Project 1: Non Functional

For the second part of my first project I created "The Easy Clean Up House".  This moon bounce is the easiest clean up possible, as you just remove the sticks that come with the moon bounce to deflate.  No more hassle!  While this may be easier it is also completely ridiculous as it is incredibly dangerous for kids to jump on a moon bounce with sharp sticks pointing everywhere.  It would be too dangerous to use.

Project 1: Functional

For my first project I created a "Mood Candle".  This candle works through bluetooth technology and an app on your smart phone, it will put you in the mood anytime, anywhere.  The Mood Candle connects to your downloaded music to play any song you desire.  Through the app you can choose from 6 scents to give off into the air, as well as change colors through LEDS.  

Alien Invasion

Homework #2

Response to "Rethinking the Way We Sit Down"

             Honestly, I procrastinated doing this assignment for as long as I could (As you can see by me doing it at 9pm the night before it is due).  Personally I very much dislike Ted Talks, I find them quite boring, I was presently surprised to find that Niels Diffrient's: Rethinking the Way we Sit Down was not at all what I expected.  Through the entirety of the video Niles was entertaining to watch as he told his story about his "romance" with planes and thought provoking while he was talking about designing of chairs.  He took his knowledge and infatuation of his past ventures and used it in designing chairs.  It was quite interesting.  I hadn't realized how much goes into something so simple like a chair, most things probably require much more design and thought then we think.  

Dorm Room Poster

First Day- Photoshop

Homework #1

Response To "How to Ruin a Great Design"

      Alice Rawsthorn's How to Ruin a Great Design in the New York Times talks about poor re-design and ruining great designs.  It follows a theme of newer isn't necessarily better, which I absolutely agree with.  On road signs this is an important thing, and not only for the point that Alice made of something not being eye appealing, but if you poorly design a road sign that can be incredibly dangerous.  When designing something that many people will see and use on a Daily basis it's imperative to take the time necessary and be cautious, as it could be life threatening. I also agree with  her point of new design's being sometimes inferior to old design's, you need to ensure that a design will be just as great-if not better, otherwise their is no point in creating it.