color scheme is easy to look at and not too much for how many colors are involved.

More progress

Now I have 4 rough drafts of different ideas for my poster. All have a common theme of the speaker being held in the middle of the poster with the name BUMP above. The sound waves and sound grid are behind the speaker to demonstrate what the item does. The difference between all 4 is the color scheme. Hopefully I will narrow it down to one design soon.

Reaction to readings

The readings all have one concept in common about design which is design is limitless. Design is a common word that has an almost undefined and unlimited meaning. The readings went through the guidelines to what they say is good design. A common theme that was talked about was the function of the design. For the design to be successful it must work. A non working design is clearly pointless. Not only must it work but it should also be self explanatory. The design should look like what it does. Also the design should be pleasing to the eye. Good designs are wanted to be used by the people not only because of how well it works but also how pleasing it is to the eye. The design should also be reliable and long lasting. The design should be perfect throughout every small detail while also following the concept that less is more. Sometimes the most simple designs can be the most successful. Design is a part of life not to fix life but to make life worth fixing. As the book, Toothpicks and Logos, says on page 5, “Design is to design a design to produce a design.” 

First project process

My project is just now starting to come together as I have pretty much mapped out what I want to do for my poster. This is what I have so far as a rough draft. This is just the basic idea. I will be taking my own photograph of the Jambox and photoshoping the colors to match a specific color scheme which I have not yet finalized. Than the sound grid will be matching that color scheme while taking over the background to give the effect that the Jambox is playing it's music. The letters of the word BUMP will be arranged similar to how they are now but with a little bit more flair with colors and direction.