Wednesday, February 22, 2012

vote for me please :]

http://www.artlastudents.com/index.cfm/search/detail/entry/1572

Monday, February 13, 2012

For this project, we are required to a build a chair out of nothing but cardboard. The rules and goals are:

  1. Focus on 3-dimensional design as function and form.  
  2. Building two cardboard chairs, you will explore material and functionality as a constraints, as well as prototyping, mock-ups, and 3D drawing/designing.  
Primary Emphasis - Content / Materials focused design / Prototyping and mock-ups within the design process
Secondary Emphasis- Ergonomics / Structure / Design as problem solving / craft
Materials:  Drawing supplies (paper, pencils, erasers, 18" straight edge), corrugated cardboard, utility knife, glue (wood glue)

prototypes





Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Kendal Buster

After viewing the previous website, this one is a bit less interesting in comparison. However, I still find her to be a great artist and I like the way there are paragraphs of information next to every photo of her work, it really helps me understand better. I also like how simple the page is, it makes it very easy to navigate. I think her work is beautiful and after reading through this, I'd love to go see it in person sometime.

Martin Puryear

At first, I was a bit confused when it came to navigating this site. However, once I adjusted to it, I realized that I really like the layout. I think it's a brilliant idea how the designer has all of his work organized chronologically, or if that's not your style, you can view it in index format. It's great how it is so visual and versatile. My favorite part of the website is the "Walk Through Video" of his exhibition, I love how they included this. This way, people who might be interested in his work, but who don't have the means to physically be there, can get the chance to feel like they were actually experiencing it.