Final Lamp Photos

These five photos are some of the final photos that I took of my lamp. 

Lamp Shade Design

For my lamp shade design I was trying to decide between a few different lamp shade with different lighting techniques. My first option was a lamp shade with flowers cut out and shaded differently with 4-ply bristol board. Although I did like that technique because of the shading and the way the flowers gave off a shadow in the light I wanted to do something not so literally.
My next option was to use water to make the paper more sheer and to make it easier to fold and crumple. But after exploring with that technique I realized the paper would harden after the water had dried so it never quite looked the same as it did when it was wet.
My final option was a little more challenging for me but it combined a few techniques that I was also thinking about using. I finally decided to make a chandelier type lamp. The final product almost looks like a jelly fish but with the tiers of the lamp it looks more like a chandelier. I cut up and pieced together bristol board to make the tiers. But for the "jelly fish" effect I crumpled up the paper and folded the strips of paper.

Reflection on Photography Essay

Reflection on Photography Essay

            Being a photography major, this essay was really interesting to me but since I have been in photography classes for awhile a lot of the information that was given I have heard times and times again from teachers trying to get you to see a different view of the image. But for this project it was a good reminder for me when taking pictures for the final images. A lot of the time the picture I would try and take either wouldn’t look very good close up with the angles I would try and get so I would have to scoot back and lose a better picture when I was trying to get everything I needed in the picture.

Installment Photos

Process Photos

Reflection on Project

Reflection on Project

            For this project I mostly learned how to work with a group because it was harder to work with other people that did not have the same schedule as me. But once we worked it out the other problems we had were just little things like how some of the cardboard wasn’t cut the right size. So as a team we had to decide what to do; we could either buy more cardboard or hopefully find some extra pieces not being used by another team. In the end we ended up buying another sheet of cardboard because we had more than one mistake and ended up more than we though in the end.

            A bigger problem we had was where we were going to put our final installation. Our group knew we wanted to put it in front of Wescoe, where the ATM is. But what we did not know was which way to put our two huge boxes with the letters on them. We had some good ideas on how to put them before we got there but once we got there none of creative ideas worked. So we settled for an obvious attempt but it was the only attempt that actually worked for our letters and their size.

            We were happy with our final installment because we worked very hard on the construction of the letters and even though the rain, the paint, and our final location did not work too well with us we still got it done on time and our letters looked very good until the rain drenched them.

Description of Project

Written Description of Project

            For our third project, we were randomly put into groups of four and one group member picked a word out of a can. Our group chose the word “withdraw” for instance. Each group had a different word. We had to brainstorm ideas of how to build this word out of materials and it had to be three feet tall. We looked up the definition of our word and then were to think about where to install our word so it would make sense to the location.

            We were given about a week to build our words out of whatever material we wanted to use as long it was in the font Futura or Serifa. So, our class projected our words on the projector and outlined our letters so that we had the font correct.

            After the outlining came the building of the words. Some groups chose to build whole letters separately but then some groups chose to create a box and just cut the words out of the box. Once all the groups were finished we installed our final letters onto a place on campus that made sense to our definition and the rest of the classes took a tour of all the letters on campus.

Withdraw

with·draw

   [with-draw, with-]  Show IPA verb, -drew, -drawn, -draw·ing.

verb (used with object)

1.

to draw back, away, or aside; take back; remove: Shewithdrew her hand from his. He withdrew his savings from thebank.

2.

to retract or recall: to withdraw an untrue charge.

3.

to cause (a person) to undergo withdrawal from addiction toa substance.

Absent

Absent (adjective)
1 she was absent from work | an absent parent: away, off, out, nonattending,truant; off duty, on holiday, on leave; gone, missing, unavailable,nonexistent; informal AWOL, playing hooky. ANTONYMS present.

IDEO Video Summary

In the IDEO Deep Dive video, the designers try to explain to the viewers the process of new design. They try to take things that are poorly designed and redesign them into products that work better for the same price or cheaper. IDEO has designed everything from the squishy handle on your toothbrush to the mechanical whale in Free Willy. 
They get into groups when redesigning a product and come up with as many ideas as possible because you could base a legitimate idea off of a crazy idea and they put them up on the wall for everyone to see and then they go from there to get a fresh idea.

Hanger Interviews

Questions

1. How often do you use it?

2. What is wrong with it/ the problems?

3. What do you use it for? What clothes?

4. What do your hangers look like?

5. What material is your hanger? Why?

6. Which hangers do you hate?

7. Do you care about the appearance of your hangers (Color/style)?

8. How many times do you but hangers?

9. Why do you replace them?

10. Besides clothing, what other functions do you use it for?

11. Do you have hangers for specific functions?

Interviews

Rod, Male, 18

1. "Everyday, my clothes are on them."

2. "It bends and it's cardboard. It cracks under pressure."

3. "To hang shirts and jeans."

4. "Wire, and cardboard."

5. "Cardboard cause I found it."

6. "These kind."

7. "No, I do not care."

8. "Never, my mom does."

9. "We don't unless they break."

10. "I unclogged our shower with it."

11. "No..."

Mom

1. "Everyday. I'm the only who does laundry around here."

2. " The bar is cardboard. The lining is peeling. I hate the cardboard! And the wire is too thin to air-dry shirts and stuff."

3. "Pants, but the hanger is bent."

4. "Plastic, wire, thick plastic, and good wire."

5. "Wire and cardboard"

6. "Wire and cardboard"

7. "Yes"

8. "Once"

9. "Only when they break or my kids take them."

10. "Belts, purses, scarves. I unbent the wire one time to reach behind the dryer."

11. "Round bottom for belts. Large shoulders for suits. Pants with the clips."

Dad

1. "Once a month."

2. "The clips. I like to roll my pants over the bar."

3. "Dress shirts and pants."

4. "Plastic tubes for pants... wire for shirts."

5. "Plastic and metal cause they are sturdier."

6. "Ones with clips."

7. "No"

8. "Never"

9. "They break..."

10. "Get into car, unbend to wire a leg of a grill together. Unfold to use as wire."

11. "Belts"

Danielle, Female, 18
1. "Everyday"
2. "They don't swivel"
3. "Clothes, belts, some purses"
4. "Blue, plastic. Some have like yarn on them for slippery shirts."
5. "Plastic"
6. "Ones without the little indentions"
7. "I like the colored kinds."
8. "once"
9. "If they break or I want new colors."
10. "Hot dog and marshmellow sticker."
11. "Belts and pants."

Dieter Rams and Don Norman Responses

Dieter Rams


The ten principles of design mentioned in the article  are all very true about design. Then after looking at objects more closely I begin to realize that most objects without most of the ten are not good quality or worth taking a second look at, like some of the objects I chose did not fit into the "good design" category.

Don Norman


Don Norman talks about design that makes us happy but may not be useful. It may be pleasing to the eye, fun, or pleasant but it may not work or be good design. But he is focusing on how to make design fun. In photography, the picture may look fun and please the eye but it needs to be good design and fun to make you happy.

Scissors Are Good Design Statement

The scissors I have chosen are useful, understandable, and unobtrusive. They are long lasting. They have little design as possible but just enough to make them work and last for a long time. Since they are ‘kid’ scissors the cutting part is not as sharp as some scissors and the handle is pink. Made perfectly for a little girl in kindergarten. All these principles are just right for a good design.

Objectified Video Response

The video Objectified showed me that design is starting to get simpler. For instance, all Apple products are very simple looking but they work great. They are some of the best products out there because of the simple light-weight designs.
The video also started talking about how there are some designs out there that people have issues with that designers don't even think to design again. And once they said that I started thinking about stuff that needs to be made differently. Like, my dorm room chair needs some kind of cushion on the back for when the student is working all night long at their desk, studying, reading, or playing on Facebook.