final lantern

DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT

This project required a lot of work, but was enjoyable. Our group constructed 7 letters to create the word “SUPPORT” and we chose to place them in Lippincott Hall. This location worked for us because we chose to decorate each letter as a different form of support-emotional support rather than the obvious physical support. Lippincott is the study abroad office and is known for being the hub of multicultural experiences and people. We figured this was appropriate because we liked the idea of supporting each other and our differences across different cultures, as well as worldwide issues like the ones we represented on our letters such as supporting the troops, breast cancer, aids, etc. This project proved to be successful and everyone seemed to like our location and the decoration of the letters.

PHOTOPGRAHY ESSAY

I like the part that says, “A great deal of our information about our world comes from these images…” I completely agree. This relates to the method of documenting our process and the end result of our project in that we can refer back to these images. Looking back reminds us of what and how we did things and it shows how our thoughts progressed. This allows us to learn from experience.

From this essay, I learned that photographs are and will always be a major part of our lives. Nothing documents or expresses like a photograph. 

This project taught me the importance of teamwork. Without my group members, we couldn’t have gotten anything accomplished. It is very important that everyone contribute to the group and work together. I learned you have to work really hard if you want to succeed in this type of career.

I liked that we were able to be more creative with the project and got the chance to let our work stand out. It was a fun change to build the letters and do a new kind of assignment, especially one that I’ve never done anything like before.

We didn’t come across many difficulties; however, the rain on Monday definitely caused a disruption in our location choice. We originally wanted to have our letters wrapped around a tree outside the Spencer or stacked up against the statue outside of the Alumni Center, but I think the final location inside Lippincott proved to be successful. This showed us that you always have to think on your toes and be prepared for anything. It was also a ton of work getting the letters cut out and trying to make them appear perfect; this assignment forced me to improve my cutting skills with the xacto knife.

Overall, everything turned out and we fixed any minor problems that occurred. We chose a new location, worked well with our group members, and improved our craft skills. 

possible locations for letter & some of final letters

CONTRIBUTING TO THE WORD

I think the construction of our word contributed to the meaning of the word in that they were large and bulky and required support from each other. Each letter was then decorated to match a color from a type of emotional support such as cancer, disease, etc.

The placement of our word showed the idea of support because we chose Lippincott Hall, the study abroad office. This was appropriate because it meant us supporting each other and our differences across a multicultural plane. These causes/illnesses can occur anywhere and we want to support everyone.

The photos of our word help reinforce this idea as well. We placed them stacked up along a column inside Fraser, each letter supporting itself on top of another while also leaning against the very thing that supports the entire building. We also chose to photograph ourselves supporting the letters and to have the letters sitting under the statue of the 2 men outside Lippincott.

All of these aspects contributed to the meaning of our word because they maintain the idea of support and the act of supporting and helping others. 

PARTS OF THE LETTER REFLECTION

Typography helps designers obtain a greater understanding of vocabulary and the visual harmony of text, as well as the complexity of words. With typography, there are multiple technical terms to know such as: serif, bracket, baseline, cap-height, x-height, ascender, descender, apex, vertex and so forth.

This art of lettering formed from handwriting, each developing as a simple mark with visual characteristics.

I found this document to be very helpful and I feel that I gained a lot more knowledge on the characteristics of letters. I had no idea that each little part of a letter had its own identity and name   

SUPPORT

Verb:	Bear all or part of the weight of; hold up.
Noun:	A thing that bears the weight of something or keeps it upright: "the best support for a camera is a tripod".
Synonyms:	verb.  sustain - maintain - uphold - bear - back - favour noun.  prop - backing - help - assistance - aid - rest

word for project 3

squeeze

 

verb, squeezed,squeez·ing, noun

verb (used with object)

1.

to press forcibly together; compress.

2.

to apply pressure to in order to extract juice, sap, or thelike: to squeeze an orange.

3.

to force out, extract, or procure by pressure: to squeezejuice from an orange.

4.

to thrust forcibly; force by pressure; cram: to squeezethree suits into a small suitcase.

5.

to fit into a small or crowded space or timespan: The doctorwill try to squeeze you in between appointments.

group photo!

BOTTLE SKETCHES

NAIL POLISH REMOVER BOTTLE & IN CLASS WORK

MIND MAPS.

IDEO Video Response

THE DEEP DIVE

"Fail often in order to succeed sooner," is a quote that stood out to me. It reminds us that it's alright to make mistakes and a little trial and error is good. The owner of IDEO said that he believes fresh ideas come faster in a fun place and wild ideas are encouraged. Here, people are respected based on how good their ideas are, not by seniority (there is no hierarchy). Everyone there works together, sharing ideas and does not judge. The key is finding experts so that you can learn quickly instead of by yourself. You should do one project at a time, stay on task and build ideas off of others. In the video, "The deep dive" refers to the total emersion of the problem at hand. I think this is a really good term and it accurately describes their work style.

my final poster!

my poster so far!

According to the creative problem solving profile we did in lecture today, my top 2 categories are "generating" and "conceptualization"then "evaluation and finally, thinking. I'd say these are pretty accurate.

I'm not so good at this whole sketching thing. 
I'd rather be photographing, but at least this is a good challenge :]
I just hope I continue to improve!

why my object has good design

    I believe my skeleton key has good design because it is unobtrusive, aesthetic, long lasting, and         understandable.

           

    It is unobtrusive because, it is a very simple item, the user does not need to add anything to it or make any changes. It is aesthetic in that is visually appealing; most keys today are “cookie cutter”, they all look the same and have similar design. This one is vintage and unique. My object is long lasting because it is made of a very sturdy metal and is meant to last for a lengthy amount of time. As a key, it is meant to serve a utility purpose. Finally, it is understandable because it serves a very common function that hopefully everyone can figure out.

    In conclusion, I think my class object possess good design and will prove to be a successful one.

"Objectified"

I thought the documentary did a good job of expressing the beauty of design (industrial design) and the qualities that go along with it, such as usefulness, aesthetic appeal, innovation and much more. Also, I think  the incorporation of different interviews with designers was a great thing to have. It allowed me to learn from multiple perspectives and shows how everyone thinks differently. Showing Apple products was also a smart example; since they are known for their "attractive" and "sleek" style, it just worked. 

"Cupcake"

I took this last December.