Throughout this class I enjoyed the fact that we could be as creative as we wanted while also holding ourselves to a high standard. I was able to finally dig deep into something that I’m passionate about; architecture (and wine of course). That being said, I thoroughly enjoyed my first project. It was a “floating”…

Project 1 Upcycled Industrial Barcart barcart3 I made a bar cart that takes on an industrial theme, I made it out of upcycled wood and steel pipes. It’s functional and it looks great! Look at some of my posts to know more! Design report https://www.aesdes.org/2024/02/22/industrial-style-bar-cart/ Upcycle Progress https://www.aesdes.org/2024/05/08/upcycle-progress-12/ Project 2:  Programmable LED Display  made by…

Portfolio Overview: A Semester of Creative Evolution and Technical Mastery Introduction Welcome to a showcase of my semester in design innovation, where each project was not just an assignment but a journey into the integration of aesthetic design with functional engineering. This portfolio highlights my primary project: the Evolution of the Steampunk Aesthetic Globe, which…

This is a short portfolio linking to a variety of different projects I have worked on this semester, focusing on work completed for and relevant to aesthetics in design. AesDes Work: Upcycle Project: Pioneer-Primitive Cradle finished cradle, me The first project I did for aesthetics in design was the upcycle project, where I created a…

Hello, my name is Alex Reynolds and this is a summary of the work I have done throughout the semester in the course, Aesthetics In Design. To begin, I had always been inspired by industrial and brutalist design. I think that the idea of exposed rebar, concrete, and sharp edges is astonishing. In addition, I…

Joshua Beijer Portfolio This semester I undertook two main projects: Naturalist Hangboard : The goal of this project was to upcycle something we could get for free. I chose to turn an aspen log from my parent’s house into a practical and charming hangboard. I learned a multitude of woodshop techniques and gained an appreciation…

Hello everyone! This has been a great class, and these two projects were awesome experiences. For my upcycle project, I created a rustic shou sugi ban chess board. The rustic nature of this chess board gives way to a natural, stripped, and simple design. Shou sugi ban refers to charring wood to acquire new coloration,…

This class taught me a lot abound design project planning, prototyping, and how art can be integrated into our designs as engineers. Project 1: Upcycle My inspiration for transforming a Clase Azul bottle into a vase stemmed from a desire to celebrate the inherent beauty of these bottles while also contributing to sustainability efforts through…

This is my portfolio for some of the projects that I have worked on this year in Aesdes. Overall, I have enjoyed this class as it is something different to what I normally have taken in the past. I liked learning about the various aesthetics throughout different time periods, and personally exploring some aesthetics that…

Hello everyone, this semester I made two projects for the Aesthetic in Design course at CU Boulder. For the first task we were given the assignment of creating an upcycled project. For this project we had to focus on using already owned or recycled materials to create an object with the theme of a certain…

Upcycle Project: Mushroom Book I decided to use a duplicate of a book I had called “House of Salt and Sorrow” by Erin A. Craig in a goblincore aesthetic to make my upcycle project.  I wanted each page to look a little weathered and colored so I dip dyed almost 200 individual pages in various…

Starting with my upcycle project, I made a steampunk aesthetic box out of old beer boxes and cans. My goal for this project was to create a dynamic piece that matched the steampunk aesthetic, using the most simple materials possible. I believe that despite clear challenges, I managed to hit the intended aesthetic, as well…

Blog Post 13 Hailey Usher – Portfolio   Introduction Hi! Let’s take a walk down memory lane this semester. For this class, I completed two projects that each taught me a lot about adhering to an aesthetic and a set timeline for myself.  Upcycle Project – Wall Art I started off the semester strong with…

I had an informative and fun experience during this Aesthetics of Design course. I signed up for this class to step outside the standard mechanical engineering curriculum and to learn more about aesthetics, something I feel that I am very unfamiliar with. I learned quite a lot about different aesthetics such as mid-century modern and…

Hello everyone! My two projects for Aesthetics of Design this year was a 1950’s space age inspired light up sign made of soda cans, and a Bauhaus inspired table that I up-cycled from an old school desk. One of my biggest struggled with these projects was how open ended they were. I couldn’t decide where…

During this semester, I was able to fully realize two functional products with wildly different aesthetics. Both of these items are currently being used as furniture in my house! The first project was an upcycled shoe rack made from used skateboard decks. This shoe rack has a skatepark graffiti aesthetic which I think came out…

Hello, my name is Ian Farrar and this is my portfolio for aesthetics in design spring 2024. In this blog post, I will discuss what I have learned in this class and what I have accomplished. Heading into this class, I was excited. Despite the fact that I am an engineer, I have always been…

Aesthetics of design was one of the more enjoyable classes I’ve taken at CU. We discussed the development of various aesthetics and related principles over the course of history, as well as their applications throughout history. Through this process and the projects we did in the course, I have gained appreciation for the selection of…